15.932 preservation of historic structures on the campuses of historically black colleges and universities (hbcus)

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Voorhees University $795,959 on August 15, 2025, under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932). The project supports the preservation and stabilization of Bedford Hall, a historic structure on Voorhees University's campus in Denmark, South Carolina, that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The award will fund comprehensive preservation activities designed to repair and restore the building while ensuring all work complies with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

The project, with a completion deadline of April 30, 2029, will address documented threats to the historic structure and deliver preservation outcomes that maintain the building's architectural integrity and support public benefit through continued campus use. As part of the broader HBCU Preservation Grant Program established in 1988, this award contributes to the national effort to document, preserve, and stabilize historically significant structures on HBCU campuses while advancing recognition and understanding of the HBCU educational experience. Funding will be released on a reimbursable basis as eligible preservation costs are incurred throughout the project period.

Opportunity P24AS00547 beneficiaries are hbcus. In 1988, the national park service established the historically black colleges and universities (hbcu) preservation grant program to document, preserve, and stabilize structures on hbcu campuses. The hbcu grant program exists to repair historic structures on campuses of historically black colleges and universities that are listed in the national register of historic places either individually or as contributing to a national register historic district. Projects must meet major program selection criteria and all work must meet the secretary of the interiors standards and guidelines for archeology and historic preservation. This project is awarded to voorhees college for the preservation of bedford hall.