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 $750,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) supports the rehabilitation of the All Star Bowling Lanes in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The grant recipient, the nonprofit Center for Creative Partnerships, will utilize the funding for comprehensive restoration efforts such as installing new HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems, adding ADA-accessible restrooms, rehabilitating the bowling lanes, and refurbishing the historic lunch counter. Additionally, the organization will provide architectural services, develop a historic structure report, and create a preservation plan for this site, which is listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. This project aims to preserve and interpret a historic property closely associated with the African American civil rights movement, contributing to the broader narrative of the struggle for equal rights from the transatlantic slave trade forward.

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 center for creative partnerships to rehabilitate the all star bowling lanes in orangeburg, south carolina.