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

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Paine College $788,000 under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) program (CFDA 15.932) on August 15, 2025, for the rehabilitation of Belle Bennett Hall. The project, with a completion deadline of April 30, 2029, will involve comprehensive preservation activities designed to repair and stabilize this historic structure located on Paine College's campus in Augusta, Georgia. All work will comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

The HBCU program, established by the NPS in 1988, provides project grants to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Paine College's Belle Bennett Hall project represents one of 18 awards distributed in the most recent funding cycle totaling approximately $16.3 million. Funding is released on a reimbursable basis as eligible preservation costs are incurred throughout the project 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 the paine college for the rehabilitation of belle bennett hall.