Responsibilities

Certified Local Government Program responsibilities: Provides technical assistance on fiscal and program management, interpretation of program guidelines and regulations, and changes in federal and state policies, laws and regulations; responds to inquiries regarding grant or contract availability, requirements and guidelines; writes and revises grant or contract manual and forms; conducts and/or arranges training for potential and current subgrantees or contractors.

Grant Administration Subgrantee evaluation/grantee/contractor compliance. responsibilities: reviews, evaluates and approves subgrantees’ or contractors’ applications, reports and agreements for accuracy and compliance with state and federal laws and regulations; monitors and measures subgrantees’ or contractors’ progress towards goals and timetables; analyzes financial reports to determine if expenditures are in compliance with grant or contract guidelines; reviews payment requests or expenditures and recommends approval/denial; conducts interviews with subgrantees or contractors to determine compliance and identify problems; determines program deficiencies and recommends and negotiates corrective action; recommends termination, suspension or repayment of funds; gathers and compiles information for grantees’ or contractors’ state plans, applications and reports; ensures that grantees’ or contractors’ program recommendations and reports are accessible, accurate and complete; develops written and statistical reports; may conduct on-site visits to determine compliance of service delivery. Works with ISHS fiscal staff administer the annual HPF grant, compiles information and statistics for year-end report and annual application.

Technical assistance responsibilities: assists federal, state, and local governments in developing historic preservation planning process; prepares and reviews planning reports and documents; develops and conducts training sessions for local historic preservation commissioners; develops evaluation factors and criteria to evaluate participants’ planning performance; conducts lectures and workshops for government officials and the public; works with Main Street Program coordinators to address historic preservation aspects of program.

Preservation planning responsibilities assists local governments and historic preservation commissions to identify and analyze cultural resource data for planning and setting priorities; identifies generalized low and high-risk areas to help develop statewide preservation priorities; works with local governments and historic preservation commissions to pursue historic preservation projects and programs.

State Historic Preservation Plan responsibilities: Gathers information, conducts outreach, and meets with partners and interested parties in anticipation of preparing statewide preservation plan. Writes and updates plan as required by NPS.