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Out(sider) Preservation Initiative (OPI) will award grants to creative, descendant-led projects that invite community members to return and increase public interest in historically Black settlements.
Successful proposals may include creative storytelling, commemorative events, and educating the public about historic Black settlements in ways that leverage the arts or technology (digital exhibitions, curation, mapping). Grant funds support descendants of community members with ancestral roots, residency, or kinship to founders of historic Black settlements and their anchor institutions (churches, schools, lodges, community centers, small businesses, and homeplaces).
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First, download the budget and application templates. Complete the application in the templates. Then, copy and paste the text into the form below when you are ready to submit.
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Grant proposals must be submitted by
11:59pm EST on Jan 17, 2025.
Please read the eligibility requirements on the Grant page closely and watch the information session recording there before you begin. If you have difficulty completing the application on this page, get in touch with us.
grant application form
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