Shaw University Receives Grant to Preserve Historic Buildings
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Posted By: Hija Chang on August 31, 2018 Shaw University is the proud recipient of a grant from the National Parks Service to preserve buildings on the historic campus. Shaw will receive more than $480,000 to preserve Tupper Memorial Hall and Estey Hall within Raleigh's East Raleigh-South Park Historic District. “We are so excited to have the preservation funds to do much-needed rehabilitation to the building on our campus that bears the name of our Founder, Henry Martin Tupper and to preserve our iconic Estey Hall,” said Interim President Dr. Paulette Dillard. The money is part of an $8.6 million preservation grant, from the National Parks Service, to assist 18 historically black colleges and universities preserve historic buildings. Funding for the HBCU grant program is appropriated by Congress through the Historic Preservation Fund. The Fund uses revenue from federal oil leases on the Outer Continental Shelf and not from taxpayer funds. Other HBCUs that will receive money from the grant are: •Philander Smith College •Howard University •Delaware State University •Clark Atlanta University •Fort Valley State University •Harris-Stowe State University •Tougaloo College •Johnson C. Smith University •Livingstone College •Saint Augustine University •South Carolina State University •Voorhees College, State of South Carolina •Benedict College •Virginia Union University •Hampton University •Virginia State University •Virginia State University •Virginia University of Lynchburg ### Shaw University, located in North Carolina’s vibrant Downtown Raleigh, is the first historically black institution of higher education in the Southern United States. Founded in 1865 by Dr. Henry Martin Tupper, Shaw is proud to be educating more than 1,600 students who will become the change agents of tomorrow. Shaw is committed to advancing our mission with entrepreneurial thinking, positioning and presence, innovation, and customer care. Learn more at www.shawu.edu. Marilyn Baldwin Richards Vice President for Institutional Advancement P: 919-546-8529 marilyn.richards@shawu.edu If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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