ASU Gets $493-K Grant From National Park Service


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National Park Service Awards ASU $493-K for Historic Preservation of G. W. Trenholm Hall

By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU
Alabama State University has been awarded a grant totaling $493,200 to assist in the structural preservation of George Washington Trenholm Hall. The funds were awarded by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior.

ASU will share in more than $9.7 million in grants awarded by NPS to support 20 projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in ten states. NPS explained that the grant was awarded without expending tax dollars.

ASU’s G.W. Trenholm Hall is one of several historic structures at the University that were utilized by organizers of the modern civil rights movement. The historic building was the setting for many visits by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and currently houses academic classrooms and faculty offices, including the Department of History and Political Science.

"This grant will assist the University in our efforts to renovate, restore and preserve historic campus buildings. We are extremely grateful that George Washington Trenholm Hall was selected by the National Park Service to be one of the recipients of these transformational grants," said ASU President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. "We are also most appreciative of the efforts of Congresswoman Terri Sewell and her staff, and we wish to thank her for her support of Alabama State University.”
 
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