PURPOSE: This rule provides procedures describing the awarding of Historic Preservation Fund Grants.

1. (1) The Historic Preservation Program shall maintain a log of all grant applications received, including, at a minimum, the name of the applicant and the date the applications were received.

2. (2) The Historic Preservation Program shall verify the following threshold information on each submitted application:

   1. (A) That each submitted application was received by the deadline for submittal;
   2. (B) That the application is complete; and
   3. (C) That the application and all applicant assurances are properly signed.
3. (3) The Historic Preservation Program shall notify in writing any applicant submitting a deficient grant application and detail any deficiencies.
4. (4) The Historic Preservation Program staff shall review and score all nondeficient grant applications in the manner outlined in the grant application package.
5. (5) The Historic Preservation Program shall prepare a listing of Historic Preservation Fund grant projects recommended for funding.
6. (6) The listing of recommended Historic Preservation Fund grant projects shall be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for approval.
7. (7) If the SHPO concurs with the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Program, s/he shall direct the Historic Preservation Program staff to begin grant contract negotiations for all such projects.
8. (8) Applicants for projects not recommended for funding shall be notified of such in writing.
9. (9) The Historic Preservation program shall negotiate with applicants recommended for funding to develop a grant contract that outlines the scope of work and project milestones.

10. (10) Once the SHPO has signed the grant contract, the Historic Preservation Program shall prepare the following:

    1. (A) A letter notifying the state senator and representatives for the district in which the applicant resides announcing the grant award;
    2. (B) A letter formally notifying the applicant of the grant award;
    3. (C) A press release announcing the grant award; and
    4. (D) A federal Project Notification to be submitted to the National Park Service (NPS).
11. (11) All Historic Preservation Fund grant awards are dependent upon authorization of federal monies by the United States Congress to the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior to fund the Historic Preservation Fund grant cycle for a given federal fiscal year.

AUTHORITY: section 253.035, RSMo Supp. 1993.* Emergency rule filed April 15, 1994, effective April 25, 1994, expired August 13, 1994. Original rule filed April 15, 1994, effective Nov. 30, 1994. *Original authority: 253.035, RSMo 1961, amended 1967, 1983, 1993, 1995.