The Lincolnite Club

The Lincolnite Club is a minority-owned, Black American-owned, non-profit organization registered to receive federal awards since April 20, 2015. Based in Marion, Alabama, the organization focuses on preserving and rehabilitating historic sites associated with African American civil rights history. The Lincolnite Club has been awarded multiple federal grants from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, specifically through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). These grants support the organization's efforts to document, interpret, and preserve sites and stories related to the African American struggle for equal rights, with a particular focus on the historic Lincoln Normal School gymnasium.

The Lincolnite Club has received a series of project grants for the phased rehabilitation of the Lincoln Normal School gymnasium, a National Register-listed historic site. The most recent grant, awarded on June 1, 2024, provides $825,000 for phase III rehabilitation, which includes architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation work. Previous grants in 2021 and 2019 supported earlier phases of the project, including structural repairs, window restoration, and building systems replacement. These grants, part of the African American Civil Rights (AACR) grant program, demonstrate The Lincolnite Club's ongoing commitment to preserving and protecting significant historic properties related to African American history. The organization's work aligns with the broader goals of the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program, which aims to assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties through various activities, including education, survey, planning, technical assistance, and financial incentives.