The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) has announced the 2025 Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Grant program (MHSPG) grantees.

In 2021, the Mississippi Legislature authorized the creation of the MHSPG program to acquire sites related to Civil War battles, Native American archaeology, and civil rights history. The funding supports the preservation of endangered and historically significant properties.

“The MHSPG program assists applicants with the acquisition of eligible properties,” said Barry White, director of the Historic Preservation division at MDAH. “Ultimately, preservation of these sites ensures our state’s history is told to future generations.”

Eligible properties must be listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or the published 1993 Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields or identified as nationally significant in a National Park Service Special Resource Study.

The 2025 grants were awarded for the following projects:

• Chickasaw Bayou, Warren County, American Battlefield Trust – $278,250. There are five proposed grants for properties in the Core and Study Areas of the Chickasaw Bayou battlefield. These are the Curry, Creekmore, Dunham, Tarver, and 4 J Properties tracts.

• Mills Tract, Alcorn County, American Battlefield Trust – $14,500. This tract is within the Core Area of the Corinth battlefield.

 

Funds in the MHSPG program are used to defray costs for land acquisition to protect historic properties. A one-to-one match is required.

 A receiving property may have significance in more than one area, such as a battlefield with a recorded archaeological site within its boundaries, which is considered in scoring applications.

For more information, call 601-576-6941, or email info@mdah.ms.gov.