$5 Million awarded to preserve Maryland’s African- American heritage

Preservation Program

MARYLAND – The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and the Maryland Historical Trust have awarded 5 million dollars in grants to numerous Maryland recipients for FY 2025.

These grants offer assistance to organizations and private citizens in their sponsorship of projects involving the acquisition, construction, or improvement of sites related to African American heritage.

This year’s grant awards range from $10,000 to $250,000, and in Worcester County, the Tyree African Methodist Episcopal Church in Berlin and the Freetown, Education, Research, and Cultural Museum in Snow Hill were both given $250,000.

Governor Wes Moore has been a strong advocate and said in part quote: “The African American Heritage Preservation Program identifies projects and organizations that work to preserve buildings, sites, or communities that share the story of Black history in Maryland…”

He goes on to say, “I thank the Maryland Department of Planning and the Maryland Historic Trust for their partnership, their thoughtful consideration of these recipients, and for their dedication to memorializing pieces of history that are too often forgotten…” End Quote

For more information on all the sites being preserved, visit their website and discover the hidden history along the Eastern Shore.