American Cultural Resources Association - ACRA

08/27/2026

ACRA has written to Congress expressing its opposition to the ACHP's radical overhaul of the regulations that implement Section 106 of the NHPA. Read more on the ACRAsphere now.

https://acra-crm.org/acra-letter-to-congress-on-proposed-achp-regulations/

08/24/2026

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued a Secretarial Order intended to accelerate the Section 106 process. Read about the directives to Interior's sub-bureaus and more on the ACRAsphere now.

Department of Interior Secretarial Order on Section 106 by [email protected] | Aug 24, 2026 | ACRAsphere, Section 106 Action Center | 0 comments Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued a Secretarial Order intended to accelerate the Section 106 process. The Order, “Timely Completion of National...

08/21/2026

The U.S. Small Business Administration has proposed big changes to its size standards, which if implemented would redefine many more CRM firms as small businesses. Read more about the proposed changes and how you can comment on the ACRAsphere now.

SBA Proposes Massive Changes to Small Business Size Standards by [email protected] | Aug 21, 2026 | ACRAsphere | 0 comments The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed big changes to its size standards, which if implemented would redefine many more CRM firms as small businesses. The....

08/19/2026

Today founding member & first ACRA President Chuck Niquette of CRA - Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. is sharing a history of threats the preservation industry has previously faced and how the lessons learned apply to the current fight to protect section 106.

Read his full post now: https://acra-crm.org/not-our-first-rodeo/

08/13/2026

CRM firms have an opportunity to express their views directly to the federal government about the ACHP’s radical overhaul of the regulations that implement Section 106: request a meeting with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).

Learn more and how your firm can make the request on the ACRAsphere.

https://acra-crm.org/how-your-firm-can-act-request-a-meeting-with-oira/

08/12/2026

All CRM firms (members and non-members alike!) can aid in the fight to protect CRM: take the new survey on current numbers of employees by state.

Learn more and access the survey on the ACRAsphere now!

https://acra-crm.org/aid-in-the-fight-take-the-survey-on-employee-numbers-by-state/

08/11/2026

ACRA members: join us the week of September 14-18 for virtual meetings with your legislators during Virtual Advocacy Week! Just because you can’t make it to DC doesn’t mean that you can’t make an impact.

https://acra-crm.org/2026-acra-virtual-advocacy-week/

08/10/2026

Even though Congress is in recess, August is no longer slow in DC! Get the latest updates in the newest Your Congress in Action now.

https://acra-crm.org/your-congress-in-action-august-10-2026/

08/06/2026

NEW for ACRA members: the Section 106 Action Center, where you can get all of the resources in one place.

Learn more and get access here: https://acra-crm.org/new-section-106-action-center/

08/03/2026

What are the top 11 worst things about the proposed regulations voted on by the ACHP in July? Click through to find out!

Stay tuned to this page and the ACRAsphere for new resources to take action coming this week!