The Historic Preservation Fund Annual Report: 2015

Annual report published by the State, Tribal, Local, Plans and Grants Division of the National Park Service. Report describes Historic Preservation Fund grant appropriations, program and project updates, and select accomplishments from the 2015 fiscal year. From report: "The Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), established in 1977, is funded by Outer Continental Shelf oil lease revenues, not tax dollars. The basis being the exploitation of one resource should benefit another. Authorized at $150 million annually, the HPF has never received its full appropriation, averaging less than $50 million per year. As the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) reaches its 50th anniversary in 2016, it authorization has lapsed, but with 2016 appropriations, the Fund will continue to do the work of the NHPA. Initially created to provide funding to each State, amendments to the Act expanded the use of the fund creating the Certified Local Government Program in 1980, and established Tribal Historic Preservation Officers in 1992, bringing local government and tribal partners into the Federal Preservation Program. The National Park Service (NPS) administers the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, and uses the majority of appropriated funds to provide matching grants to State (SHPO) and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO) to assist in their efforts to protect and preserve their historic resources. HPF funding is used to fund eligible preservation projects including: survey and inventory, National Register nominations, preservation education, architectural planning, historic structure reports, community preservation planning, and brick and mortar repairs to buildings. The HPF allows the flexibility to shape a program according to the State or Tribe’s needs, as long as they are meeting the overall responsibilities outlined by the NHPA. Ten percent of each SHPO’s allocation must be awarded to Certified Local Governments (CLG); local governments certified by NPS as having made a local commitment to historic preservation. These partners can spend HPF locally on preservation projects important to their community. All HPF assisted projects must follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation."

The Historic Preservation Fund Annual Report: 2015

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