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…

The National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid (CFDA 15.904) project grant to the Mississippi Heritage Trust Inc., a non-profit organization, to rehabilitate the Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale, Mississippi. This culturally significant site hosted many famous Black artists and represents multiple eras of the African American civil rights movement. The grant will fund architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation work on the historic property. This award is part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights (AACR) competitive grant program, which aims to document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories related to the African American struggle for equal rights. The Mississippi Heritage Trust Inc. previously received a $499,500 grant in 2022 to stabilize the Riverside Hotel and associated shotgun houses, demonstrating the organization's ongoing commitment to preserving historically important structures in Mississippi.

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 mississippi heritage trust incorporated to rehabilitate the riverside hotel.