Number: RL33617 Title: Historic Preservation: Background and Funding Authors: Susan Boren, Domestic Social Policy Division Abstract: This report summarizes the federal role in historic preservation. It provides descriptions of and funding information for some of the major preservation programs, including the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Register of Historic Places. Pages: 8 Date: January 22, 2007