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b' FY 1997 Historic Preservation Fund Highlights In FY 1997 . . . • Congress appropriated $29 , 324 , 000 to States from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF)- level fund- ing with 1996 . This is a decrease of 3 % when adjusted for inflation . • State governments provided the largest percentage (78%) of nonfederal matching funds spent in FY 1997 . Certified Local Governments provided the second highest share of nonfederal matching funds (over 10%) . • Most recent data shows that 89% of State expenditures go toward historic preservation activities and projects, while the remaining 11 % is used in the administration of these . • NPS awarded $ 11, 820, 000 in grants to tribes for historic preservation projects , the same as in FY 1996) and when adjusted for inflation, a 3 % decrease in the amount of funding to tribes . Tribes requested almost $6, 1001000 in funding (more than 3 times the amount available for award). • States surveyed 13 . 5 million acres for historic resources and added 1591000 properties to their inventories . • States submitted 1 , 584 nominations that were listed in the National Register of Historic Places . • States reviewed 89, 000 Federal projects under the provisions of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. • States provided 54, 000 National Register eligibility opinions to Federal agencies . • States undertook reviews of 2 , 392 Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive applications (Parts 1 , 27 and 3 with housing involved in 45 % of the proj - ects) . • States certified 58 local governments as Certified Local Governments (CLGs), for a cummulative total of 1 , 109 as of September 30, 1997 . tag National Park Service SIMO " National Center for Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnership Programs -= Heritage Preservation Services Branch of State, Tribal, and Local Programs =