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

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Huston-Tillotson University $610,221 under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932) on August 15, 2025. The award funds the rehabilitation of the university's Administration Building, a historic structure listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The project will be completed by April 30, 2029, and all preservation work must comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

The grant supports comprehensive rehabilitation activities to stabilize, repair, and restore the Administration Building, thereby mitigating threats to this historically significant structure on the Austin, Texas campus. As a primary deliverable, the funded project will preserve an important contributing resource to HBCU cultural heritage while ensuring the building's continued use and public benefit. Funding is distributed on a reimbursable basis as eligible costs are incurred throughout the project period, consistent with standard NPS administration practices for this grant program.

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 huston-tillotson university for the rehabilitation of the administration building.