Congressionally directed spending save americas treasures grants awarded via congressionally directed spending provide preservation and or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic…

The Federal Project Grant award of $3,000,000 provided to the Historic Brown Chapel AME Church Preservation Society Inc. is funded through the National Park Service's (NPS) Save America's Treasures program (CFDA 15.929). This grant will support structural repairs, window repairs, electrical improvements, and HVAC upgrades to the historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama, a nationally significant civil rights landmark. The grant aims to preserve and conserve this historic property, which served as a critical site during the modern civil rights movement, including the Selma to Montgomery marches that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The grant will be executed over a period of 3 years, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The funding requires a dollar-for-dollar non-federal funding match, which the grantee has demonstrated the capability to provide.

Congressionally directed spending save americas treasures grants awarded via congressionally directed spending provide preservation and or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. Grants require a dollarfordollar nonfederal match which can be cash or documented inkind. The grant program is administered by the national park service NPS in partnership with the national endowment for the arts NEA the national endowment for the humanities NEH and the institute of museum and library services imls. Beneficiaries include states tribes local governments and nonprofits. This project is awarded to the nonprofit historic brown chapel AME church preservation society for structural repairs window repairs electrical improvements and HVAC improvements.