Out of the thousands of national historic landmarks in the United States, Atlantic City Fire Station No. 2 was the only New Jersey site to receive $500,000 from the African American Civil Rights Grant program.
Forty-four projects in 15 states will be awarded a total of $16,247,500 from the program, National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said.
The grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and are given to states, local governments, tribes and nonprofits to preserve the history of African American struggles for civil rights.
This includes providing grants for rehabilitation, for which Fire Station No. 2 plans to use its $500,000. An additional $750,000 grant was awarded to the firehouse in October by the New Jersey Historic Trust, which will be used to complete exterior renovations.