The public purpose of the grant is to engage and support the public and private sectors to preserve historic route 66, an icon of america in the 20TH century

As per public law 106-45, the program supports efforts of local and state agencies, public and private persons, nonprofits, american indian tribes, and other entities in the states for the preservation of the route 66 corridor by providing technical assistance and cost-share grants. The cost-share grants make a direct impact to the road by providing resources to those in the best position to revitalize the infrastructure of the route, i.e., the managers, stewards and owners of sites and businesses along the route. The specific purpose of the award is to rehabilitate a historic building on route 66.summary of project specific activities:the specific project activities are to repair restore the canopy of the historic osterman fueling station in peach springs, arizona.performance goals including milestones and expected outcomes:the goals of the project are to restore a historic fueling station on route 66 as part of a larger national park service mission to partner with private, nonprofit, educational, local state federal tribal agencies to preserve and commemorate the significant sites and stories of the historic route 66 corridor, in order to contribute to the understanding, preservation and revitalization of historic route 66 from chicago to santa monica.beneficiaries:the beneficiaries of the project are the general and traveling public, and the residents of the hualapai nation.