15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES SAM.GOV HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.. OPPORTUNITY P23AS00473 - THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES (NPS) UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM (URC) IS INTENDED TO DIVERSIFY THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TO INCLUDE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERREPRESENTED. URC GRANTS ARE FUNDED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND (HPF) AND ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE NPS. PROJECTS INCLUDE SURVEYS AND NOMINATIONS OF HISTORIC SITES ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITIES UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER. URC PROJECTS RESULT IN AT LEAST ONE NEW OR AMENDED NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES, TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES, CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES CORPORATIONS, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AS DEFINED BY 54 USC 300309, 54 USC 300313 AND 54 USC 300314. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION HERITAGE COMMISSION OF RHODE ISLAND TO PRODUCE A MULTIPLE PROPERTY DOCUMENTATION FORM (MPDF) FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS IN RHODE ISLAND ALONG WITH NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NOMINATIONS FOR FOUR RELATED PROPERTIES.