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REPORT TO: Mayor Fisher and Members of Council
FROM: Jane Howington, City Manager
SUBJECT: Preserve America Grant Application
MEETING DATE: February 1, 2010
BACKGROUND: The City of Kalispell recently received the designation as a "Preserve
America" community. One of the opportunities this designation affords us is the ability to apply
for Preserve America grant funds. To this end, we are in the process of working with several
agencies to collaborate on a grant application which will tie marketing and linkages of the cultural
and historic assets to our community with the tourism resources of the region (especially Glacier
Park and their two million annual visitors). An outline application for the grant is attached to this
memo for your review and consideration.
ANALYSIS: This application will be directly to the federal level as opposed to the usual track of
applying for money flowing through the state from the federal agencies. Our ability to make such
a direct application stems from the Preserve America designation mentioned above. It's
important to note that an award directly from the federal Preserve America program has never
been awarded to a Montana municipality: we would be breaking new ground in our state.
Although the bar may be set fairly high, the proposed application for a collaborative approach to
heritage tourism is a highly competitive process.
The grant funding criteria sets a minimum of $15,000 with a maximum request of $250,000 and
can be extended over a two year period. There is a 50150 match for these funds; however, the
match can be cash, in -kind and donated resources. Initially, our proposed budget for this project
is for a two (2) year grant with a request for the maximum dollar amount of $250,000. The
proposed match would be approximately 25% cash and 35% in kind or donated resources. we
are currently reviewing all the partner budgets to determine what cash match is available for this
project and anticipate the majority of the cash funds may come from. the BID.
Please note that it is highly unlikely we would receive a grant award of 100% of our request. The
average award for these funds in other years has been in the $75,000 to the $90,000 range. In
recognizing this, we have prepared our proposed program in a way that we can downsize should
we not receive the full grant request.
BUDGET IMPACT: The grant program provides a l0% administrative fee which would be
used by the city to administer this grant thereby bringing in up to $25,000 in revenue to the city.
Currently, there is no direct cash match being proposed by the city although there are several
options for in -kind or donated resources.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff would request council approval of this grant application.
Respectfully submitted,
�Jjane
Howington
City Manager
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Preserve America grant Application
Outline of Proposed Program
Needs Statement(s) (terms to add: heritage tourism and ED)
1. To enhance the utilization of Kalispell as the major access way to Glacier Park by the 2
million annual park visitors through the provision of more and better information on the
regions culture and history.
2. To extend the stay of visitors in the region.
3. To enhance the appreciation of area historic assets to local youth population. (heritage
staycation tourism)
Goal Statement
Expand heritage tourism in historic Kalispell through the linkages to Glacier Park region.
obiectives
1. Increase access and linkage to cultural and historical information of Kalispell and the
region.
2. Increase awareness of the linkages between Kalispell and Glacier Park.
3. Increase youth awareness of Kalispell cultural and historical assets.
4. Employ interactive technology such as a virtual tour of historic Kalispell.
5. Enhancement of collaborative partnership between the business community and the
preservation (heritage tourism) organizations within Kalispell and the region.
Strategies
1. Develop interactive website as an information base.
2. Connectivity of historical and cultural entities via linkages to the website.
3. Employ social networking/media sites to enhance youth access and awareness.
4. Target the marketing to youth through development by youth.
S. Development and implementation of signage program to include way -finding signs,
historic register building signage, directional signage to particular museums and historic
venues.
6. Development of a public art presence in the historic Kalispell area to enhance the
connection to the regions history and natural resource assets with the downtown business
district and its museums..
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Partners:
City of Kalispell
Kalispell Downtown Association (KDA)
Business Improvement District of Kalispell (BID)
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce
Hockaday Museum
Conrad Mansion
Central school
Support Aizencies (letters of support}:
Glacier National Park
Flathead County
Montana West Economic Development Agency
Glacier Institute
School District 5
Flathead Valley Community College
Senators B aucus and Tester
Budget
(let's start out BIG)
If request was for a two year grant;
Year I
$125,000 grant
$30,000 cash match
$40,000 in kind (staff and donated hrs)
Year Z
$125,000 grant
$30,000 cash match
$40,000 in kind(staff and donated hrs)
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Authorization by Boards
Any of the partner entities will need to provide requirements for the approval by their Boards.
