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Laura
Bush Announces Preserve America Grants Budget
Laura
Bush Announces Preserve America Grants Budget
First Preserve America Communities Also Announced
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Remarks
by First Lady Laura Bush at Preserve America Event
ACHP Chairman Nau's Remarks
Jan.
15, 2004, Washington, DCMrs. Laura Bush announced today that the
President's budget for FY 2005 includes a proposal for $10 million in
grants to assist communities in preserving their cultural and natural
resources.
These grants will assist States, Indian tribes, and communities demonstrate
sustainable uses of their historic and cultural sites and the economic
and educational opportunities related to heritage tourism.
Mrs. Bush also honored eight communities with Preserve America
designation for their commitment to protect the historic heritage of their
hometowns. The first eight Preserve America communities to receive
this designation are:
- Augusta, Georgia;
- Castroville, Texas;
- Delaware, Ohio;
- Dorchester County, Maryland;
- Key West, Florida;
- Putnam County, New York;
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and
- Versailles, Kentucky.
In addition, Mrs. Bush announced two new education efforts to enhance
the teaching of history in America's classrooms:
- Preserve America has worked with the History Channel's Save
Our History initiative to support the creation of a history education
manual. This manual provides teachers with lesson plans and volunteer
ideas to get students involved in preserving historical sites in their
community.
- Preserve America and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History will honor outstanding teachers of American history across the
country with a new "Preserve America History Teacher of
the Year" award. Finalists will be selected annually from each
State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories.
State winners will receive $1,000 and a core archive of history materials
for their school library. A "National Preserve America History
Teacher of the Year" will be selected from the group of State finalists.
The winner, together with the nominating supervisor, will be flown to
Washington, DC, for recognition in a ceremony.
For more information, visit www.PreserveAmerica.gov.
An independent Federal
agency, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) promotes
historic preservation nationally by providing a forum for influencing
Federal activities, programs, and policies that impact historic properties,
advising the President and Congress, advocating preservation policy, improving
Federal preservation programs, protecting historic properties, and educating
stakeholders and the public. For more information, visit the ACHP's Web
site at www.achp.gov, or contact Bruce Milhans at 202-606-8513 or bmilhans@achp.gov.
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Updated
March 24, 2004
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