15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid historic preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education,…

Open Design Collective, Inc. received a $750,000 project grant awarded June 25, 2025, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966), administered by the National Park Service within the Department of the Interior. The award supports preservation work on a historically significant property in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with a completion deadline of May 31, 2029. This grant is issued through the History of Equal Rights Grant Program, a competitive initiative designed to preserve National Register-listed sites or properties related to Americans' struggle to achieve equal rights.

The funded project will deliver comprehensive structural and architectural preservation services, including repairs to the building structure, masonry work, restoration of architectural details, and improvements to the building systems. These deliverables represent the physical preservation and rehabilitation components typical of Historic Preservation Fund grants, which support the identification, evaluation, and protection of historically significant properties through various preservation methodologies. The four-year performance period allows for methodical execution of the repair and improvement work on this civil rights-related historic property.

15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aid 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 P24AS00529 - history of equal rights grant program is a competitive program to preserve sites listed in the national register, or in preparation of, related to the struggle of all americans to achieve equal rights. Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofits. This project is awarded to open design collective, INC., for repairs to the structure, masonry, and architectural details plus improvements to the building systems.