Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced on Wednesday that the state has awarded $5 million to 31 organizations to preserve buildings, sites or communities that share the story of the state’s Black history.

It’s part of the state’s African American Heritage Preservation Program. The grant awards range from $10,000 to $250,000 for projects statewide.

“The African American Heritage Preservation Program identifies projects and organizations that work to preserve buildings, sites, or communities that share the story of Black history in Maryland,” Moore said in a news release. “I thank the Maryland Department of Planning and the Maryland Historic Trust for their partnership, for their thoughtful consideration of these recipients, and for their dedication to memorializing pieces of history that are too often forgotten.”

Maryland Historical Trust director Elizabeth Hughes said Black history is essential to Maryland’s history and that the funding ensures a future for important community anchors.

“The African American experience is essential to Maryland’s history. The Maryland Historical Trust is pleased to continue its collaboration with the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture to protect and enhance sites connected to Black heritage through the state,” Hughes said in a news release. “This funding ensures a future for important community anchors that have often been marginalized, helping us all understand the full story of our past.”