Resources / Properties We Maintain

The work of FPI is being carried out through the following five programs:

Federal Training Work Group – a monthly meeting convened by FPI and open to all Federal Preservation Officers and their staffs and partners, such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to exchange information and identify training needs. In FY 2001, these meetings were attended by a total of 273 representing 36 Federal agencies. Remaining meetings in 2002 will be on August 13, and September 9, October 16, and November 21.

Stewardship Awareness Program – a series of products that introduce senior Federal executives and other personnel to Federal historic preservation responsibilities. Members of the Federal Training Work Group worked together to produce a briefing folder, Historic Preservation: A Responsibility of Every Federal Agency, in September 2001. Work is underway on uploading information on consultation with Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians to www.codetalk.fed.us in conjunction with the Department of Justice interactive seminar being broadcast on November 14-15, 2002.

Special Subject Seminars – timely and special topics provided in seminar or conference format. In January and July 2002, FPI presented a conference on Balancing Public Safety and Protection of Historic Places in Washington, DC, and in San Francisco, CA, attended by over 400 people, of which 60% came from Federal agencies.

Preservation Training Clearinghouse – an Internet learning portal of training and education opportunities to meet the needs of Federal agencies. Concept design developed and sites being spidered for use by Federal work force in FY 2003.

Senior Federal Preservation Executives Work Group – an informal policy group of senior Federal executives working together to identify partnership opportunities for enhancing knowledge and skills in historic preservation for Federal staffs that meets about three times a year.