Kansas Preservation Alliance

06/20/2025

With each passing day, an increasing number of SHPO offices are contending with significant challenges as a result of the federal delay to release FY25 funds previously appropriated by Congress to the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF).

We continue to barrel toward irreversible consequences, ultimately placing historic resources across the country at risk - ahead of 2026 which marks not only America’s Semiquincentennial, but also the 60th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, the 50th anniversary of the Historic Preservation Fund, and the 50th anniversary of the federal Historic Tax Credit program.

The future of our past depends upon:

1) Immediate release of delayed FY25 HPF funds by the Executive Branch

2) Congressional proposal, enactment, and swift distribution of adequate FY26 appropriations to the Historic Preservation Fund

https://ncshpo.org/2025/06/12/no-sign-of-fy25-hpf-funds/

National Trust for Historic Preservation
Preservation Action
National Preservation Partners Network
APT - The Association for Preservation Technology International
National Alliance of Preservation Commissions
National Trust Community Investment Corporation
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
American Cultural Resources Association - ACRA
APIAHiP: Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation
Main Street America
American Alliance of Museums
American Association for State and Local History
The American Institute of Architects
The Society for Historical Archaeology
World Heritage USA
World Monuments Fund

05/19/2025

Call to action! We need the public's help to save the Historic Preservation Fund. Please send letters to your senators or your direct contacts asking for help to save the FY25 and FY26 HPF funding!

Remarks from Katrina Ringler, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer:
“Congressional authorization for federal Historic Preservation Funds to SHPOs was approved in March. Notice to the SHPOs would generally be coming from the National Park Service by now asking for applications to receive that funding, but all indications are that the notice is still under review with the Office of Management & Budget. There is no word when we should expect the notice or when our applications might be processed and funds made available. Our contacts at the NPS have no updates to offer. Receiving this funding is critical to the continued operation of the Kansas SHPO through September.”

05/19/2025

Please send letters to your senators today to ask them to sign the FY26 HPF Dear Colleague Letters to help fight for the Historic Preservation Fund. The link below takes you to a webpage where you can easily send pre-written letters to your senators.

Quick turnaround! The FY26 Senate Dear Colleague letter -- which supports $225M for the Historic Preservation Fund -- is circulating! The catch: it closes Monday, May 19th. Can you send off a quick email to your Senators?

Thanks to U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for their dedication to and support of historic preservation!

We've made it easy for you to send a letter to your Senators. Take action TODAY!

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/senate-hpf-sign-on


National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
National Trust for Historic Preservation
American Cultural Resources Association - ACRA
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers

05/13/2025

U.S. House Historic Preservation Caucus co-chairs, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) and Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) are championing the FY26 Dear Colleague Letter in support of $225 million for the Historic Preservation Fund.

Has your Congressmember signed on in support yet? Do not delay, deadline is this Friday, May 16th! Stay tuned for details on the forthcoming Senate letter.

Read more/find sign on info:https://ncshpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FY26-House-HPF-Dear-Colleague-Letter-draft.pdf

05/12/2025

Our Kansas State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and SHPOs nationwide are at serious risk of losing funding - impacting jobs and preservation efforts all across the country. These offices administer grant funding and historic tax credits, and so much more. They provide educational opportunities, classes, seminars and support to property owners as they navigate historic preservation projects.

What does this mean? This means National Register nominations, Determinations of Eligibility, Federal Agency consultation, Section 106 review, and Tax Credit projects are all at risk of slowing down or ending entirely.

Our landmarks, nationwide, regionally and locally may cease to exist without preservation efforts.

Not only would this impact preservation, the wonderful people that work in these offices are our friends. Property owners, architects, engineers, historic consultants, and more work side by side with these fantastic people to help preserve properties that otherwise would be forgotten.

Reach out to your members of Congress and ask them to help facilitate the immediate approval of the FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Historic Preservation Fund and subsequent review and approval of applications. We also encourage you to urge your member of Congress to support necessary funding for the Historic Preservation Fund.

05/12/2025

04/15/2025

04/03/2025

Applications are open for the Residential Opportunities on Main Street (ROOMS) grant program! This opportunity will support new upper-floor housing in commercial buildings in Designated Kansas Main Street communities to address the housing shortage in Kansas.

Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4j1Kccn