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Local

State

  • Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
    This new office is within the Department of State, and is the state agency responsible for promoting the historical, archaeological, museum and folk culture resources in Florida. The Historical Resources Director serves as Florida's State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), providing a liaison with the national historic preservation program conducted by the National Park Service.

Federal

  • Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is an independent Federal agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our Nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy.
  • FEMA - Environmental, Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources Program
    The Environmental, Historic Preservation, and Cultural Resources Programs integrate environmental and historic preservation considerations into FEMA's mission of preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
  • National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places
    The National Register of Historic Places is the Nation's official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. Properties listed in the Register include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
  • The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, 1995
    The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties are common sense principles in non-technical language. They were developed to help protect our nation's irreplaceable cultural resources by promoting consistent preservation practices.

Other Resources

  • Resources for Recovery - Post-Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions Brochure
    Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in partnership with the Small Business Administration this brochure identifies the federal financial resources available to historic resources following a disaster. Disaster tips and online resources can also be found.
  • Disaster Planning for Florida's Historic Resources
    Prepared in cooperation with the Florida Department of State and Florida Department of Community Affairs, this full-color handbook outlines steps to integrate historic resource protection into the local disaster planning process.