The National Historic Preservation Act

 

July 29, 2021 – The National Historic Preservation Act, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

The National Park Service (NPS) provides technical and financial assistance to all insular areas through each jurisdiction’s State Historic Preservation Office and funded by the Historic Preservation Fund. Through annual formula grants, NPS supports the mission and vision of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Compacts of Free Association to build capacity, protect cultural resources, and assist insular area jurisdictions in the survey and inventory, monitoring, protection, and designation of historic properties and archeological sites.

State Historic Preservation Program  

• What We Fund - State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division (U.S. National Park Service)
• Recommendations for Historic and Cultural Resource Planning in Pacific Territories and Associated States
• Federal Historic Preservation Laws
• A Citizen’s Guide to Section 106 Review
• The Section 106 Process
• Fact Sheet – Historic Preservation Fund Grant Programs (pdf)