African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announces grants for 40 historic sites

Ahead of Juneteenth, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced a huge financial boost for Black history. The fund is giving $3.8 million to help preserve 40 historic sites across the country. The grants range from $50 to $150,000 each and include places such as the Neosho Colored School in Diamon, Missouri — once attended by inventor George Washington Carver. Also in the Midwest: the Charles McAfee swimming pool and pool house, constructed in 1969 and designed by Black architect Charles McAfee.2023 African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grantees by Grant ProgramBlack Heritage Trail of New HampshirePortsmouth, New Hampshire Freedom Quilting Bee Manufacturing BuildingAlberta, AlabamaLincoln TheatreLos Angeles, CaliforniaElktonia Beach Heritage ParkAnnapolis, MarylandPeter Bug Shoe AcademyDC Historic Preservation OfficeMorgan SchoolCharlotte, North CarolinaSites of Alonzo RobinsonMilwaukee, WisconsinIdlewild’s Hotel Casa BlancaIdlewild, MichiganCape Charles Rosenwald SchoolCape Charles, VirginiaNeosho Colored SchoolDiamond, MissouriCasa Cortijo at El Ancón de LoizaSan Juan, Puerto RicoSouthgate Street SchoolNewport, KentuckyHenry Ossawa Tanner HousePhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNantucket's African Meeting HouseNantucket, MassachusettsMenifee GymnasiumMenifee, ArkansasYMI Cultural CenterAsheville, North CarolinaUnited Order of Tents Eastern District #3Brooklyn, New YorkL.V. Hull Home & StudioKosciusko, MississippiThe Slave Dwelling ProjectLadson, South CarolinaDew Drop InnNew Orleans, LouisianaSt. John’s County African American Heritage TrailSaint Augustine, FloridaSheridan County Iron Riders Historic TrailSheridan, Wyoming(Un)Known Project Augmented Reality AppLouisville, KentuckyCalfee Training SchoolPulaski, VirginiaMount Zion Cemetery and Female Union Band Society CemeteryWashington, DCIndependence HeightsHouston, TexasCharles McAfee Swimming Pool and Pool HouseWichita, KansasWatts Happening Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CaliforniaCarson City Hall BuildingCarson, CaliforniaFirst Baptist Church-WestCharlotte, North CarolinaFourth Baptist Church’s Educational WingRichmond, VirginiaMorgan State University’s Jenkins HallBaltimore, MarylandGrant Category: Project Planning with Limited Capital RepairsDetroit, MichiganZion Baptist ChurchPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMorris CollegeSumter, South CarolinaTalladega CollegeTalladega, AlabamaDillard UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaTuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AlabamaHampton University’s Historic LandscapeHampton, VirginiaJarvis Christian University’s Florence Robinson CottageHawkins, Texas