The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) approved $3.4 million in grants to seventeen preservation and restoration projects in Mississippi through the Community Heritage Preservation Grant (CHPG) program.
The CHPG program is authorized and funded by the Mississippi Legislature and has provided more than $61 million to preservation projects across the state since its inception in 2001.
Grant Awards in the Delta:
Structural stabilization, masonry repointing, and general repairs
- Quitman County Courthouse, Marks, Quitman County — $188,008
Exterior repairs and window restoration
- Sharkey County Courthouse, Rolling Fork, Sharkey County — $368,000
Courtroom restoration
- Drew Rosenwald School, Drew, Sunflower County — $253,760
