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 $747,576 to the City of Kings Mountain on July 10, 2025, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) to plan for and execute the stabilization of the Davidson School. This project is part of the African American Civil Rights (AACR) competitive physical preservation grant program, which supports the documentation and preservation of sites and structures related to African American civil rights history. The Davidson School, a historic property listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, will undergo stabilization efforts through architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation planning, and physical preservation work to ensure the long-term protection of this culturally significant structure.

The project, with a completion deadline of April 30, 2029, will be executed in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and represents the city's commitment to preserving African American heritage and civil rights history. The stabilization of the Davidson School will contribute to broader national efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect historic properties that document the African American struggle for equal rights while providing a model for similar preservation initiatives in underrepresented communities.

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 city of kings mountain plan for and execute the stabilization of the davidson school.