Nonprofit Easement Holder Qualifications_23-0901.pdf
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This document provides information on the requirements for nonprofit organizations to hold conservation easements on properties acquired through the National Park Service's Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant program. To be eligible, nonprofits must demonstrate that preservation is part of their mission through their charter or bylaws and that they have the legal and financial capacity to hold easements in perpetuity. Nonprofits must also show expertise in land management, stewardship, and conservation through qualified staff or contractors and examples of relevant training.
Additionally, this document describes Solicitation Number P24AS00517 for the FY2024 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant program. Administered by the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program, this grant aims to preserve Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield lands through fee simple or easement acquisition. Eligible battlefields are listed in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report and the NPS Report to Congress on Revolutionary and War of 1812 Sites. The grant requires a 1:1 non-federal match and is available to state, county, and local governments. Nonprofits can acquire land in partnership with an eligible government entity. Funding comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund under the 15.928 Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants federal program.
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Last Updated: 9/6/2023
NPS ABPP – Nonprofit Easement Holder Qualifications
NPS American Battlefield Protection Program | Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant
Nonprofit Easement Holder Qualifications
NPS will consider nonprofit organizations with valid active 501(c)(3) status to hold easements on properties acquired with financial assistance under the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant program.
Nonprofit organizations proposed as easement holders must demonstrate:
That the organization acknowledges the state enabling legislation authorizing the creation of conservation and preservation easements and allowing nonprofits to hold easements, and show their ability to hold easements through their charter or by-laws;
That historic preservation, land conservation, or cultural landscape preservation is part of their mission through submission of the organization’s charter, mission statement, policies, or by-laws;
That the organization has the capacity to enforce and defend the easement in perpetuity through a demonstration of financial resources or legal insurance; and
That the organization has the expertise to carry out land management, stewardship, and conservation and preservation activities consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards.
Documentation of such capacity and expertise should include: (1) the names and professional credentials of paid or volunteer staff or contract workers who meet the Secretary of the Interior’s
Qualification Standards; (2) examples of training seminars or conferences attended by staff or contractors; or (3) samples of forms, templates, and files prepared and maintained for properties managed or stewarded by the organization.
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