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,…

Federal Project Grant Summary

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded the City of Atlantic City Inc a $1,455,946 project grant on July 10, 2025, under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966). The grant supports physical preservation work on the Indiana Avenue Fire Station #8, a historic structure listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The project deliverables include repair of interior finishes and installation of new systems within the fire station building, with work scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029.

This award was made through the competitive African American Civil Rights (AACR) preservation grant program, which specifically documents and preserves sites significant to African American civil rights history. The project aligns with the program's core objective of identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic properties through physical preservation activities, architectural services, and historic structure reports. The City of Atlantic City, as a local government beneficiary, is responsible for executing the renovation work at the Atlantic City, New Jersey location.

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 atlantic city for repair interior finishes and install new systems for indiana avenue fire station #8.