OpportunityTitle: Develop Educational Outreach Materials for the Isaiah T. Montgomery House and Mound Bayou, MS
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a Notice of Intent to award to the Mississippi Heritage Trust.
Description: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: This funding announcement is not a request for applications or proposals. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service&#8217;s intention to award a Grant Agreement. Constructed in 1910, the Isaiah T. Montgomery House was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 and a Mississippi Landmark in 2003. In 2013, the structure was named one of Mississippi Heritage Trust&#8217;s Ten Most Endangered Places in Mississippi. Montgomery was formerly enslaved and after the Civil War he founded Mound Bayou, one of the oldest and largest African-American towns in the United States. His life and activities as a Mississippi statesman provide a window into race relations in the South in the early twentieth century. His home was a center for political activity and provides an excellent opportunity to enrich our understanding of this community leader&#8217;s impact on the history of Mississippi and the United States. Once a point of pride for Mound Bayou, the Montgomery House sits vacant and deteriorating today. Please see attached Full Announcement for more information.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: rose_mcclelland@nps.gov
GrantorContactText: Rose McClelland &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 504-589-3882