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Beaufort County Black Chamber wins Mellon grant, plans cultural grants and building restoration
Summary
The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce outlined a three-year Mellon Foundation GRACE grant for Gullah/Geechee cultural preservation, staffing expansion and a regranting component; the chamber also launched a capital campaign to restore its facility.
Marilyn Harris, president of the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, told city partners the chamber won an $875,000 Mellon Foundation grant (the GRACE initiative) to support Gullah/Geechee cultural preservation, legal services, education and community re-granting. Harris said about $125,000 of that GRACE money will be available for regranting to local organizations for parish preservation and related cultural projects, and the foundation grant includes…
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