Action Fund Grant Stories

Since 2018, the National Trust has awarded grants to places and organizations that help the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund achieve its mission of protecting, restoring, and interpreting African American historic sites and uncovering hidden narratives of African Americans and their contribution to the American story.

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Meet the New Co-Directors of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Awards $3M in Grants to 27 Historic Sites
Preservation Magazine The Eldorado Ballroom, Long a Symbol of Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward, Glows Again
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Watch: Tour Langston Hughes’ Home with Brent Leggs
Preserving Black Churches Action Fund's Preserving Black Churches Program Awards $13.5 Million in Preservation Funding
Preservation Magazine A Historically Black Church in New Orleans Restores a Key Detail
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Saving America’s First Black Incorporated Town
National Fund for Sacred Places How 5 Historic Congregations are Recovering After Emergencies
National Preservation Awards Built to Last: The Living Legacy of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Preservation Magazine Literary Giant Lucille Clifton's Home Now Serves as a Hub of Creative Expression
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Action Fund’s 2025 National Grant Program Awards $3M to Preserve 24 Sites Nationwide
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund A Search for Ancestors Sheds New Light on Pierce Chapel African Cemetery

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