Arcadia Historical & Preservation Society

COMPETITIVE AWARD AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTSFUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: P23AS00173FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS TEXT: IN RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ROUTE 66 TO AMERICAS HERITAGE, CONGRESS PASSED AN ACT IN 1999 TO CREATE THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR PRESERVATION PROGRAM. ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC HIGHWAY.FIRST FUNDED IN 2001, THE PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY, PRIORITIZE, AND ADDRESS PRIORITY PRESERVATION NEEDS OF ROUTE 66. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COST-SHARE GRANTS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE BUILDING, STRUCTURES, ROAD SEGMENTS, AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, COVERING ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA. COST-SHARE GRANTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PLANNING, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF ROUTE 66. THE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM EMPOWERS AND LEVERAGES THE PUBLIC TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SPECIAL PLACES AND STORIES OF THIS IMPORTANT ERA OF AMERICAN HISTORY.TO PRESERVE THE CULTURAL RESOURCES OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COST-SHARE GRANTS TO HELP PRESERVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND REPRESENTATIVE HISTORIC SITES RELATED TO THE ROUTES PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE (1926-1985). IT ALSO ASSISTS PRESERVATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR PRESERVATION INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.SPECIFIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REPAIR REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF CURVED, OAK SIDING, PAINTING AND CAULKING OF THE HISTORIC ROUND BARN IN ARCADIA, OKLAHOMA.THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC ROUND BARN ON ROUTE 66 AS PART OF A LARGER NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MISSION TO PARTNER WITH PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, EDUCATIONAL, LOCAL STATE FEDERAL TRIBAL AGENCIES TO PRESERVE AND COMMEMORATE THE SIGNIFICANT SITES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR, IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING, PRESERVATION AND REVITALIZATION OF HISTORIC ROUTE 66 FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE INTERSTATE, INTRASTATE, STATE, LOCAL, SPONSORED ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC NONPROFIT INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION, OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION, INDIVIDUAL FAMILY, SMALL BUSINESS, PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, OTHER PRIVATE INSTITUTION ORGANIZATION.