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ACHP Chair Bronin this week sent letters to members of the Senate and House appropriations committees on behalf of ACHP membership urging Congress to support at least a $225 million appropriation for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). The letter also requests a two-year minimum reauthorization of the HPF pending long-term reauthorization. The HPF funds the vital work done by State and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, which is the backbone of preservation activity in the nation.
The ACHP also urged Congress to fully fund $3 million for the African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program under the National Park Service National Recreation and Preservation account of the National Park Service.
Washington, D.C.—As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s all-of-government effort to accelerate project permitting and reviews to deliver on our infrastructure and clean energy future, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is taking action on housing, climate-smart buildings, climate-friendly transportation, and clean energy that will make it faster and easier to meet the nation’s climate and housing goals while preserving historic properties.
The ACHP is offering a variety of Section 106 training opportunities this fall that will be presented virtually on Zoom, including one free webinar! Staff in the Office of Federal Agency Programs will present four timely webinars and a Section 106 Essentials course in September:
Defining the Area of Potential Effects (APE)
Wednesday, September 4, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT
Section 106 Program Alternatives
Thursday, September 12, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT
Implementing Section 106 Program Comments
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is now accepting applications for its fall semester internships. These internships are full- or part-time and will be supervised by Chair Sara Bronin or by professional staff members. The ACHP cannot provide funding for these internships this fall and are only open to students who will have funding to support their internship from their school or another source, such as a grant or scholarship. Current students in a program in which they are not allowed to be paid also are eligible. Internships could be virtual, on-site, or hybrid. Internship projects are described below.