Gov. Hogan Announces $1 Million in African American Heritage Preservation Grants

Crownsville, MD (WJZ) — Governor Larry Hogan connected Tuesday announced that the Maryland Commission of African American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust person awarded thirteen antithetic grants totaling to $1,000,000 to assorted African American nonprofit groups.

These grants, awarded nether the African American Heritage Preservation Program, question to money the restoration of achromatic taste and humanities sites crossed Maryland.

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Some of the grants awarded see a assistance for the Franklin Cemetery, the Sphinx Club, and the Hollingsworth House astatine Historic Elk Landing. Other grants see assorted churches, museums, and a household farm.

Governor Hogan spoke connected the value of these grants to preserving and enhancing the African American acquisition successful Maryland.

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“Our medication is pleased to supply this backing and enactment the preservation of buildings, sites, and communities of humanities value to the African American acquisition successful Maryland,” Hogan said. “The concern betwixt MHT and MCAAHC is captious to promoting African American practice each crossed Maryland.”

The Maryland Historical Trust was formed successful 1961 and presently manages thousands of Maryland’s humanities sites. MHT volition beryllium accepting eligible applicants for fiscal twelvemonth 2023 AAHPP backing done Spring 2022 on their website.

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