World Heritage Initiative Department of History Atlanta, Georgia

Two NPS Grant Deadlines Approaching

Currently, numerous grant programs are available for projects relating to African American cultural heritage, but these opportunities come and go, so keep checking the links provided. Click here for a current list of federal grants that may be applied to African American Civil Rights sites. 

Civil Rights Grants applications due November 8 The National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) are available for the documentation, interpretation, and preservation of Black heritage sites related to the 20th Century African American Freedom Struggle. There are two types available:

Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas has been awarded several NPS AA CR Preservation Grants.

Preservation Grants are for the physical preservation of historic sites only. AACR Preservation Grants fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation of structures. Grants range from $75,000 to $500,000.

The GSU World Heritage Initiative has a NPS AA CR History Grant that funds site visit travel.

History or Pre-Preservation Grants are for historical research/documentation projects only. AACR History Grants fund a broad range of preservation projects including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and community outreach. Grants range from $15,000-$75,000.

Both types of grants use the NPS report, "Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites," as the reference document in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. Click here to learn more about the NPS Civil Rights grants.

Save America's Treasures grant applications due December 20

The National Park Service has announced the availability of Historic Preservation Fund grants for the Save America's Treasures (SAT) program. SAT grants provide preservation and/or conservation assistance to nationally significant historic properties and collections. Collection project grants may range from $25,000 to $500,000 and historic property projects from $125,000 to $500,000. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and require a dollar-for-dollar, non-Federal match, which can be cash or documented in-kind.  Click here to learn more about the NPS Save America's Treasures grants.

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church received an SAT grant in 1980 to restore its exterior.

Black Modernism grant applications will be accepted in November   As reported in the last eblast, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has a new grant program - funded by the Getty Foundation - for the preservation of historic Modern sites designed and/or built by African Americans. Click here to learn more about the NTHP's Black Modernism grants.

This project is funded in part by: The African American Civil Rights program of the Historic Preservation Fund, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not constitute endorsement or necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior or U.S. Government; and Grants from the African American Fund and the Southern Intervention Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Questions? Comments?  Visit: worldheritage.gsu.edu. Project Director Glenn T. Eskew: gteskew@gsu.edu or 404.413.6354 Project Manager Anne H. Farrisee: afarrisee@gsu.edu or 404.413.6353