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GOVERNOR MIKE DUNLEAVY
November 6, 2024
RE: FY24 Historic Preservation CLG Grant Applications Available
To Alaska CLGs:
Department of Natural Resources
DIVISION OF PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
Office of History & Archaeology
550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1310
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3561
Main: 907.269.8700
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The Office of History & Archaeology is accepting grant applications from Certified Local Governments
(CLGs) for 60-40 matching grant projects from the National Park Service, Historic Preservation Fund (HPF).
All projects need to be completed by September 30, 2026.
The Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant program provides up to 60 percent assistance with a
40 percent CLG cost -sharing match in a historic preservation project in one of the following categories:
• Survey
• Inventory
• National Register Nomination
• Historic Preservation Planning
• Public Preservation Education
• Predevelopment
• Development
Priorities proposed by the Alaska Historical Commission during their June 2023 meeting remain valid.
Refer to the Priorities when creating your CLG application package. The package, priorities, and other forms
or examples are available online at https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/oha/designations/grants.htm
The Office of History & Archaeology anticipates $100,000 will be available for award to eligible projects.
The maximum federal share for Predevelopment grants is $25,000. The maximum federal amount for all other
categories of grants is $50,000. Please note the new application package includes additional information
which must be provided if you are applying for a Development project.
The application deadline is 3:00 p.m. on February 7, 2025.
For questions, please contact Maria Lewis at maria.lewis(�alaska.gov or by telephone at 907-269-8717.
Sincerely,
th E. Bittner
State Historic Preservation Officer
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Proposed FFY 2 CLG priorities* for grant funding:
1. Projects that increase public awareness of historic preservation and establish partnerships
—particularly with local tribes and underrepresented groups to strengthen their local
historic preservation program. Projects that result in nominations for new properties to the
National Register of Historic Places, including projects that recognize places associated
with Alaska Native and underrepresented communities, will be prioritized.
2. Projects that address the rehabilitation of historic properties and leverage funds and
resources. Restoring and preserving defining elements of historic properties and
addressing their sustainability are encouraged.
3. Projects that update plans, review ordinances, create local register, draft local tax
incentives, and determine design review guidelines. The use of a consultant to address
local historic preservation issues is encouraged.
4. Projects that address the survey and evaluation of properties. Archaeological projects,
projects in urban and rural areas, and cultural and historic sites are encouraged. Projects
that record information on traditional Native places and place names as part of a survey
projects are encouraged.
5. Projects that encourage historic preservation at the local level by supporting heritage and
cultural tourism programs and other preservation efforts that use historic properties to
stimulate economic incentives and community revitalization. Priority is given to projects
that promote heritage tourism via surveys, inventories, preservation planning,
development of historic contexts, national register nominations, education and
interpretive materials, and predevelopment/development projects.
6. Historic preservation projects that address the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence (2026) are a priority. The nation's semiquincentennial is an opportunity for
all Alaskans to commemorate and learn how the 49th state has shaped American history.
Suggested are projects that emphasize the historic preservation of properties, including
National Register nominations, while reflecting the America 250 commemoration theme,
The Power of Place.
*The priorities are numbered for administrative reasons. Grant applications need to clearly
associate the proposed project with applicable priorities.