INTRODUCTION

As part of its duties, the SHPO acts as a pass-through granting agency for NPS’s funds earmarked for the HPF Subgrant Program.  It is the policy of the NPS that the State grant-assisted program implementation processes be open to maximum public scrutiny, review, and participation.  Such an "opening" of the project selection process is a logical extension of the public benefit requirement of the NHPA.  This policy is intended to ensure accessibility to the HPF programs by all citizens, to ensure that national priorities are met, and particularly to ensure that all subgrants, as well as all contracts, are selected for funding in an open manner.  The goals are to:

§         Inform all eligible program beneficiaries of the process for obtaining HPF subgrant assistance;

§         Convey public knowledge of and participation in the program area emphasis and in the subgrant or contract project selection process utilized by the State in allocating HPF subgrant assistance;

§         Provide an opportunity for all eligible public and private organizations and individuals to submit project applications and have them considered on an equal basis by the SHPO; and

§         Offer an equitable distribution of HPF Subgrant assistance to all population segments in the State, including minority populations (as defined in 43 CFR 17), the elderly, and the disabled.

The HPF subgrant is a reimbursement-based grant.  In the past, the SHPO has funded a variety of projects such as surveys, rehabilitation of historic buildings, historic structure reports, walking tour brochures, commissioner training, preservation week posters, conferences, and educational videos.

Guided by the NPS’s requirements, the SHPO has created this HPF Subgrantee Application Manual to convey the subgrant program requirements, NPS and SHPO priorities, and the application and evaluation processes.  The contents of this manual are based on the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual, March 2005 Release, as amended.

As you read through this manual, please do not hesitate to contact the following SHPO staff for assistance:

Ron James, State Historic Preservation Officer, (775) 684-3440
Alice Baldrica, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, (775) 684-3444
Rebecca Ossa, Architectural Historian, (775) 684-3441
Kelly Osborne, Grants and Projects Analyst, (775) 684-3446

 100 North Stewart Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
(775) 684-3442 FAX

MANUAL, FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND APPENDICIES

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1. 36 CFR 60 Certified Local Governments

2. 43 CFR 17 Non-Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs

3. 16 USC 470 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

4. Nevada Historic Preservation Plan (2003)

5. NRS Chapter 383

6. SOIS Standards and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties

7. Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970