On February 2, 2021, during Black History Month, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust announced newly awarded African American Historic Preservation Program Grant recipients.
The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust jointly administer the program to promote the preservation of Maryland’s African American heritage sites. This is the tenth year of grants since the program’s launch, marking $10 million total in funding awarded to 128 grant projects.
Thirteen projects across Maryland were awarded a total of $1 Million from the FY2021 African American Historic Preservation Program Grant. Grants fund construction projects at important sites throughout the state. This year’s projects include museums, cemeteries, an interpretive memorial, a historic lodge, community centers, and a historic school.
LIST OF GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS
Laurel Cemetery
Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project, Inc.
Baltimore City
$88,000
Historic Oliver Community Firehouse
African American Fire Fighters Historical Society, Inc.
Baltimore City
$100,000
African American Heritage Center
The African American Resources-Cultural and Heritage Society. Inc.
Frederick, Frederick County
$100,000
Carver School
Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
Cumberland, Allegany County
$100,000
Diggs-Johnson Museum
Friends of Historical Cherry Hill A.U.M.P., Inc.
Granite, Baltimore County
$100,000
Kennedy Farm/John Brown Raid Headquarters
John Brown Historical Foundation, Inc.
Sharpsburg, Washington County
$99,000
Galesville Community Center
Galesville Community Center Organization, Inc.
Galesville, Anne Arundel County
$45,000
Howard House
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Brookeville, Montgomery County
$100,000
Bazzel Church
Good Shepherd Association
Cambridge, Dorchester County
$100,000
Mt. Zoar AME Church
Mount Zoar African Methodist Episcopal Church
Conowingo, Cecil County
$32,000
Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center
Prince George’s African-American Museum and Cultural Center at North Brentwood, Inc.
North Brentwood, Prince George’s County
$20,000
Millard Tydings Memorial Park
The Sgt. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Fund, Inc.
Havre de Grace, Harford County
$25,000
Union of Brothers and Sisters of Fords Asbury Lodge No. 1
The Union of Brothers and Sisters of Fords Asbury, Inc.
White Marsh, Baltimore County
$91,000