Alabama Black Belt designated National Heritage Area, unlocking up to $1M each year to preserve hist
Original reporting: 20 years in the making: Black Belt named National Heritage Area (Montgomery Advertiser)
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Source: The Grio
Alabama Black Belt designated National Heritage Area, unlocking up to $1M each year to preserve historic sites
TheGrio Staff
Thu, January 12, 2023 at 11:43 AM EST·3 min read
The National Park Service and the University of West Alabama will team up on a strategic management plan to determine how to best use the annual funds to the Black Belt’s advantage.
The Alabama Black Belt has been designated as a National Heritage Area, qualifying it to receive up to $1 million in federal funds each year to conserve and preserve historic sites.
According to The Montgomery Adviser, President Joe Biden signed the National Heritage Area Act on Friday, assisting local residents and their representatives in achieving a goal they had been working toward for two decades.
“This is a great example of how the federal government can work with local communities to ensure future generations have access to some of our country’s most historical and cultural sites,” said Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, The Adviser reported.
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