WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $7.7 million in grants to 18 projects in 12 states for the preservation of historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Since the 1990s, the National Park Service has awarded more than $60 million in grants to over 80 of the remaining active HBCUs.
“These grants help us to honor the legacy of HBCUs in serving our nation’s higher education needs," said National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela, exercising the authority of the Director. “Funding awarded this year will help preserve 18 historic properties on HBCU campuses in 12 states, many of which are listed in the National Register."
Projects funded by these grants will support the physical preservation of National Register listed sites on HBCU campuses to include historic districts, buildings, sites, structures, and objects. Eligible costs include pre-preservation studies, architectural plans and specifications, historic structure reports, and the repair and rehabilitation of historic properties according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation.
Congress appropriates funding for the program through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). The HPF uses revenue from federal oil leases on the Outer Continental Shelf, providing assistance for a broad range of preservation projects without expending tax dollars.
Projects receiving grants this year will preserve stories, resources, and places like the Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA; the University Memorial Chapel at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD; and the Historic Carnegie Library at Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC.
For more information about the grants and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities program, please visit https://www.nps.gov/preservation-grants/HBCU/index.html. Applications for $10 million in FY2020 funding will be available in the fall of 2020.
Historically Black College and University Awards:
State
Projects
Grantee
Award
Alabama
Fairfield
Williams Hall Historic Preservation Project
Miles College
$499,869
Georgia
Atlanta
Samuel T. Graves Hall Exterior Repair and Restoration Project
Morehouse College
$500,000
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Preservation of the Archives Building
Southern University and A&M College
$499,938
Louisiana
Grambling
Renovation of Health Center in Grambling State University Historic Village
Grambling State University
$500,000
Maryland
Baltimore
University Memorial Chapel Window Preservation
Morgan State University
$500,000
Mississippi
Jackson
Preservation of the Historic Mt. Olive Cemetery
Jackson State University
$496,023
North Carolina
Greensboro
Dudley Memorial Building Renovation Project
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$500,000
North Carolina
Greensboro
Morrison and Murphy Hall Upgrades
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$266,068
North Carolina
Greensboro
Renovation of the Historical Susie Jones Alumnae House
Bennett College
$460,000
North Carolina
Salisbury
Preservation of the Historic Andrew Carnegie Library
Livingstone College
$500,000
Ohio
Wilberforce
Conversion of the Power Plant to the Frank Murphy Student Success Center
Central State University
$500,000
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Historic Cottage Row District Preservation Project
Langston University
$473,820
South Carolina
Columbia
Pratt Hall Preservation Project
Benedict College
$500,000
South Carolina
Orangeburg
The SCSU Forensic Analysis/Assessment of Wilkinson Hall Project
South Carolina State University
$50,000
South Carolina
Orangeburg
Trustee Hall Preservation and Restoration Initiative
Claflin University
$446,569
Texas
Tyler
The Rehabilitation of the D.R. Glass Library
Texas College
$500,000
Virginia
Lynchburg
Preservation of Humbles Hall Phase II
Virginia University of Lynchburg
$499,713
West Virginia
Bluefield
President’s House Renovation Project
Bluefield State College - Applied Research Foundation of West Virginia
$68,000
Total
$7,760,000
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
