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15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID AACR HISTORY SAM.GOV HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P22AS00648 AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS (AACR) IS A COMPETITIVE HISTORY-BASED GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT, INTERPRET, AND PRESERVE THE SITES AND STORIES OF THE FULL HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE TO GAIN EQUAL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE FORWARD. THIS GRANT FUNDS A BROAD RANGE OF HISTORY PROJECTS INCLUDING SURVEY AND PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION, AND COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NON-PROFIT FRIENDS OF BLACKWATER FOR THE SURVEY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES RELATED TO THE STRUGGLES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION OF THE ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS IN TUCKER, RANDOLPH, POCAHONTAS, GRANT AND MINERAL COUNTIES OF WEST VA. AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT OF THOSE DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED.

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