Cultural Programs

What this funds

This budget activity is a lower priority activity and does not directly support the NPS mission. National Register Programs - A range of activities encourage the preservation of cultural resources by all levels of government and the private sector. National Register Programs assist communities in preserving significant historic and archeological properties through formal designation and technical assistance. Federal designation qualifies historic properties for Federal financial assistance and regulatory protection and includes the National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program, which supports the statutory responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior. National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - A designated Federal laboratory that undertakes research related to historic preservation and advances the application of science and technology to preservation problems. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Grants - A program to award grants to museums, Tribes, and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) under the provisions of 25 U.S.C. 3008 to support consultation, identification, and repatriation of cultural items including human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Japanese American Confinement Sites Grants - A program to competitively award matching grants to communities, States, local governments, non-profit institutions, educational institutions, and Tribal groups to support preservation and interpretation of Japanese American World War II confinement sites. American Battlefield Protection Program Assistance Grants - A program to competitively award planning grants to preserve sites associated with historic battles fought on American soil during the armed conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States. American Indian and Native Hawaiian Art and Culture Grants - A program to support Native culture and arts development through congressionally directed and competitively awarded grants to organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians or Alaska Natives. 9/11 Memorial Act Grants - A program to provide competitive grants for the continued operation, security, and maintenance of the on-site memorials of the events and victims of September 11, 2001. Grants Administration - Staff to administer multiple grant programs funded within this Activity and from the Historic Preservation Fund are responsible for ensuring that grantees comply with all requirements and successfully complete funded projects. These administrative activities span the life of each grant, which may last up to five years past

Extracted from National Park Service, p. 62. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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