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2023 ACRA Salary Survey – RFP Released
ACRA, the trade association for the American cultural resources management (CRM) industry, is seeking a qualified independent research firm to gather information about salaries and benefits that employees receive. ACRA conducted salary surveys in 2005, 2007, 2009,...
Contact Your Legislators for the Historic Preservation Fund
As Congress rushes to pass spending bills for the new fiscal year, one item up in the air is the Historic Preservation Fund. The Fund is critical for providing financial support to State and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (S/THPOs), as well as for other...
Your Congress in Action: December 5, 2022
As the clock ticks down to the end of the year, both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue are hard at work advancing major policy changes, including a number that impact CRM. Rescinding Appendix C. In a major announcement last week, the White House indicated that the U.S....
White House Tribal Consultation Announcements: Further Information
The Biden administration last week announced a number of policy moves designed to increase Tribal consultation and input, including two actions advocated by ACRA. The announcements came during the White House’s second Tribal Nations Summit in Washington. Perhaps most...
New Partnership with Society of American Military Engineers
We are thrilled to announce that ACRA has a new partner: the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)! SAME joins our growing list of partners, which now includes the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP), the Federation of Archaeological...
White House Announces New Actions Regarding Appendix C
The White House is hosting the second Tribal Nations Summit of the Biden Administration this week and has announced a number of new actions, including a rulemaking effort by USACE proposing to rescind Appendix C: The U.S. Army has historically used USACE Appendix C...
Your Congress in Action: November 21, 2022
What a difference two weeks makes. In early November, Republicans were anticipating a “red wave” that would sweep them to power in both chambers of Congress, enabling them to undo President Biden’s agenda and chart a new course for the country. Instead, Democrats kept...
Webinar 12/8: Planning for Successful 106 Agreements
The ACHP is back for ACRA's final webinar of 2022! Join us on December 8 at 2:00 pm EST for Planning for Successful Section 106 Agreements. While we presented a similar session in 2019, this webinar has been significantly updated, so even past registrants will get new...
One Week Left for 2023 Webinar Submissions!
If you have a great idea for a webinar for CRM professionals, you have just over one week left to submit your proposals - the call for 2023 ACRA webinar sessions closes next Friday! As a reminder, we hope to offer a range of topics for sessions, from expanding general...
Vernacular Architecture Forum Call for Papers
CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS Vernacular Architecture Forum 2023 Annual Meeting May 17 to May 20, 2023 Plymouth, Massachusetts DEADLINE – December 19, 2022 The Vernacular Architecture Forum invites paper and poster proposals for its 44th Annual Conference, May...