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New OSHA Vaccine Rules
UPDATE 1/13/2022: The Supreme Court blocked the proposed COVID vaccine mandate for large businesses on January 13. UPDATE 11/6/2021: On Saturday, Nov. 6, a federal appeals panel in Louisiana temporarily blocked the COVID vaccine mandate for large businesses. The next...
Welcome to the New ACRA Site!
Welcome to ACRA's brand new re-designed webpage! Over the past year ACRA volunteers have worked hard to create a new site that will support ACRA members, the public, and the broader CRM community. The new website will make it easier for CRM practitioners to learn...
Now on Demand: Storytelling in CRM
If you missed the webinar on storytelling in CRM, you are in luck – it is now available on ACRA Webinars on Demand! In a world of viral tweets and social media influencers, the past is getting swept under the rug. The work of cultural resource management (CRM) firms...
Your Congress in Action: October 25, 2021
There’s a famous saying that laws are like sausages, in that you never want to see them being made. It was supposedly coined by Otto von Bismarck, or perhaps Mark Twain, or (for all we know) Homer Simpson. But no matter who said it first, it rings true these days as...
Upcoming NPS Grant Deadlines
The National Park Service has a number of grant opportunities available, including for important civil rights and diversity programs. See the list below for the grants application periods closing soon! African American Civil Rights Program - December 1, 2021 The...
Federal Register: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through Procurement and Contracting Opportunities
As part of its implementation of an Executive order, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is conducting five virtual listening sessions and inviting public comments to...
Statistical Research, Inc. Receives Award for Rehabilitating the 1950s Armory in Redlands, California, as Its New Headquarters Office
Featured Image: the entrance to the Redlands Armory building after rehabilitation In September 2021, Janet and Donn Grenda, owners of ACRA member firm Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), received a Beautification Award from the City of Redlands, California, for the...
Celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act with the ACHP
On Friday, October 15, 2021, preservationists around the world will celebrate the 55thanniversary of the signing of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), the statute that created the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. To commemorate the...
Summary – Proposed Revisions to 2020 CEQ Regulations for Implementing NEPA
The following analysis was provided by ACRA Government Relations Committee Chair Kimball Banks. Summary - Proposed revisions to 2020 CEQ regulations for implementing NEPA – 43 CFR Parts 1502, 1507, and 1508 CEQ is proposing to revisit and revise the 2020 revisions to...
Call for Papers & Posters: VAF 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS Vernacular Architecture Forum 2022 Annual Meeting May 18 to May 21, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas DEADLINE – NOVEMBER 30, 2021 The Vernacular Architecture Forum invites paper and poster proposals for its 43rd Annual Conference, May 18 to May...