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Preserve America is a national initiative in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, and Transportation; U.S. General Services Administration; National Endowment for the Humanities; President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Institute of Museum and Library Services; and the President's Council on Environmental Quality.

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Tribal Grants

Four Indian tribes have received Preserve America Grants. Read about each tribal heritage tourism, interpretation, and educational iniative. November is Native American Heritage Month, read the Presidential proclamation.

ACHP Fall Business Meeting is December 3-4

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will host its fall business meeting Dec. 3-4 at the Old Post Office Building, Washington, D.C.

ACHP Announces Special Recovery Act Section 106 Training

The ACHP is offering one-day courses across the country this fall to aid those working with Recovery Act projects in their understanding of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Learn more about how to sign up and what the course will cover.

Chairman Nau and Laura Bush Receive Chafee Award at Trust Meeting

John L. Nau, III, chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and former First Lady Laura Bush today received the John H. Chafee Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Policy in recognition of their leadership of the Preserve America program. Read the ACHP's press release. Read the National Trust's press release.

New Preserve America Communities Honored by the White House

Mrs. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, designated 33 Preserve America Communities recently with a letter and certificate. The following are the latest designations bringing the total number of communities to 795. Read about the communities.

Conway, Arkansas
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Palm Springs, California
Solvang, California
Hebron, Connecticut
Windham, Connecticut
Washington, District of Columbia
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Crawford County, Georgia
Jefferson, Georgia
Montezuma, Georgia
St. Marys, Georgia
Valdosta, Georgia
Vienna, Georgia
Lemont, Illinois
Plainfield, Illinois
Nappanee, Indiana
Farmington, Maine
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Greenville, Mississippi
Hernando, Mississippi
Boonville, Missouri
Clinton, Missouri
Crow Tribe of Indians, Montana
Clayton, New York
Perrysburg, Ohio
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Beaufort, South Carolina
Cheraw, South Carolina
Smithville, Texas
Wausau, Wisconsin

Registration is now open for ACHP's 2010 Training

Register online and get more information about the courses.

ACHP Gives Awards

August 19 — Today at the ACHP's summer business meeting, Chairman John L. Nau, III honored several groups with ACHP awards. Read more about the Preserve America and Chairman's awards.

Harpers Ferry Service Learning Project Unveiled

ACHP Executive Director John Fowler addresses the audience before the student vodcasts are premiered at Harpers Ferry Middle School June 25. Seated are from left, Dennis Frye of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Cate Magennis Wyatt of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, and Robert Stanton, deputy assistant secretary at the Department of the Interior

June 25, 2009 — The ACHP along with its partners kicked off the service learning project Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia today. Six student researched and produced vodcasts are now available at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Read more.

Preserve America E-Newsletter Available

Read the latest e-newsletter with stories of new designations and activities Preserve America Communities can host for heritage tourism, and much more.

Preserve America Grants Effectiveness Report Released

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has released a report to Congress on the preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of Preserve America Grants over the last four years. Read more.

Omnibus Public Land Management Act Becomes Law, Authorizes Facets of Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures

March 30, 2009—President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 today at the White House. The law includes the text of the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures Act, formerly H.R. 3981/S.2262 in the previous 110th Congress, which permanently authorizes both programs. 

The Preserve America Program which involves the ACHP in a key coordinating role is defined in the law to include (1) the Preserve America grant program within the Department of the Interior; (2) the recognition programs administered by the ACHP; and (3) the related efforts of federal agencies, working in partnership with state, tribal, and local governments and the private sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic resources. Up to $25 million per year is also authorized to carry out the program (funds must be appropriated each year through the budget process). Read the full story.

Section 3 Report to the President Now Available

The 2009 Report to the President on the federal government's stewardship of its historic properties is now available. Read more. The report can be downloaded here.

Summit Progress Reports

Agencies have reported their continuous progress on the recommendations issued from the Preserve America Summit for enhancing and advancing the historic preservation program in the United States and abroad. Summit progress.

Archived News

Updated November 19, 2009

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