15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aidhistoric preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education,…

The National Park Service awarded $665,000 to Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, Inc. under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program (CFDA 15.904), effective October 1, 2025, through April 30, 2029. This Project Grant funds the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program, a subgrant initiative designed to support the rehabilitation of historic properties and foster economic development in rural West Virginia communities. The organization will administer a subgrant program that provides financial assistance, architectural engineering services, and physical preservation services to eligible historic properties located in rural areas with populations under 50,000. All funded properties must be listed in or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Through this award, Preservation Alliance of West Virginia will identify, evaluate, and protect historic sites by deploying subgrants to rural beneficiaries, including nonprofit organizations, certified local governments, and other eligible entities throughout West Virginia. The subgrant program will support concrete preservation activities including architectural services, structural assessments, and physical rehabilitation work on historic buildings. This represents the organization's third major prime grant under the Paul Bruhn program, building on prior awards totaling $1.45 million, demonstrating the National Park Service's ongoing commitment to rural historic preservation and community revitalization in the state.

15.904 historic preservation fund grants-in-aidhistoric preservation fund grants-in-aid assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives like grants and tax credits available for historic properties.opportunity P24AS00548 - the goal of the paul bruhn historic revitalization grants program is to fund subgrant programs that support the rehabilitation of historic properties to foster economic development in rural communities. These subgrant programs, managed by states, tribes, certified local governments, and non-profits will fund preservation projects for historic sites to include architectural engineering services and physical preservation. Beneficiaries include states, tribes, nonprofit organizations, and clgs which subgrant to beneficiaries in rural communities. Properties must be listed in or determined eligible for listing in the national register of historic places and located in areas defined as rural by the U.S. Census (population less than 50,000).this project is awarded to preservation alliance of west virginia, INC. This subgrant program will support historic preservation and revitalization in rural west virginia.