"Helping to protect cultural resources to enhance the quality of rural Iowa."

RC&D HOME

RPP HOME

SERVICES

PROJECTS

BEST OF NW Iowa

PUBLICATIONS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

LINKS

PRESS

CONTACT


 

RPP Accomplishments to Date

Four Education Workshops
      Cemetery Preservation- 30 participants in two years
      National Register Nomination Preparation-10 participants
      Realtor Class on Iowa's Classic Houses-30 participants from three MLS
      Preservation Month Scavenger Hunt

Over 50 projects in 15 of Iowa’s 99 counties.  In these communities I have assisted with over $3 million dollars of historic preservation work.  These investments range from tax credits to grants.

$5,000.00 County Foundation Grant for Sioux Rapids Historical Museum
$2,700.00 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Small Operating Support Grant
$5,000.00 Clay County Community Foundation Grant
$9,375.00 Palo Alto County Gaming Development Commission
$27,250.00 USDA Renewable Energy Grant
$5,000.00 Country School Grant
$24,344.00 HRDP Grant
 

IN IOWA-since the 1966 Historic Preservation Act
Two National Parks
(at the end of FY 2006, there were 390 National Parks; many are in multiple states)

69 archaeological sites
(documented by HABS/HAER/HALS)

24 National Historic Landmarks
(at the end of FY 2006 there were 27 National Heritage Areas; many are in multiple states)

2,036 properties in National Register
(grants awarded by NPS are: NAGPRA grants, Save America's Treasures Grants, historically black colleges and universities, American Battlefield Protection Program Planning Grants, American Battlefield Protection Program Land Acquisition Grants, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Grants, Historic Preservation Fund Grants to Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, HP fund grant to SHPOs, Preserve America Grants, and Tribal Project Grants)

480 sites documented by HABS/HAER/HALS
(Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits. (1995-2006) data for previous years not available by state. Total private investment leveraged since program began in 1976 is $40 billion.)

$20,300,460 grants awarded from NPS
(includes money given to SHPOs)

$186,859,632 investments leveraged by tax credits
($40 billion total leveraged since the "federal historic rehabilitation tax credits" began in 1976.)
 

Web site designed by TotalWebDesigner.com