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's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program (CFDA 15.966) awarded WGS 3.0 Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, $750,000 on July 1, 2025, for physical preservation work on the Girard Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia. The project scope includes repair of windows and doors and installation of a new septic system at the historic facility, with completion scheduled for April 30, 2029. This award is issued under the competitive African American Civil Rights (AACR) grant opportunity, which funds documentation and preservation of sites significant to the history of the African American struggle for equal rights.

Girard Elementary School, built in 1955 as an "equalization school" during Georgia's separate but equal era, represents a significant African American civil rights property eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. This preservation project is part of a comprehensive, multi-phase rehabilitation effort by WGS 3.0 Inc. that has secured approximately $1,999,488 in consecutive federal grants since 2022. Upon completion of preservation work, the organization plans to repurpose the restored facility as a community resource center offering senior services and after-school programs.

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 WGS 3.0, INC, for repair of windows and doors and install new septic system of girard elementary school.