"The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $14 million in African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants to fund 51 projects across 20 states and the District of Columbia that will preserve sites and history related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th century":
“These grants will fund important projects that document, interpret, and preserve sites that tell the stories of the African American experience in the pursuit of civil rights,” said National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela, exercising the authority of the Director. “Thanks to the coordination of public and private partners, these projects will help connect Americans to historic places that preserve American history.”
Among those on the list----millions of dollars for seven sites in Selma and Montgomery, including $416,000 for the Montgomery Freedom Rides Museum and the related Moore building across the street. Half-a Million-Dollars in funding is also being provided for restoration of the Mt. Zion AME Zion Church Annex in Montgomery. And the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma will also receive $537,000 for repairs and an oral history project saving the stories of the women who took part in the battle for Voting Rights.
Awards:
| State | Projects | Grantee | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Birmingham |
Preservation and Repair of St. Paul United Methodist Church | St. Paul United Methodist Church | $500,000 |
| Alabama Birmingham |
Rehabilitation of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Phase 4 | Sixteenth Street Baptist Church | $500,000 |
| Alabama Birmingham |
Rehabilitation of the Historic Bethel Church | Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community Restoration Fund | $345,400 |
| Alabama Montgomery |
Montgomery, Alabama Civil Rights Multiple Property Nomination | Alabama Historical Commission | $50,000 |
| Alabama Montgomery |
Freedom Rides Museum Exhibit Fabrication | Alabama Historical Commission | $50,000 |
| Alabama Montgomery |
Rehabilitation of Mount Zion A.M.E. Zion Church Memorial Annex | Mount Zion Center Foundation, Inc | $500,000 |
| Alabama Montgomery |
Preservation of the Bertha Pleasant Williams Library | Montgomery City-County Public Library | $470,601 |
| Alabama Montgomery |
Moore Building Second Floor Rehabilitation | Alabama Historical Commission | $500,000 |
| Alabama Selma |
Oral Histories: Selma's Voting Rights Women Foot Soldiers | Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church Selma AL LegacyFoundationInc | $37,000 |
| Alabama Selma |
Critical Repairs to Tabernacle Baptist Church-Phase I | Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church Selma AL LegacyFoundationInc | $500,000 |
There are others in Alabama as well, including Talladega and Tuscaloosa. HERE is the full list.
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