Planning Documents
Any partner entity should provide copies of their business, strategic, comprehensive or marketing
plans that would provide information on the goals, objectives 1, strategies, or proposals for
marketing their organizations.
Steering Committee
Anyone that would like to serve on the Steering Committee should notify Katharine as soon as
possible.
Grant Committee
Anyone with expertise in writing successful grants are needed to assist in the brainstorming,
compilation of information, review and editing and getting support via letters or endorsements.
Time Frump
The grant is due on February 12, 2010
Final draft completed by February 101h
Draft reviews back to City by February Hth
Draft to reviewers by February 5 h
Board Authorizations by February 5zh
Week of February 1-5 is for writing
January 29rh all responses to outline returned to City
January 291h 2nd meeting of steering committee reviews responses and makes adjustments as
needed.
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FY 2010 Preserve America
Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Preserve and
Promote America's Heritage and Cultural Assets
Applications are due by February 12, 2010.
GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications are invited for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Federal Preserve America Grants.
Preserve America grants offer planning funding from the Federal Government to support communities that have
demonstrated a commitment to preserving, recognizing, designating, and protecting local cultural resources.
Grants are available to assist local economies find self-sustaining ways to promote and preserve their cultural
and natural resources through heritage tourism.
Preserve America is a program developed in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the
Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies. Since the program's inception in 2003, the First Lady of
the United states has supported and promoted Preserve America. Permanent authorizing legislation (Public
Law 111-11, sec. 7302) for the program was passed by Congress and signed by the President in March 2009.
The Preserve America grant program is administered by the National Park service, U.S. Department of the
Interior.
For information on how to be designated as a Preserve America community, contact the Advisory council on
Historic Preservation at (202) 606-8503, email achp @ achp.gov, or visit www.preserveamerica.gov.
Grants will be awarded through a competitive process and each grant will require a dollar -for -dollar, non -Federal
match, which can be in the form of cash or in -kind donated services for grant -assisted work. The grant and the
non -Federal match must be expended during the grant period (1 to 2 years). The minimum grant request is
$15,000 Federal share (resulting in a total project cost of $30,000). The maximum grant request is $250,000
(resulting in a total project cost of $500,000). State Historic Preservation offices (SHPO) and Tribal Historic
Preservation offices (THPO) may apply on behalf of a group of community projects, each seeking less than the
$15,000 minimum grant. Preserve America funding would then be awarded to the SHPO or THPO and
subgranted by them to these smaller projects in individual Preserve America communities, SHPos and THPOs
seeking funding through this mechanism will hold competitions for individual subgrants after receiving Preserve
America funding, and are not required to describe individual subgrants at the time the SHPO and THPO apply
for funding. SHPOs and THPOs are encouraged to apply for projects that implement the recommendations of
the 2006 Preserve America Summit. The report of the 2006 Preserve America Summit, including Summit
recommendations, may be found at http://www.12reserveamerica.gov/summit.htmi. The Preserve America
Grants Selection Panel may, at its discretion, award less then the minimum grant request.
Eligible activities, selection criteria, administrative and funding requirements, and application submission
instructions follow. Applicants should review the selection criteria and evaluation criteria carefully, along with
the guidelines and application instructions in detail before completing the application. Examples of eligible grant
projects can be found at the end of these guidelines.
