Budget Justification THPO.docx

The document is a Budget Justification file for a Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) grant, focusing on alignment with administration priorities and potential projects related to a celebration of A250. The file suggests tightening language to ensure grant awards more closely match current administrative objectives.

This document is associated with the FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants, administered by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904). The grant supports THPO operations for identifying, evaluating, and protecting historic properties on tribal lands, with activities including survey, planning, technical assistance, physical preservation, federal undertaking reviews, education, and historic site listings. The program requires compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, providing funding for tribes to assume historic preservation activities traditionally managed by State Historic Preservation Offices.