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

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Alcorn State University $745,875 on August 15, 2025, under the Preservation of Historic Structures on the Campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program (CFDA 15.932). The award funds the repair and preservation of Oakland Chapel, a historic structure on Alcorn State's campus in Claiborne County, Mississippi, with a project completion date of April 30, 2029. All preservation work must comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

The HBCU Preservation Grant Program, established by the NPS in 1988, provides project grants to document, preserve, and stabilize historic structures on HBCU campuses that are listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. This award enables Alcorn State University to undertake comprehensive rehabilitation activities on Oakland Chapel that will eliminate documented threats to the property, ensure recognition and understanding of the structure's significance to the HBCU experience, and provide clear public benefit. Funding is distributed 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 alcorn state university for the repair of oakland chapel.