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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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Recovery Act Section 106 Training

June 30, 2009 — The ACHP announces a special one-day course designed to familiarize those responsible for ensuring that environmental reviews are conducted for Recovery Act projects with the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Sign up now. Class is July 22 in Washington, D.C.

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

Read the latest edition of the Preserve America e-newsletter with stories of grant funding and youth involvement, among others.

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.

Tribal Nation Named Preserve America Community

June 19, 2009 — ACHP Chairman John L. Nau, III, today honored the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians as a Preserve America Community. This is only the third tribal nation to receive this designation. Read the press release.

ACHP Gives Awards at Business Meeting

Chairman John L. Nau, III awarded the Federal Communications Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities with honors at the ACHP's spring business meeting this morning. Read more here.

Preserve America Stewards and Communities Honored at Event

Three of the first 11 Preserve America Steward programs and three Preserve America Communities were recognized at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman’s Reception on May 13, 2009. 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.

Recovery Act Information Now Available

The ACHP is pleased to announce its special section of the Web site devoted to the Recovery Act.

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.

Preserve America Communities Now Total 736; Applications Available

With 23 new designations made on January 13, 2009, there are now 736 Preserve America Communities in all 50 United States and its territories. The designation program continues. Read more. Download 2009 Community and Neighborhood designation applications.

Preserve America Stewards and Grants Announced

The White House has announced the first round of recognition of Preserve America Stewards. As well, Preserve America Grants totaling nearly $3 million have been awarded. Read more here. Read about all Preserve America Grants.

Involving Youth in Historic Preservation

Paul LaRue, center, responds to a question from the audience during the educational session "Involving Youth in Historic Preservation" held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 25, 2008 during the annual conference of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. LaRue teaches at Washington Senior High School at Washington Court House, Ohio. Also serving on the panel were (left) Donna Gourd, Service Learning Program Manager for the Cherokee Nation, and Dr. Libby O'Connell, Vice President and Chief Historian of The History Channel. (Photo courtesy of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation)

October 29--The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation urges historic preservation organizations to create local service learning and/or community service opportunities for students and school systems across the United States in an effort to more widely share and increase public awareness of the benefits of historic preservation. It formally presented the concept at an educational session entitled “Involving Youth in Historic Preservation” at the 2008 National Trust for Historic Preservation annual conference on October 25, 2008. Read more 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.

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Updated July 2, 2009

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