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,…

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $750,000 project grant under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the non-profit Union Foundation. The grant funding will support repairs and accessibility improvements to the United Colored American Cemetery located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This grant aligns with the program's goals of preserving historic properties and addressing the struggle for equal rights in America. The Union Foundation specializes in historic preservation, particularly the conservation and improvement of historic cemeteries and associated records. This project grant builds upon the foundation's prior work, which includes a $165,000 grant to digitize cemetery records from the Union Baptist Cemetery and United American Cemetery in Cincinnati.

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 P23AS00474 - history of equal rights grant program (her) is a competitive program to preserve sites listed in the national register, or in preparation of, related to the struggle of all americans to achieve equal rights. Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofits. This project is awarded to the nonprofit, union foundation, for repairs and accessibility improvements to the united colored american cemetery.