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<br />Preserve America Communities <br /> <br />Page 1 of <br /> <br /> <br />~fl~EI\lV~ <br /> <br /> <br />AMERICA <br />ErpbJ1l' and Enjf1Y Our Heritnge <br /> <br />Home <br /> <br />Preserve America <br />is a White House <br />initiative in <br />cooperation with the <br />Advisory Council on <br />Historic Preservation, <br />the U,S. Department <br />of the Interior, the <br />U.S. Department of <br />Commerce, the U.S. <br />Department of <br />Agriculture, and the <br />U.s. Department of <br />Housing and Urban <br />Development, <br /> <br /> <br />- <br />I <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />USDA <br />~ <br /> <br />,$',......,c,. <br />I 1I11....'l> <br />:...IIIIIILll <br />\ 11111 <br />,.....>1> <br /> <br />Executive Order <br /> <br />Presidential Award <br /> <br />Communities <br /> <br />Preserve America Communities <br /> <br /> <br />Communities may apply for special designation <br />as a Preserve America Community, which <br />recognizes communities that: <br /> <br />. protect and celebrate their heritage; <br /> <br />. use their historic assets for economic <br />development and community revitalization; and <br /> <br />. encourage people to experience and <br />appreciate local historic resources through <br />education and heritage tourism programs, <br /> <br />Benefits of designation include: <br /> <br />. White House recognition; <br /> <br />. a certificate of recognition; <br /> <br />. a Preserve America Community road sign; <br /> <br />. authorization to use the Preserve America logo <br />on signs, flags, banners, and promotional <br />materials; <br /> <br />. listing in a Web-based Preserve America <br />Community directory; <br /> <br />. inclusion in national and regional press <br />releases; <br /> <br />. official notification of designation to State <br />tourism offices and visitor bureaus; and <br /> <br />. enhanced community visibility and pride. <br /> <br />Four application and designation cycles occur each <br />year. The 2004 application deadlines are March 1, <br />June 1, September 1, and December 1. <br /> <br />Updated May 6.. 2004 <br /> <br />Return to Top <br /> <br />lttp:llwww. preserveamerica.gov 1 communities.html <br /> <br />Federal Support <br /> <br />Clearinghouse <br /> <br />Designated Preserve <br />America <br />Communities <br /> <br />Preserve America Communities <br />Appliciltion <br />[download in PDF] <br /> <br />Preserve America Communities <br />Application Guidance <br />[download in PDF] <br /> <br />Accessing the application and <br />guidance requires the free <br />Acrobat Reader software. If you <br />do not have this software, <br />pi ease visit Adobe to download <br />Acrobat Reader, then install the <br />software and return to this <br />page. <br /> <br />For conversion of PDF to HTML, <br />visit Access Adobe's free <br />conversion service, <br /> <br />6/2/2004 <br />