Table Hopping By Steve Barnes, senior writer on February 24, 2021 at 11:38 AM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has created
Backing Historic Small Restaurants, a new grant opportunity to aid restaurant recovery. According to the website:
we’re launching a national search for the cozy cafes, delicious dives, and other beloved restaurants that have stood the test of time and served their communities for decades but now are facing their biggest challenge yet from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 25 winners will split $1 million in grants. With funding from American Express, NTHP is seeking nominations for restaurants with qualifications including in business at least 25 years, located in a historic building or neighborhood, and has experienced pandemic-related financial hardship. Preference given to restaurants owned by underrepresented groups, including women and people of color, which have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Priority give
ABC Columbia
The college was built back in 1870 initially to educate newly emapcipated slaves
Feb 22, 2021 8:49 PM EST
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Duckett Hall one of the five historic buildings on the HBCU’s campus that is expected to undergo preservation with $65 thousand dollar grant.
Columbia, SC (WOLO) Benedict College is getting a huge grant the school plans to reinvest in the historically black college.
College officials say the $65 thousand dollar donation from the National Trust for Historic Preservation by way of the HBCU Cultural Heritage Initiative, will be used to make to help preserve the cultural and historical integrity of the facility for generations to come.
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The organizations are working to deliver $1 million in grants to help some of the most treasured and vulnerable restaurants in the U.S. get through the pandemic.