I.B: Economic, Educational, and Social Benefits

Develop and implement initiatives that promote the economic, educational, and social benefits of historic preservation as embodied in the Preserve America initiative.

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1. Administer and sustain the Preserve America initiative, including those components for which the ACHP is responsible. 2. Keep Preserve America Communities engaged through networking and improved communication. 3. Develop performance measures for measuring the success of Preserve America initiative components, and evaluate and report on the impact of the Preserve America initiative on a regular basis. 4. Enhance and improve Preserve America initiative components, including development of strategies for expanding participation in the Preserve America Communities and Preserve America Presidential Awards program. 5. Develop and offer a technical assistance toolkit for Preserve America Communities. 6. Develop a corporate outreach strategy for engaging business in the Preserve America initiative. 7. Implement Preserve America Summit outcomes, giving special attention to implementing heritage education and youth summit ideas emerging from the Summit. 8. Promote financial and other incentives for historic preservation such as Preserve America grants, Save America’s Treasures grants, funding for heritage areas, transportation enhancement funding, and other innovative funding mechanisms. 9. Compile and disseminate best practices, especially related to heritage tourism, and assist with development of a national clearinghouse for such information. 10. Support needed research and development on the economic benefits of historic preservation at the national and state levels. 11. Strengthen U.S. cooperation and communication with the international community on issues of historic preservation and heritage tourism to improve U.S. program and share U.S. achievements.

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