This webinar took place September 14, 2021. Grassroots advocacy is changing the face of American politics and the direction of policy. Learn how stories, documentation, and outreach can be turned into action plans for preservation. Hear grassroots leaders share how they used unconventional...
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The first half of 2021 saw substantial progress for preservation priorities and especially for public lands-related policy issues, with numerous bills advancing through the legislative process as the 117th Congress got underway. From civil rights legislation and federal designations, to annual...
In late June, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Senate version of the Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act (HTC-GO), S. 2266 . Like the House version of HTC-GO (H.R. 2294), which presently has more than 60 ...
Check out the endorsement letter from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, which would establish a national historic trail to help preserve historic Route 66. #Advocacy #Route66 #congress
Route 66 - NTHP letter -May 2021.pdf
Following last year’s enactment of the most significant funding levels ($144.3 million) for historic preservation to date, the Biden Administration released its FY22 budget with a record $151.8 million in proposed funding for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) at the end of May. It is...
Testimony from the National Trust for Historic Preservation about the new bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate would help tell the full story of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education that ordered the desegregation of American public schools. This was...
BrownvBoardTestimony.pdf
Materials relating to the National Trust's support of the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act—S2165/H.R. 3846. This bipartisan bill would strengthen laws aimed at preventing trafficking in Native American cultural items and facilitate the voluntary return of sacred and cultural...
STOP Act support letter.4.29.2021_pwe.pdf
This library entry contains testimony and documents from the National Trust related to the FY22 Appropriations process. #Advocacy #congress #appropriations
National Trust for Historic Preservation - FY22 Interior Appropriations Testimony.pdf
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sent the Biden-Harris Administration a new report describing the many ways historic preservation aligns with the President’s efforts to address some of our nation’s most pressing challenges. The Administration has identified several priorities...
Historic Preservation Solutions to Build Back Better.pdf
The second webinar in series on Brown v. Board, tells the story of the Robert Russa Moton School in Farmville, Virginia. The webinar will feature Cameron Patterson, executive director of the Robert Russa Moton Museum. In addition to sharing some history about the case, this session will also...
BvB April 12.pdf