The National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid (CFDA 15.966) project grant to the Historic Campbell Chapel Restoration Project, Inc. to repair the roof, belfry, and stairs, and improve the accessibility of the restrooms at the Historic Campbell Chapel AME Church in Sumter, South Carolina. This project grant, awarded on June 23, 2025, supports the preservation and restoration of this historically significant African American cultural landmark, which was...
The University of South Carolina received a $5,000,000 grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). This competitive physical preservation grant will fund repairs to the roof and mechanical systems, as well as accessibility improvements, at the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. The project aims to document, interpret, and preserve the historic site related to the African American civil rights struggle....
This $746,964 Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) will fund repair and preservation work on the Union Community Hospital in Columbia, SC. The grant, awarded to the Wegoja Foundation on July 15, 2025, will support architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation activities to address issues with the building's roof and foundation. The...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Historic Preservation Fund Project Grant to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, Inc. under CFDA 15.966 (Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants). The grant funding will support the repair of the building foundation and installation of new systems at the Eleanor Roosevelt School, a historic property in Atlanta, Georgia that is listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places....
This federal Project Grant award of $750,000 from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) was provided to the Brookland Center For Community Economic Change, a minority-owned non-profit organization, to rehabilitate the interior of the former Lakeview School, a historic property eligible for listing in the National Register. The project will preserve this culturally significant site associated with the African American...
The National Park Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Center for Creative Partnerships under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966). The grant funds are being used to rehabilitate the interior of the All Star Bowling Lanes in Orangeburg, South Carolina, a site associated with the African American civil rights movement. The scope of work includes installing new HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems, adding ADA-accessible restrooms,...
This Project Grant award of $105,000.00 from the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) was awarded to the County of Beaufort, SC on July 1, 2025. The funding will support research and documentation of historic burial grounds in Beaufort, SC, with a project completion date of April 30, 2029. The Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program focuses on documenting, preserving, and interpreting culturally significant...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,717,194 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid (CFDA 15.904) formula grant to the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. This grant supports the department's activities authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act, including the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties in South Carolina through education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation,...
This $184,534 Project Grant award was provided by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP). The funding will support the development of an online story map to document and preserve historic places associated with the history of the African American struggle for equal rights. This grant is part of the NPS's African American...
This Project Grant award of $4,250,000 was made by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the University of South Carolina. The funding will be used to rehabilitate the Florence C. Benson Elementary School, a historic property listed or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program supports a range of preservation activities including architectural services, historic...