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,…

The National Park Service awarded $750,000 through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program (CFDA 15.966) to the Augusta Canal Authority on July 1, 2025, with an expected completion date of April 30, 2029. This competitive grant supports the African American Civil Rights (AACR) preservation initiative, which focuses on documenting and preserving sites and stories related to the African American struggle for equal rights from the transatlantic slave trade forward. The award specifically funds structural repairs and exterior brick restoration of the Mother Trinity CME Church, a historic property listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places located in Augusta, Georgia.

The grant-funded scope of work encompasses architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation work on the church structure. As a local government entity operating the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, the Augusta Canal Authority will execute these preservation activities to protect this significant civil rights historic site. This award reflects the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program's broader commitment to supporting identification, evaluation, and protection of historically significant properties, with particular emphasis on underrepresented communities and civil rights history through grants available to states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations.

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 P24AS00541 african american civil rights (AACR) is a competitive physical preservation 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. 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 nonprofit organizations. This project is awarded to the augusta canal authority for structural repairs and exterior brick repair of mother trinity CME church.