Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§302904 Direct Grants for the Preservation of Properties Included on National Register

Title 54 › Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs › CHAPTER 3029 — GRANTS › § 302904

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must run a program of direct grants to preserve places listed on the National Register. Each year the program can use no more than 10 percent of the money appropriated to the Historic Preservation Fund. Grants can pay to save National Historic Landmarks at risk and historic places of World Heritage importance; fund demonstration projects about preservation methods; train skilled preservation workers and curators; and help people or small businesses stay in National Register historic districts. Grants for saving threatened landmarks or helping individuals/sB may be made only if an insured loan under section 303901 cannot do the job as effectively.

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Title 54, §302904

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(a)Administration of Program.—
The Secretary shall administer a program of direct grants for the preservation of properties included on the National Register.
(b)Available Amount.—
Funds to support the program annually shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount appropriated annually for the Historic Preservation Fund.
(c)Uses of Grants.—
(1)In general.—
Grants under this section may be made by the Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer—
(A)for the preservation of—
(i)National Historic Landmarks that are threatened with demolition or impairment; and
(ii)historic property of World Heritage significance;
(B)for demonstration projects that will provide information concerning professional methods and techniques having application to historic property;
(C)for the training and development of skilled labor in trades and crafts, and in analysis and curation, relating to historic preservation; and
(D)to assist individuals or small businesses within any historic district included on the National Register to remain within the district.
(2)Limit on certain grants.—
A grant may be made under subparagraph (A) or (D) of paragraph (1) only to the extent that the project cannot be carried out in as effective a manner through the use of an insured loan under section 303901 of this title.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 302904(a) through (c)(1)16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(3)(A).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 101(e)(3)(A), (C), formerly § 101(d)(3)(A), (C), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 91–383, § 11, as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 93–54, § 1(d), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, § 608(a)(1), (2), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 92; Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2992; redesignated as § 101(e)(3)(A), (C), Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4006(a)(1), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4755; Pub. L. 106–208, § 5(a)(3), May 26, 2002, 114 Stat. 318. 302904(c)(2)16 U.S.C. 470a(e)(3)(C). In subsection (a), the words “In addition to the programs under paragraphs (1) and (2)” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (c)(1)(D), the word “individuals” is substituted for “persons” for clarity.

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54 U.S.C. § 302904

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110