Over 300 Organizations Sign-on to Letter Urging Congress to Reauthorize the Historic Preservation Fund
Preservation Action, on behalf of more than 300 organizations, businesses, agencies, and other entities representing 46 states and the District of Columbia, submitted a bipartisan sign-on letter to the House Natural Resources Committee urging Congressional action to renew the long-term authorization of annual deposits to the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF).
For nearly 50 years, the HPF has been the primary federal funding source supporting state and tribal preservation offices who carry out the federal preservation program, competitive grant programs, and community revitalization efforts across the country.
Unfortunately, the HPF’s authorization expired in 2024, undermining the importance of the HPF and putting vital preservation work at risk. Reauthorizing the HPF ensures continued funding and long-term stability for the communities, tribes, and states whose work depends on it. The bipartisan Historic Preservation Fund Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3418), introduced by Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), would reauthorize the HPF for 10 years and increase the authorized level from $150 million to $250 million annually.
The League was proud to sign on to this letter, and we are happy to see that many New York colleagues did the same. If you missed the deadline, you can still add your organization, business, or entity to the sign-on letter. Preservation Action will continue to collect signatures and keep the letter updated.
New York signatories (as of November 10, 2025): Preservation League of New York State; Preservation Association of Central New York; Preservation Buffalo Niagara; Historic Ithaca, Inc.; Canal Society of New York State; Richardson Olmsted Campus; Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor; National Women’s Hall of Fame; Salt City Restoration Co; 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum; SUNY ESF Center for Cultural Landscape Preservation; ACME Heritage Consultants LLC; EDR; TAP Inc.; Village of Avon; Village of Springville; Village of Sherman; Village of Holley; Azar Design Co.; The Babcock Movie Theater Preservation Society; Juneteenth Festival Inc.; CJS Architects; Orleans County Historical Association; Historical New York Research Associates; North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association; Cobblestone Society; Honeoye Falls Millwork; Lyon New York Heritage Society; Adirondack Architectural Heritage; Kaleidoscope Farms Inc.; Citizens Advocating for Memorial Preservation, Inc.; New York Archaeological Council; New York State Archaeological Association; United Climate Action Network; Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce (CAZ LIFE); Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology; Molly Vendura Landscape Architect, PLLC; East Aurora Historic Preservation Commission; Friends of Limerick Inc.; Rigidized Metals Corp. Flower Fields
With the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act in 1966, Congress declared, “the historical and cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life and development.” As we prepare to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary next year, the time has come for the federal government to renew its commitment to preserve, enhance, and promote the history of our great nation.
In keeping with this responsibility, the HPF represents nearly half a century of federal, state, Tribal, and private sector collaboration. Created in the 1970s and administered by the National Park Service (NPS), the HPF supports the expertise of State and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices in protecting and sharing the American story. The program also supports the administration of the National Register of Historic Places, the Historic Tax Credit program, facilitates delivery of critical infrastructure projects through statutorily required preservation reviews, and empowers competitive brick and mortar grant programs that support America’s most important preservation efforts. Nearly every community across the country has benefitted from HPF investments, from the transformation of the Hale Bathhouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, into a thriving hotel utilizing the Historic Tax Credit program; to Save America’s Treasures projects across California, including the Mendocino Woodlands State Park – and many more across all 50 states, territories and the District of Columbia.