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Preservation Program Announces FY22 Grants Totaling $1 Million Grant Program Funds African-American Historic and Cultural Capital Projects

May 20, 2021Across Our Desk

CROWNSVILLE, MD – The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), a division of the Maryland Department of Planning (Planning), and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) today announced the availability of $1,000,000 in grant funds through the African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP). The goal of the AAHPP is to identify and preserve […]

Maryland’s African-American Heritage Preservation Program Grant Workshops Scheduled

May 8, 2020Across Our Desk

Grant round announced for program that funds African-American historic and cultural capital projects Crownsville, MD – The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) announce workshops and applications are available for grants through the African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP) for FY21. Due to the impact of […]

Nominations Are Open for the 2019 Maryland Preservation Awards!

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018Across Our Desk

The Maryland Historical Trust is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Maryland Preservation Awards! You may complete a nomination using the 2019 guidelines. Nominations are due November 9, 2018. The Maryland Preservation Awards, presented annually by the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Historical Trust, are the highest level of recognition for historic preservation, heritage […]

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Awarded Maryland Heritage Areas Program Grant

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018Across Our Desk

(ST MICHAELS, MD – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Maryland Heritage Areas Program to support its upcoming restoration of 1912 river tug Delaware. Set to begin this fall after the October relaunch of 1889 bugeye Edna Lockwood, CBMM’s work on Delaware […]