AgdaPkt 2015-05-04 Closed Interview and Joint SA and PFA

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9.A. - Page 6 government—districts, villages, chapters, and other equivalent communities. For details, see www.preserveamerica.gov/tribal-communities-form.pdf or www.preserveamerica.gov/tribal- communities-form.doc. The other is for clearly defined neighborhoods within large cities or consolidated city-counties (cities with a population of 200,000 or higher). For details, see www.preserveamerica.gov/neighborhoods-form.pdf or www.preserveamerica.gov/neighborhoods- form.docl THE APPLICATION PROCESS Copies of the application forms, sample resolution language, a list of deadlines, and links to information on previously designated communities can be found at www.PreserveAmerica.gov/communities.html. Requests for information or forms can also be made by calling Judy Rodenstein at the ACHP at(202)606-8584, or by e-mailing her at jrodenstein@achp.gov. Applications are received and reviewed by ACHP staff for completeness. Complete applications are shared with the National Park Service (NPS), and sometimes other agencies,for their independent review. Communities with incomplete or unclear applications will be contacted by ACHP staff for additional information or clarification. When an application is judged complete by the ACHP and the NPS, the name of the community is added to a list pending the next announcement of designated communities. Announcement of designated Preserve America Communities will take place several times a year and may be made by official letter or at a public event. Attached to your application,please provide the name and title of the head of your local convention and visitors bureau and of your state tourism office, as well as both mailing addresses.If your community is designated as a Preserve America Community,the ACHP will notify them of your designation. HELPFUL HINTS FOR PREPARING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS Communities should follow some simple guidelines in preparing their applications for Preserve America Community designation to ensure their applications are complete and can be processed in a timely manner(item numbers refer to sections of the application form): Item 1: Be sure to consult with your State Historic Preservation Officer while developing your application and mail him or her a copy of the completed application. Items 3 & 7: The application must be signed and submitted by the chief elected governing official of the jurisdiction. In most cases,this will mean a mayor, county executive, or chair of a Board of Supervisors. If someone else is designated to do this,there should be a clear authorization for this delegation included in the submission package. Item 4A: The project you select to feature needs to be one that has been supported by the community within the last three years and is complete and/or already having a positive economic impact. Make sure the project description includes information on the public and private partners involved and their roles, and clearly documents how the specific project is promoting heritage tourism or economic vitality in the community. Any data you can share on the economic or other impacts of the project is desirable.If the project is a program that has been ongoing for longer than three years,please specify what has been added or changed within that time frame. Please note that a history of the community,a list of projects supported over the years,or information about planned projects that are still prospective do not meet this criterion. However, such information is welcome as supplementary material. Item 4B:Resolutions of the local government should be recent and specific to the Preserve America initiative, or should be comprehensive and current enough(within the last five years)to show the PRESERVE AMERICA COMMUNITIES PROGRAM:2015 COMMUNITY APPLICATION Page 2 of 21