54 U.S.C. § 305304 — Preservation grants

(a) In General. The Secretary^*, working with the Board^*, gives preservation^* technology and training grants to eligible applicants that have shown they have the ability and commitment to support the Center's purposes. This is meant to create an effective, efficient system^* for research, sharing information, and skills training across historic preservation^* fields.

(b) Grant Requirements. (1) Allocation. Grants must be spread out to reflect the variety of historic preservation fields and to cover different geographic areas. (2) Limit on amount a recipient may receive. No single recipient may get more than 10 percent of the grant money given out under this section in any one year. (3) Limit on administrative costs. Total administrative costs — both direct and indirect — cannot be more than 25 percent of all the money spent on the grants combined.

(c) Eligible Applicants. Applicants who may qualify include (1) federal and non-federal laboratories; (2) accredited museums; (3) universities; (4) nonprofit organizations; (5) National Park System^* units and offices, and Cooperative Park Study Units; (6) State^* Historic Preservation Offices; (7) tribal preservation offices; and (8) Native Hawaiian^* organizations.

(d) Standards and Methods. Grants must be awarded following accepted professional standards and methods, including having projects reviewed by peers in the field.