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Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, the historic African American congregation serving north and
northeast Portland, is getting help from Portland’s economic development agency to develop the first per-
manent museum dedicated to Portland’s black history.
Revitalizing Cultural Roots
Grants support
black history
museum, other
projects
Z aChary S enn
t he P ortland o bServer
Prosper Portland, the city’s re-
named economic development
agency, is awarding a series of
grants to help revitalize and expand
north and northeast Portland estab-
lishments that represent the rich
history and culture of Portland’s
historically black neighborhoods.
The new Community Livabili-
ty Grants represent projects in the
agency’s North Interstate Avenue
Corridor, which includes a big
chunk of inner north and north-
east Portland, aim to preserve the
area’s diversity and promote the
by
health of minority-owned busi-
nesses.
The Vancouver Avenue First
Baptist Church received a grant
of $62,500 that it will use toward
expanding its square footage from
6,000 to 10,000 square feet. With
the additional space, the church
will be increasing its non-religious
programming, and is beginning the
process of developing Portland’s
first permanent museum dedicated
to the city’s black history.
The Billy Webb Elks Lodge
also received $62,500, which it
will use to upgrade its kitchen and
increase its exterior signage.
Alberta Main Street is the re-
cipient of a $20,000 grant that will
allow the organization to design,
fabricate and install cultural and
historical markers showcasing Al-
berta Street’s black heritage and
rich cultural background.
Recipients of the grants are ex-
pected to contract with State of
Oregon-certified minority-owned,
women-owned or disadvantaged
small businesses to complete any
capital additions or improvements.
In a statement, Prosper Portland
Executive Director Kimberly Bra-
nam said that the grants will help
the organization to better serve
communities that have been shut
out from the economic benefits of
development in the past.
“We believe these successful
proposals will advance our goals
to enhance partnerships and sup-
port thriving, vibrant neighbor-
hoods,” Branam said.
In total, $300,000 worth of
Community Livability Grants
were awarded by Prosper Port-
land. The organization expects
that the grants will leverage an es-
timated $1.1 million in additional
funds toward north and northeast
Portland communities.
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