$3 million in grants awarded to 27 historic Black sites and organizations

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has announced $3 million in grants to support the preservation of 27 historic Black sites and organizations across the United States. The grants come through the fund’s National Grant Program and Conserving Black Modernism initiative.

The funding includes $2.26 million for 22 projects through the National Grant Program, which supports sites associated with Black cultural heritage, civil rights, education, and women’s leadership. Since its establishment in 2017, the fund says it has raised more than $200 million and supported over 430 preservation projects nationwide.

Meanwhile, the Conserving Black Modernism initiative is operated in partnership with the Getty Foundation. Now in its fourth year, the initiative will provide $750,000 to five projects highlighting the legacy of Black Modernist architects. 

The full list of sites and organizations is as follows:

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