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, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program (CFDA 15.966), awarded $750,000 to Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity Authority Inc. on July 1, 2025, for the preservation of the Dasher School in Valdosta, Georgia. This competitive African American Civil Rights (AACR) preservation grant supports physical restoration work on a historically significant site related to African American civil rights history. The funded project includes roof repair and installation of new restroom facilities at the Dasher School, which is listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

This award represents part of the federal government's broader effort to document and preserve cultural properties important to American history, with particular emphasis on underrepresented communities and civil rights sites. The project is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029. As a nonprofit community development organization serving the Georgia coastal plain region, Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity Authority Inc. will deliver the architectural and preservation services necessary to restore and improve the historic structure, thereby ensuring its long-term viability and accessibility to the public.

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 coastal plain area economic opportunity authority, INC., for repair of the roof and install new restrooms of the dasher school.