15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid aacr preservation SAM.GOV historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by…

This federal Project Grant award of $749,545 was provided by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church-Selma, AL Legacy Foundation, Inc. The grant will fund the rehabilitation and preservation of the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, which played a significant role in the African American civil rights movement from 1922 to 1968. The grant-funded work will include critical infrastructure upgrades, architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation of the 100-year-old church building. This project aims to document, interpret, and preserve the historical significance of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, ensuring the maintenance of this important landmark associated with the civil rights struggle and the ministry of Reverend D.V. Jemison. The grant award period is from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2027.

15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid aacr preservation 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 P23AS00472 african american civil rights (aacr) is a competitive physical preservation grant program to document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the african american struggle to gain equal rights as citizens from the transatlantic slave trade forward. Projects are for historic sites listed in, or eligible for listing in the national register, and include architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofits. This project is awarded to the nonprofit historic tabernacle baptist church selma AL legacy foundation INC. To rehabilitate tabernacle baptist church in selma, alabama.