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Register Now for FY27 AAHPP Workshops

REGISTER NOW to Learn More About the African American Heritage Preservation Program!

Upcoming virtual and in-person workshops are open for registration

Orchard Street Church, Baltimore, FY26 AAHPP Grantee

Registration is now open for the FY27 African American Heritage Preservation Program (AAHPP) Webinars & In-Person Workshops. 

Administered as a partnership between Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC), AAHPP provides grants to assist with the preservation of buildings, sites, or communities of historical and cultural importance to the African American experience in Maryland.  

This spring, MHT and MCAAHC will hold three live webinars and two in-person workshops for prospective AAHPP applicants. Attend a virtual session or in-person workshop to learn if your project is eligible, how to submit an application, selection criteria, and more. You can learn more about the grant program on the MHT program webpage.  

Attendance is free, but you must register to participate and for more information.  

Schedule: 

  • 3/27/2026 | 1:00 PM | Virtual
  • 4/14/2026 | 1:00 PM | Calvert County Public Library – Fairview Branch (In-Person)
  • 4/27/2026 | 1:00 PM | Virtual
  • 5/19/2026 | 10:00 AM | Virtual
  • 6/4/2026 | 10:30 AM | Banneker Douglass Tubman Museum, Annapolis (In-Person)

Application materials are now available on the program webpage for the FY27 grant round. Grant applications will open on April 2, 2026. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the grant guidelines, view a recorded webinar, and contact program staff with any questions or to learn if your project is eligible. All applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 PM on July 1, 2026.

For assistance with developing project purpose and scope, programming, and project prioritization, contact Alex Anderson, Research Specialist at the MCAAHC, at [email protected]. 

For assistance with program eligibility and budgetary or construction and technical preservation questions, contact Stacy Montgomery, MHT Capital Programs Administrator, at [email protected].