WHO MAY APPLY
• Designated Preserve America Communities
• Designated Preserve America Neighborhoods
• Certified Local Governments (CLG) in the process applying or having received Preserve America
Community designation (the Preserve America designation application must be received by the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation prior to the grant deadline)
• State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO)
• Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO)
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WHAT Is FUNDED
Preserve America grants support planning, development, and implementation of innovative activities and
programs in heritage tourism such as surveying and documenting historic resources, interpreting historic sites,
planning, marketing, and training. Successful applicants will emphasize creative projects that promote and
preserve the community's cultural resources. Successful projects will involve public -private partnerships and
serve as models to communities nationwide for heritage tourism, education, and economic development. The
Preserve America review panel will give special consideration to projects that engage and employ youth,
especially those projects with a service learning component. Projects are categorized within two phases, the
first being planning and development and the second implementation. Applications for implementation
projects will be carefully scrutinized for documentation of adequate planning and to ensure that due
diligent research has already occurred and supports the project as the next best action. Your project
must fit one, and only one, of the categories listed below. Please see the example projects at the end of this
document. Desirable projects will address sustainabiiity issues (economical, environmental, and cultural) with
plans, goals, and practices supportive of lasting benefits to the community.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Planning
Planning projects must advance economic development using heritage tourism and historic
preservation. These projects must produce a step-by-step methodology for the community to follow to
advance their tourism/preservation goal. Planning projects can involve preservation plans, tourism
plans, business plans, market research studies, planning for new small businesses, and development of
ordinances to protect historic resources. Projects can also involve planning to conserve, rehabilitate, or
reuse existing historic resources with condition assessments, adaptive use plans, and feasibility studies
so that the resources are utilized to benefit the community. See the resources listed here
http:llwww.nps-govlhistory/hpslhpglPreserveAmerica/resources.htmi for tips on developing a successful
heritage tourism plan.
• Research and Documentation
Research and documentation projects undertake the research of a community's history and
documentation/survey of its cultural resources. Projects in this category must provide a baseline from
which heritage tourism can have an authentic foundation. Survey of a community's historic and cultural
resources is essential to understand the significance and public value of such resources. Projects in
this category include development of National Register nominations, community histories, surveys of
historic resources, background research for interpretive programs, and documentation for historical
markers. Please review the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and G-uidelines for Archeology and
Historic Preservation, in particular the Standards for Identification, Evaluation, Registration, and
Standards on documentation.
IMPLEMENTATION
• Interpretation and Education
Interpretation projects must convey the history of the community or site to the resident and the visitor.
Although most often thought of as taking place in a museum, authentic interpretation can also be
presented through heritage trail markers, itineraries, visitor center exhibits, and living history programs
for a community's historic resources. Development of film and other audiovisual media should be
related to an overall plan for interpretation and education or marketing.
For more information on effective interpretation programs see the National Register Bulletin entitled,
Tellinq the Stories: Planning Effective inter retative Programs for Pre erties Listed in the National
Register of Historic Places. This category also includes projects that support heritage education through
curriculum development, after -school programs, and continuing adult or senior education using local
heritage assets. For more information on lesson plans based upon historic properties see the National
Park Service's Teaching with Historic Places program.
Marketing
Marketing projects must promote and enhance the visitor experience to a community, making
accessible the interpretation and documentation that a community has carefully researched. Projects
might involve the partnering of communities or state and regional entities to cross promote and
encourage regional heritage tourism. Eligible projects would include development of marketing tools like
brochures and signage, promotion of heritage festivals, implementation of advertising campaigns,
website development, and travel itineraries. All marketing projects should stem from existing tourism
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development, Interpretation, or marketing plans. For more information on travel itineraries see the
National Park Service's ""Discover Our Shared Kentage" travel itinerary. Projects may involve students
collecting oral histories for content of promotional, interpretive materials.
Training
Training projects must provide opportunities for professional development in areas that will aid a
community in utilizing and promoting their historic resources. Training opportunities must be justified as
essential to improving the function of a business, museum, or site, or enhancing public appreciation for
a historic district. Projects may include hospitality training for local hotels and bed and breakfasts, small
business development training for locally owned business in a downtown historic district, docent training
for volunteer interpreters, and preservation training for the local planning office to help them protect their
heritage resources. Projects may also include training students in survey techniques, in which they learn
research, architecture, and community planning.
WHAT IS NOT FUNDED
The Preserve America grant program does not fund:
■ Repair, Rehabilitation, and Acquisitions of historic properties, sites, or collections.
■ Conservation of collections.
■ Long-term maintenance or curatorial work.
• Reconstructing former historic properties.
Moving historic properties.
• construction of new buildings.
• cash reserves, endowments, or revolving funds.
• Fund-raising costs.
■ Work performed prior to announcement of award.
