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The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is offering five free webinars for HBCU and other students in its Preserve the Past, Build for the Future series in 2024. The webinars introduce students to historic preservation careers. Registration is open now at this link. All are from 2-3 p.m. ET.

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 – So, You Want to be a Preservationist?

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 – Living History: The Past, Present, and Future of Historic Black Towns and Settlements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) announced its adoption of a policy statement on housing and historic preservation that advances a multi-pronged strategy, at all levels of government, to encourage rehabilitation of historic buildings for housing and accelerate permitting and environmental review. The policy statement also will provide a critical tool for community groups, nonprofit organizations, developers, and others in the private sector to use in advancing preservation values while proactively expediting housing creation and retention.

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The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are now accepting nominations for the 2024 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. This joint award honors outstanding projects that have advanced the goals of historic preservation while promoting affordable housing, community revitalization, and/or enhanced economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income families. In addition, nominated projects or activities will be judged for the success they have achieved in preserving, rehabilitating, restoring, and interpreting our architectural and cultural heritage.

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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chair Sara C. Bronin today announced that Ira L. Matt, Director of the Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples, was selected for a detail at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Ira will serve as OSTP's first-ever Assistant Director for Indigenous Engagement and Native American Affairs. His appointment was announced at the 2023 Tribal Nations Summit in early December.

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Last week, ACHP Office of Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Director Ira L. Matt (on detail to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) participated in the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit (Summit) at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The Summit provided the President and members of his Cabinet the opportunity to engage and consult with Tribal leaders on a nation-to-nation basis.