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Historic Preservation Fund
Certified Local Government Program

Certified Local Governments (CLG) are eligible for matching grant funds from the Office of History and Archaeology for historic preservation activities. A minimum of 10% of the annual federal Historic Preservation Fund appropriated to Alaska is for CLG programs. To become a CLG, a city or borough must:
  • Pass a local historic preservation ordinance
  • Establish a historic preservation commission
  • Implement a historic Resources Inventory
  • Provide for public participation in the program
Current CLGs in Alaska are:
City of Cordova
City of Dillingham
City of Fairbanks
Fairbanks-North Star Borough
City and Borough of Juneau
City of Kenai
City of Ketchikan
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Municipality of Anchorage
North Slope Borough
City of Seward
City and Borough of Sitka
City of Unalaska



Current grant instructions and application are available here as Microsoft Word documents (.doc), Rich Text Files (.rtf), or Adobe Acrobat PDF files (.pdf). To open pdf files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or higher, on your computer. Acrobat Reader is available free off the Internet. Click the Get Acrobat button to go to the Adobe Acrobat web site, follow their instructions and choose the appropriate type of Acrobat Reader for your computer. If you have Acrobat Reader, or have finished downloading it, click on the document title below.
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Certified Local Government Program Grant Instructions Letter
Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Certified Local Government Program Grant Application
Word Document (.doc)         Rich Text File (.rtf)         Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Certified Local Government Program Grant Evaluation Form
Word Document (.doc)         Rich Text File (.rtf)         Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Certified Local Government Program Priorities
Word Document (.doc)         Rich Text File (.rtf)         Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)


If you would like more information, please contact:

Kristy Gray
Alaska State Parks
550 W 7th Ave, Suite 1380
Anchorage AK 99501-3561
         phone:(907) 269-8694
fax: (907) 269-8907
e-mail: carole.gray@alaska.gov

To view a list of issued grants for previous years,
see the pdf file of the CLG Grants Catalog.


Office of History and Archaeology (OHA)
Heritage Newsletter
OHA and SHPO Staff
Alaska Historical Commission
Alaska Geographic Names Program
Alaska Gold Rush Centennials
Alaska Archaeological Survey
Alaska State Historical Parks
Alaska OHA Photo Galleries
Cultural Resource Management Plan for the Denali Highway Lands

Frequently Used Resources
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Report Submittal Checklist and Cover Sheet
Permits for Investigations on State Lands

OHA Projects
Castle Hill Archaeological Project
Broken Mammoth Archaeological Project
The Wreck of the Kad'yak
Southeast Alaska Historic Shipwrecks

Alaska State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
SHPO Main Page
Alaska's Historic Preservation Plan
National Register of Historic Places
Section 106 Review Process
Rehabilitation Tax Credit
Certified Local Government Program
Education (Project Archaeology)
HPF Development Program
Historic Preservation Links
Historic Preservation Series
National Historic Preservation Act
Unalaska South Channel (Amaknak) Bridge Project

Special Announcements
New Hours Set for AHRS Research

Last updated on Tuesday, 29-Sep-2009 09:30:36 AKDT.
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