• Miscellaneous costs such as contingencies, reserves, food, and overhead.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
■ A dollar -far -dollar non -Federal match is required for all projects. Federal appropriations or other
Federal grants, except community Development Block Grants (CDBG) grants from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), may not be used for match. The non -Federal match can be
cash, donated services, or use of equipment. It can be raised either before or during the grant period,
but must be spent dollar for dollar with the Federal funds. Matching share does not have to be "in the
bank" at the beginning of the grant but a plan to raise the match must be included in the application.
Matching funds must be expended during the NPS approved beginning and end dates, not before or
after.
■ The grant period is generally 1 to 2 years and is specified in the grant agreement.
■ Grantees may not charge costs for time and/or materials not directly related to performing project work.
• Indirect costs pursuant to a current Federally -approved Indirect cost Rate may be no more than 25% of
the total of both the grant and non -Federal match. This limit is stipulated in Section 1 o2(e) of the
National Historic Preservation Act, as amended. If your budget includes indirect costs then you must
include a copy of your Federally -approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement.
■ Competitive selection of all consultants and contracting is required as stipulated in OMB circular A-76.
Maximum hourly rates charged to this grant may not exceed 120% of the salary of a Federal Civil
Service GS-15, Step 10. current salary tables can be found on the office of Personnel and
Management website: www.opm.gov. Mileage and travel rates can be found: www.gsa.gov.
■ Volunteer time may be used as non -Federal match. Time should be valued at the rate per hour that the
task being performed would cost in the local competitive market. Simple labor tasks should be valued at
minimum wage, professional or specialized labor at the local competitive rate. Documentation of
volunteer hours must be maintained by the grantee for audit purposes.
• By law, no individual project may receive more than one Federal Preserve America grant. However,
distinct phases (planning and implementation) may be considered as individual projects.
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AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
The authorizing official for the applicant must sign the original application. All Preserve America grant funds
must be distributed to a government entity, even if a non-profit organization is involved in the management
of the grant project. Therefore, the authorized signature must be either the mayor of the town or city, the State
or Tribal preservation officer, the chair of the county council, etc. In the case of Preserve America
neighborhoods, the head of the neighborhood association may sign the application.
GRANT AMOUNTS
The minimum grant request is $15,000 Federal share (resulting in a total project cost of $30,000). The
maximum grant request is $250,000 (resulting in a total project cost of $500,000). Please note that the selection
panel may, at its discretion, award less than the minimum grant request.
SHPOs and THPos may apply on behalf of a group of community projects, each seeking less than the $15,000
minimum grant. Preserve America funding would then be awarded to the SHPO or THPO and subgranted for
these smaller projects in individual Preserve America communities. SHPos and THPos seeking funding
through this mechanism must hold competitions for individual subgrants after receiving Preserve America
funding, and should describe the type of subgrants they wish to award in their application for funding. SHPos
and THPos may charge a maximum of 10% of the total budget in administrative fees for such subgrants.
SHPos and THPos are encouraged to apply for projects that implement the recommendations of the
2006 Preserve America Summit. The report of the 2006 Preserve America Summit, including Summit
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SELECTION PROCESS
The Preserve America Grants Selection Panel, a panel of experts representing the partner agencies, will review
applications and make funding recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior. Therefore, the selection panel
will favor applications whose programs include a focus towards historic preservation. The Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the Advisory council on Historic Preservation, will select successful applicants and
forward selections to the White House and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for
concurrence. Awards will be announced after the White House and committees concur.
• Preference may be given to projects that carry out the purposes of both the Preserve America program
and the Save America's Treasures program.
• Projects with at least 50% of the matching funds secure will be seen as more favorable.
0 Applicants from Preserve America Communities, which are also certified Local Governments
(http://www.nps-.gov/history/hps/clg/index.htm) may also be given preference for their proven
commitment to preservation.
• When evaluating proposals, the Preserve America review panel will give special consideration to
projects that engage and employ youth
EVALUATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA
The application must address each of the following criteria:
1. Describe the historic resources affected by the project, including whether they are listed in the
National Register of Historic Places and/or designated at the State or local level. Describe how
the project will aid in the preservation of the historic resources).
2. Describe how the proposed project will enhance long-term heritage tourism in the community
and help preserve their historic resources and cultural assets?
