The US Department of Interior Preserve America Grants

Overview:

Applications are invited for Federal Preserve America Grants. In the Fiscal Year 2006 Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, PL 109-54, Congress appropriated funds from the Historic Preservation Fund for this grant program.

Preserve America grants offer a new type of funding from the Federal Government to support communities that have demonstrated a commitment to recognizing, designating, and protecting local cultural resources. Grants are available to assist local economies find self-sustaining ways to promote their cultural

resources through heritage tourism.

Eligible Applicants:

• Designated Preserve America Communities *
• Designated Preserve America Neighborhoods *
• Certified Local Governments (CLG) in the process applying or having received Preserve America
• Community designation (the Preserve America designation application must be received by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation prior to the grant deadline)
• State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO)
• Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO)

Deadline:

May 19, 2006

For complete information visit:

http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/hpg/PreserveAmerica/2006PAguidelines.pdf