STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: May 27, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Arts and Culture
EXECUTIVE: Joey Zapata
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) application for and acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service for the FY 2020 African American Civil Rights History Grant (TBD Grant No. P20AP00147, CFDA No. 15.904) in the amount of $50,000.00 to create and share a body of research and educational material about the 1936 Hall of Negro Life at Fair Park for the period October August 1, 2020 through September August 30, 20223; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 in the NPS AACR Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 in the NPS AACR Grant Fund; (4) a local match in an amount not to exceed $17,500.00; (5) an In-Kind contribution in an approximate amount of $4,500.00; and (46) execution of the grant agreement with the National Park Service and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $5072,000.00 - Financing: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service Grant Funds ($50,000.00), In-Kind Contributions ($4,500.00) and NPS AACR Grant Fund ($17,500.00)
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BACKGROUND
The African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) documents, interprets, and preserves sites and stories related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens in the 20th Century. The grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service. This competitive grant program provides grants to states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofits to fund a broad range of planning, development, and research projects for historic sites.
The City of Dallas has been awarded a $50,000.00 AACR History grant toward the documentation, recording of oral histories, and publication of a...
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