Since the 1980s and continuing for more than 25 years, the National Park Service has awarded over $40 million in matching grants and $15 million in earmarked grants to more than 80 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to assist them in repairing historic buildings on their campuses. Most recently, on September 18, 2009, former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the 20 HBCUs that were the beneficiaries of historic preservation grants aimed at providing assistance in the repair of historic buildings on their campuses. President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to jump-start our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21^st century. Included in this act was $15 million that was competitively awarded to HBCUs for the preservation of campus buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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