Limited Financial Assistance Available to Attend NATHPO Conference! Dear NATHPO Members, We have heard from some of you that you want to attend the 24th Annual NATHPO Conference & Sacred Places Summit this summer, but lack of funding is preventing you. We are thrilled to announce that we have secured a bit of financial assistance…
Read MoreNATHPO Board of Directors Elections! Nominations & Informational Webinar June 27 It’s election season at NATHPO too! Please join us for an informational webinar about the NATHPO Board of Directors on June 27 at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT. This free webinar is open to all NPS approved THPOs regardless of NATHPO membership status. Tune in to chat…
Read MoreFY 24 THPO GRANT FULL APPORTIONMENT APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 30 Following the passage of a full FY 24 budget in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, PL 118-42, the National Park Service (NPS) released the figures for a FULL Apportionment of the FY 2024 THPO Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Annual Grants and announced that grant applications are due May…
Read MoreNATHPO CONFERENCE: LAST CALL FOR EARLY BIRD RATES! TODAY, April 30, is the last day to take advantage of our Early Bird rates for NATHPO’s 24th Annual Conference & Sacred Places Summit. You can sign find details on the conference and sign up right here. FAIR + CARE SURVEY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS The…
Read MoreUPCOMING COMMENT DEADLINES Due April 9: US Army Corps of Engineers Appendix C Rescission. On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a rulemaking to formally rescind 33 CFR Part 325, Appendix C, which the Army Corps has used since 1980 to “comply” with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. In its…
Read MoreHAPPENING MARCH 12: NATHPO Webinar for Tribes on Bulletin 38 (TCPs) On January 25, 2024, the National Park Service (NPS) issued a request for comment on their Draft of Updated National Register Bulletin: Identifying, Evaluating, and Documenting Traditional Cultural Places (Draft TCP Bulletin). Comments are due to NPS by March 25. Prior to the comment deadline of…
Read MoreGood Morning/Afternoon: Thanks to everyone who attended our Webinar last week featuring NATHPO’s Repatriation Advisor, Dr. Timothy McKeown. We had more than 60 attendees and appreciated the productive discussion and chance to not only share our initial take on parts of the new regulations, but also to hear from THPOs and Tribal leaders and…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS! US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORMALLY PROPOSES RESCINDING APPENDIX C This morning, the US Army Corps of Engineers formally proposed rescinding Appendix C of its regulatory program and instead following the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)’s regulations for implementing the National Historic Preservation Act. You can view the proposal HERE. This would…
Read MoreToday, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ranking Member on the House Natural Resources Committee, led several other Committee members in letters supporting Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These letters come in the wake of powerful testimony on behalf of THPOs from Pala Band of Mission Indians…
Read MoreUPCOMING COMMENT & GRANT DEADLINES Sen. Whitehouse Offshore Wind Bill Comment: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is seeking comment on his draft Create Offshore Leadership and Livelihood Alignment By Operating Responsibly And Together for the Environment (COLLABORATE) Act, an offshore wind bill which creates a new competitive $25 million grant program shared by fishermen, states, Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, and…
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