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Following is the fourth installment in a series provided by Preservation Action (a 501c4 nonprofit organization created in 1974 to serve as the national grassroots lobby for historic preservation) regarding the national Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). As in previous installments, the answers will probably surprise you: What is the current, unexpended balance in the HPF?According to the United States Treasury Department the current estimated balance at the end of . . . → Read More: Preservation Action: Historic Preservation Fund Part IV

The latest installment in the Q & A series from Preservation Action regarding the federal Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) answers the following: How much money is deposited annually into the HPF? At its inception 24.4 million was authorized for FY 1977 with 100 million annually in 1978 and 1979. From FY 1980 onward, the fund has received annual deposits of $150 million. The authorized funds deposited into the HPF . . . → Read More: Preservation Action: Historic Preservation Fund Part III

In a follow-up question regarding the federal Historic Preservation Fund, Preservation Action members were asked: What is the source of funding for the HPF? The answer will probably surprise you: Preparations for the nation’s bicentennial prompted a heightened sense of national pride in the 1970s. This swell of activity promoted a desire to preserve our nation’s heritage and its buildings. That enthusiasm was tempered, however, by high unemployment rates, . . . → Read More: Preservation Action: Historic Preservation Fund Part II

Preservation Action recently asked its members a trivia question about when the federal Historic Preservation Fund was established. Below is their answer: When was the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) established? Bonus points: What was the historic context? The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA P.L. 89-665, codified at16 U.S.C. 470) laid out the basic framework of the federal preservation program and set out to preserve the nation’s cultural . . . → Read More: Preservation Action: Historic Preservation Fund Part I