The U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service (NPS) has announced $48.9 million in historic preservation grants for U.S. states, territories, and partnering nations, and $11.4 million for historic preservation grants to 175 tribal historic preservation offices.
Administered by the National Park Service, these funds are appropriated annually by Congress from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). These grants will help to promote historic preservation at the community level, including funding much needed restoration and maintenance to these special places.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said, “The Department of the Interior and the National Park Service are committed to preserving U.S. and tribal history and heritage. Fees collected from drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf help fund important conservation tools like these grants. Through valuable partnerships we are able to assist communities and tribes in ensuring the diverse historic places, culture and traditions that make our country unique are protected for future generations.”
Since its inception in 1977, the HPF has provided more than$1.8 billion in grants to states, tribes, local governments, and non-profit organizations. Funding is supported by Outer Continental Shelf oil lease revenues, not tax dollars, with intent to mitigate the loss of a non-renewable resource to benefit the preservation of other irreplaceable resources.
