Nonprofit Easement Holder Qualifications_23-0906.pdf

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This document outlines the National Park Service (NPS) American Battlefield Protection Program's Nonprofit Easement Holder Qualifications for the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant. The document specifies requirements for nonprofit organizations seeking to hold conservation easements on battlefield properties, including: 1) demonstrating valid 501(c)(3) status, 2) acknowledging state enabling legislation for conservation easements, 3) showing historic preservation or land conservation as part of their mission, and 4) proving capacity to enforce and manage easements perpetually.

Nonprofit organizations must substantiate their qualifications by providing documentation such as organizational charters, mission statements, staff professional credentials meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Qualification Standards, evidence of relevant training, and samples of management documentation. The requirements aim to ensure that easement holders have the legal authority, financial resources, expertise, and commitment to preserve and manage battlefield lands acquired through the NPS grant program effectively and consistently with established preservation standards.

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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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