This $750,000 Project Grant award, provided under the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), will support the rehabilitation and restoration of the historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. The grant recipient, Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving culturally significant African American historic sites. The funding will enable the organization to conduct architectural...
This $496,000 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2024 by the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) to the nonprofit Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. located in Americus, GA. The grant funding supports structural repairs and preservation efforts for the historic Campbell Chapel AME Church, a culturally significant African American landmark designed by the first registered Black architect in Georgia. The...
This $499,128 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will support needed repairs and architectural assessments of the Historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Americus, Georgia. Funded by the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the award will allow the Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project Inc. to conduct a full structural assessment of the landmark building designed by Louis H. Persley, the first African American registered architect in...
This $8,994,272 federal project grant awarded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) will fund the rehabilitation of St. Marks Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, Ohio. The grant recipient, Famicos Foundation, is a non-profit community development organization with expertise in historic preservation and community revitalization projects. The award will support architectural services, historic structure...
This $750,000 Project Grant awarded on June 1, 2024 by the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) will fund the rehabilitation of the Mother Trinity CME Church in Augusta, Georgia. The grant award to the Augusta Canal Authority, a U.S. local government entity operating as the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, will support architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation planning, and physical preservation work on the historic...
The Ralph David Abernathy III Foundation, Inc. received a $499,916 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). The grant will fund the restoration of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA as part of Phase 4 of the project. The Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program provides congressionally mandated grants to support the identification,...
This $500,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund electrical, fire protection, and accessibility upgrades to the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church edifice in Selma, Alabama. Awarded on August 1, 2022 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), the funding will support code compliance work and building improvements to help preserve the 100-year-old structure. As one of the sites associated with the American Civil...
This $500,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will preserve the former residence of civil rights leader Grace Towns Hamilton. Awarded on August 1, 2022 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, the funding will support Preserve Black Atlanta, Inc. in conducting a full building assessment to address water and fire damage at the property. Project activities will also include removing vegetation and replacing floor framing. The overall...
The National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) awarded a $1,625,445 Project Grant to Property Power and Preservation, a nonprofit organization, to rehabilitate the Griggs Business and Practical Arts College Building in Memphis, TN. This grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, supports the identification, evaluation, and preservation of historic properties, particularly those associated with the African American civil rights struggle. The project will involve...
This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 was made by the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the Atlanta Business League Foundation, Inc. to rehabilitate the Ashby Theatre. The Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program supports the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties through activities such as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives. This...