Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 1A-39.001 - Division of Historical Resources Grant Programs Requirements
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to
establish administrative procedures for all Division of Historical Resources
Historic Preservation Grants-in-Aid programs. Each program is governed by
guidelines that contain eligibility requirements, application review
procedures, evaluation and funding criteria, grant administration procedures,
and application forms. All grant awards are subject to the approval of the
Secretary of State and subject to availability of funds appropriated by the
Legislature.
(2) At least 80% of
each donation made pursuant to Section
550.0351(2),
F.S., if any, shall be available for allocation to eligible projects within a
50-mile radius of the racetrack or fronton which held the Charity Day from
which the donation is derived. The remaining 20% of each donation may be used
for eligible projects in other areas of the state.
(3) All grant applicants must meet the
requirements set forth in the Historic Preservation Grants-in-Aid Small
Matching Grant Guidelines, effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16792,
Special Category Grant Guidelines, effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16794,
and Abandoned African-American Cemeteries Grant Guidelines, effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16788,
which are available from the Division of Historical Resources (Division) and
are hereby incorporated by reference.
(a)
Small Matching Grant Program. The purpose of this program is to provide funding
to assist local, regional and state-wide efforts to preserve significant
historic and archaeological resources, and promote knowledge and appreciation
of the history of Florida. This program does not fund operational support for
historic preservation organizations.
(b) Special Category Grant Program. The
purpose of this program is to provide funding to assist major local, regional
and state-wide efforts to preserve significant historic and archaeological
resources, to assist major archaeological excavations or research projects, and
assist in the development and fabrication of major museum exhibits that will
promote knowledge and appreciation of the history of Florida. The program does
not fund operational support for historic preservation organizations.
(c) Abandoned African-American Cemeteries
Grant Program. The purpose of this program is to provide funding to assist
efforts to protect and preserve abandoned African-American cemeteries in the
State of Florida.
(4)
The following application forms are available from the Division at
http://www.dos.myflorida.com/historical/grants,
and are hereby incorporated by reference:
(a)
Small Matching Grant Application (Form DHR001), effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16791.
(b) Special Category Grant Application (Form
DHR002), effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16793.
(c) Abandoned African-American Cemeteries
Grant Application (Form DHR009), effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16786.
(5) The following forms are used
in the administration of all Historic Preservation Grants-in-Aid and are hereby
incorporated by reference and available at
http://www.dos.myflorida.com/historical/grants:
(a) Progress Report Form (Form DHR003),
effective 07/2022,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14529.
(b) Preservation Agreement (Form DHR007),
effective 05/2018,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09337.
(c) Restrictive Covenants (Form DHR008),
effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16790.
(d) Grant Award Agreement (Form GAA001),
effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16789.
(e) Abandoned African-American Cemeteries
Grant Award Agreement (Form GAA002), effective 07/2024,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16787.
(6) Federal Funding. Federal funds
for historic preservation grants-in-aid may be apportioned to the State of
Florida by the U.S. Department of the Interior, pursuant to the National
Historic Preservation Act. The use of such federal funds for Historic
Preservation Grants-in-Aid is subject to the policies, procedures, and
guidelines set forth by that agency in the June 2007 edition, of the Historic
Preservation Fund Grants Manual, herein incorporated by reference, and to any
special conditions required by the U.S. Department of the Interior in
apportioning monies to the State of Florida from which such projects will be
funded. The federal Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual is available
online at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05736.
(7) Additional Requirements. The following
additional requirements apply to the Division's historic preservation
grants-in-aid programs:
(a) All evaluations of
the historic significance of historical and archaeological sites and properties
shall be evaluated on the basis of the Criteria for Evaluation for the National
Register of Historic Places, as adopted in 1966, and set forth in
36 CFR
60.4,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05735,
herein incorporated by reference; and,
(b) Historic properties receiving historic
preservation grants-in-aid assistance from the Division will be maintained
consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation,
effective 2017,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09341,
herein incorporated by reference, in accordance with the terms of either a
Preservation Agreement or Restrictive Covenant.
(c) All grant funding provided by the Small
Matching Grant Program and Special Category Grant Program must be utilized in
accordance with the standards, as applicable to the specific project type,
contained in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for
Archeology and Historic Preservation, effective September 29, 1983,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08164,
which are herein incorporated by reference, and include:
1. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for the Treatment of Historic Properties (revised 2017),
2. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Archaeological Documentation,
3. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Historical Documentation,
4.
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Architectural and Engineering
Documentation; and,
5. The
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Preservation Planning.
(d) Project oversight of museum
exhibit projects funded by the Division must be provided by a historian meeting
the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for
History or Archeology, which are set forth in the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation incorporated
in paragraph 1A-39.001(7)(c),
F.A.C.
(e) The employment of
unauthorized aliens by a grantee is considered a violation of Section 274A (a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. §
1324a), as amended
October 2004,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08165,
herein incorporated by reference.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 267.031(1), 267.0617(5), 267.21(3) FS. Law Implemented 267.0617(2), (3), 267.21(2) FS.
New 10-14-09, Amended 4-21-15, 9-2-15, 6-15-16, 6-1-17, 5-10-18, 5-20-19, 5-7-20, 6-8-21, 7-19-22, 7-6-23, 11-29-23.
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