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

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Selma University $1,160,520 on August 15, 2025, under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932) to preserve and rehabilitate Foster Hall, a historic structure on the university's campus in Selma, Alabama. The project will be completed by April 30, 2029, and will involve comprehensive restoration activities consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

This award supports critical infrastructure preservation work on a National Register-eligible historic property that contributes to the HBCU experience and campus heritage. The funded activities will address documented threats to the historic structure through mitigation measures while maintaining the building's architectural integrity and providing clear public benefit to the institution and community. All work must meet federal preservation standards, and funding will be distributed on a reimbursable basis as eligible project costs are incurred over the three-year-plus performance 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 selma university for the preservation of foster hall.