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

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded The Trust for Public Land $155,924 under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) on July 1, 2025, to develop a preservation plan for the Field in Red Bank, Tennessee. This award is part of the African American Civil Rights (AACR) competitive grant initiative, which documents and preserves sites significant to African American civil rights history from the transatlantic slave trade forward. The project is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029.

The primary deliverable under this award is the development of a comprehensive preservation plan that will guide future conservation efforts at the Red Bank site. As a nationally recognized nonprofit organization specializing in land conservation and historic preservation, The Trust for Public Land will leverage its expertise to conduct the planning work necessary to ensure the proper identification, evaluation, and protection of this historically significant property. This preservation planning effort aligns with the broader AACR program objectives to support survey, planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation activities that advance the preservation of African American civil rights heritage.

15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aidhistoric 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 P24AS00540 african american civil rights (AACR) is a competitive history-based grant program to document and preserve the sites and stories of the history of the african american struggle to gain equal rights as citizens from the transatlantic slave trade forward. This grant funds a broad range of history projects including survey and planning, research and documentation, interpretation and education, and collections conservation. Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. This project is awarded to the the trust for public land to develop a preservation plan for the field in red bank, TN.