The Historic Preservation Planning Program of the National Park
Service develops national policy related to historic
preservation planning and carries out activities in two major
areas: The goals of the Historic Preservation Planning Program
are to: - Oversight and administration of the statewide historic
preservation planning component of State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO) federal Historic Preservation Fund programs; and -
Development and delivery of technical assistance and guidance in
historic preservation planning to a broad audience, including
SHPOs, federal agencies, tribes, and local communities. -
strengthen the integration of historic preservation into the
broader public policy and land-use planning and decision-making
arenas at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels; -
increase the opportunities for broad-based and diverse public
participation in planning and historic preservation activities;
- expand knowledge and skills in historic preservation planning;
and - provide maximum flexibil