Congressionally directed spending - historic preservation fund grants-in-aid awarded through congressionally directed spending assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic…

The Town of Tilton, NH received a $500,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Project Grant awarded on June 10, 2025, through the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) administered by the National Park Service's National Office. The award funds repairs to the truss and decking of the Tilton Island Park Bridge, a historic structure preservation project scheduled for completion by April 30, 2029. This funding supports physical preservation work in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.

The Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid program provides support for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties through education, survey, planning, technical assistance, and preservation activities. Under this award, the Town of Tilton will utilize the congressionally appropriated funds to address critical structural repairs to the bridge, which may include architectural services, historic structure assessments, and preservation planning in addition to the physical restoration work. As a municipal local government entity, the Town of Tilton qualifies as an eligible beneficiary under the congressionally designated program for historic property preservation initiatives.

Congressionally directed spending - historic preservation fund grants-in-aid awarded through congressionally directed spending assist in the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as education, survey, planning, technical assistance, preservation, documentation, and financial incentives like grants and tax credits available for historic properties. The grants support a broad range of preservation projects for historic properties including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to sites in keeping with the secretary of the interiors standards and guidelines for archeology and historic preservation. Beneficiaries include states, tribes, local governments and nonprofits as designated by congress. This project is awarded to the local government, town of tilton, for repairs to the truss and decking of the tilton island park bridge.