Description
This funding program supports the operation of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPOs) within allowable program areas described in the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual. The purpose of this program is to provide grants to THPOs for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as: survey, planning, technical assistance, development, education, expansion of the National Register of Historic Places, and to assist THPOs in carrying out the historic preservation activities that the Tribe agreed to assume from the State Historic Preservation Office, on tribal lands, under their Partnership agreement with the National Park Service.
Some key points about this opportunity include:
• The program is designed to support the operation of THPOs and assist them in carrying out historic preservation activities.
• Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 USC 301 et seq. (commonly known as the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended).
• The program provides grants to THPOs for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties.
• The program is open to Tribal governments with signed Memorandum of Agreements with the National Park Service to assume the duties of the State Historic Preservation Office on Tribal lands.
• The estimated funding for this program is $16,000,000.