3. Describe how the project meets the goals of the local or statewide preservation plan, heritage
tourism plan, or other plans that address heritage tourism and cultural resources. Identify the
specific goals and plan(s) and when they were developed and adopted by the community.
4. a. Describe the public -private partnerships involved in the project and how these
partnerships will sustain and continue to support the resource(s) after the grant project
is complete? Attach evidence of involvement from partner organizations directly involved in
the project (see supplemental Information below and page 3 of the application regarding this
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documentation).
b. How will the public be actively involved in the project?
5 Is the project feasible, are the costs eligible, and is the source of the required non -Federal match
identified or is a plan is in place to raise it? Describe all project activities, including a timeline or
schedule of activities. Be sure to verify that all budgeted expenses are allowable (refer back to What is
Funded and What is Not Funded of these guidelines to determine eligible and ineligible activities).
Describe the source of non -Federal matching funds.
6 Describe what steps will be implemented to monitor the success and effectiveness of the project
from both the local stakeholders and visitors perspectives. How will this project ensure
continued economic viability and preservation?
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Reviewers' evaluations are based primarily on the material provided in the application. Supplemental
information may be included, but will not take the place of a complete, concise and well -written
application. Please supplement the application only with information necessary for the clear understanding of
the proposed project. Supplemental information should be referenced it in the application. To ensure
consideration of supporting documentation, it MUST be included with the grant application and will not
be considered if sent separately. Supplemental information might include:
• Photographs of the community and the historic site, museum property, downtown, or significant
resource involved in the project.
■ Portion of a community's historic preservation, community development, or interpretive plan that
identifies the need for this grant project. Do not include the entire plan.
• Portion of a Market study that identifies the next step for heritage tourism enhancement in the
community. Do not include the entire study.
■ Portion of a Business plan that identifies the need for a National Register district to enable tax credits.
❑o not include the entire plan.
■ Map that identifies the placement of historic markers, way finding signage, etc. for the project.
Evidence of project involvement by partners. Letters should demonstrate a commitment of resources to
the project, either through cash funding, in -kind support, public participation or continued involvement
during and after the project is complete.
• ❑ocumentation of eligibility for listing in the National Register, if applicable. Do not include the entire
nomination.
Public -private partnership agreement to promote heritage tourism with a local entity like a main street
program, county/city council, neighborhood association, local non-profit preservation organization, etc.
EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE GRANT PROJECTS
The following exemplify the kinds of activities that qualify for Preserve America grant funding under each
category:
1) PLANNING
• A feasibility and adaptive use plan to use a historic structure as a tourist information center for the
community as well as for nearby National Parks or Forests, Federal and State-owned historic properties,
and public lands.
• A business plan and operations strategy for a leasing and rental program featuring historic recreation
and other structures in a National Park, done in partnership with the State and local gateway
communities.
• A tourism development plan prepared in partnership with State and Federal entities, for a portion of a
State-owned site that effectively integrates its tourism potential with locally owned businesses and
attractions.
■ A preservation plan for a Preserve America community that identifies its significant resources and
provides a phased plan for their future preservation and tourism promotion.
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■ In partnership with its Main Street Program,, a design planning process for a local community to show
how a fagade enhancement program can change the downtown's image and enhance heritage tourism
potential.
• Development of an historic structures report for a historic site that addresses accessibility issues, health
and safety codes, lighting and electrical needs, to make the tourism destination accessible and safe for
visiting tourists.
■ Plan and develop a preservation zoning ordinance, including design guidelines.
2} RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
• Development of a National Register nomination for a downtown business district in a Preserve America
community, thus making those businesses eligible for Federal tax credits , knowledgeable about their
history, and better able to promote their significance.
• Survey and documentation of a significant historic cemetery in the local community, making information
accessible for genealogy and tourism promotion.
• Development of a community history, using a process that involves public input and participation,
making residents aware of the special places and interests in their community.
• Update existing National Register nominations that need additional documentation or expanded
boundaries to include significant resources that were omitted during a previous nomination and are
essential to proposed heritage tourism or promotional efforts.
• Provide the necessary research for the preparation of a museum exhibit featuring a significant local
archival collection.
3) INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION
■ Development of curriculum materials and special educational programs for area schoolchildren and
visitors such as creating a "Teaching with Historic Places" lesson plan on your community's history.
+ A destination marketing program for a summer living --history camp, with educational activities focusing
on historic events and themes related to regional history and culture.
+ A community program to develop interpretive materials, signage, walkways, brochures, and a tour
itinerary for the historic and archeological sites and ruins along the local heritage trail.
■ State program to establish historic markers at the most significant sites in the state or region of the state
that have not yet received recognition and are tourist destinations.
■ Develop and promote a new museum exhibit that showcases a significant collection of the community
and the museum itself.
• Create an interpretive plan for a battlefield owned by the State that will identify areas for trails,
interpretive signage, and ways to incorporate reenactments into a new education program for local
schools and visiting tourists.
4) MARKETING
A Tribal Historic Preservation Office develops an annual public cultural heritage celebration, featuring
traditional activities and demonstrations within the tribal museum complex.
• Statewide or regional program to support community museums and other historic attractions with a
guidebook, logos, signage, youth visitor "passport," consolidated fee schedule, and other marketing
tools.
• State program to promote group tour marketing of the heritage sites of several communities in a
package program.
• Walking tour brochures, kiosks, and signage to guide tourists through the local downtown, historic
neighborhoods, and business districts featuring restaurants, shopping, and other activities.
• create a marketing piece and advertising campaign to feature a new exhibit and educational program at
the local or state museum.
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• Conduct a feasibility study to determine the most effective use of a vacant building in a community's
downtown. Use the study to market the property to prospective developers and potential tourism
related businesses.
■ Develop a web -based guide to historic resources that can be downloaded by tourists.
J) TRAINING
• A statewide or regional program to provide hospitality training to designated Preserve America
communities.
• Support for sending local museum or preservation staff to tourism training or conferences for
professional development.
■ Business development training course to help Main Street communities, museums, and local nonprofits
learn how to better market and expand their sales by using the internet.
• Develop and establish a training program to recruit senior citizens or high school students to serve as
volunteer docents and tour guides for historic sites and downtown tours.
Community training in local history and heritage resources for employees in tourism -related businesses.
• Provide training opportunities for local Architectural Review Boards and Preservation Commissions.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Applications must be submitted in hard copy. Faxed applications and applications submitted electronically will
not be accepted. Applications not received by the deadline and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Additional materials sent separately from the application will not be considered part of the application and will
not be included in evaluation of the application.
Application materials will not be returned. All application materials, including photographs, become the property
of the National Park Service and may be reproduced by NPS or its partner organizations without permission;
appropriate credit will be given for any such use.
You must submit:
■ (1) original and five (5) copies — a total of 0 — complete application packages (see below).
■ one (1) additional photocopy of page one of the application.
• Page one of the application must be the first page in the original and copies. Do not use other cover pages.
■ The original must be secured with a binder clip.
• Each copy must be securely held together with a staple or binder clip; do not use pocket folders,
notebooks, or ring binders.
A complete application package includes:
■ A complete proposal using the 2010 Application form
■ SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance
■ Authorizing Official signature
Timeline for project completion
■ Detailed budget
* Necessary supplemental information to explain the project, e.g. photographs, maps, documentation of
public/private partners, etc. See Supplemental Information above.
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SEND APPLICATIONS TO:
Please address ALL support letters to the address below, attn: Hampton Tucker; Chief, Historic
Preservation Grants Division — they must accompany the grant application or they will NOT be
considered.
Preserve America Grants
National Park Service
1201 "Eye" Street, NW
61h Floor (ORG. 2256)
Washington, D.C. 20005
PLEASE NOTE - Applications should not be submitted through the US Postal Service. All
US Postal Service mail to Federal agencies in Washington, D.C. is irradiated, which
can damage or destroy materials and lead to a delay in delivery. You must submit your
application via an alternate carrier.
For more information please contact the National Park Service at:
(202) 354-2020
nps_preserveamerica @ nps.gov
www.nps.gov/history/hps/hpq/preserveamerica
Applications are due by February 12, 201 ON'
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