Ten California Cities & Counties Awarded $184.5K In Federal Historic Preservation Fund Grants
Today's announcement by the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP), a division of California State Parks, delivered highly favorable news for California parks and historic sites. Ten cities and counties will receive $184,500 in federal grants to assist local historic preservation programs.
A federal requirement commands that California must pass through a minimum of 10% of its annual share of federal funds received through the National Park Service (NPS) Historic Preservation Fund Grants Program to local governments whose preservation programs have been certified by the NPS.
The Certified Local Government (CLG) Program, a partnership among local governments, the State of California (OHP) and the National Park Service, administers the National Historic Preservation Program. The alliance promotes the direct involvement of local governments in preserving historic properties.
California's CLG Grants are awarded on a competitive basis, and fifteen applications were submitted this year.
And the 2011-2012 winners are: Burbank, Elk Grove, La Quinta, Los Angeles, Monterey, Norco, Pasadena, Riverside, Sacramento and the city and county of San Francisco.
Burbank will receive $5,000 to develop an education and outreach campaign to provide more information to the public about Burbank’s preservation programs and to engage the community in on-going preservation efforts.
Los Angeles will be awarded $22,500 to expand the Participation and Outreach Implementation Program for SurveyLA, including the development of a social media strategy. It will focus on the following twelve community plan areas, along with industrial-zoned properties citywide: 1) Venice; 2) Westwood; 3) Wilshire; 4) Van Nuys-North Sherman Oaks; 5) Chatsworth-Porter Ranch; 6) Northridge; 7) Reseda-West Van Nuys; 8) Granada Hills-Knollwood; 9) Sylmar; 10) Sun Valley-La Tuna Canyon; 11) Northeast Los Angeles; and 12) the Los Angeles International Airport.
Pasadena's reported share matches L.A.'s at $22,500. The City plans to prepare a Multiple Property Documentation Form about cultural landscapes in Pasadena, concentrating on historic designed landscapes from the turn of the twentieth century through the recent past.
Riverside's portion also totals $22,500. The County's goals focus on preparing a historic context and intensive-level survey for the proposed Cliffside Historic District, including a cohesive collection of homes of the recent past, dating from 1950-1960.
