The ABPP is committed to working closely with its grantees to produce the best possible battlefield preservation projects and results. Each grant requires three equally important but quite different efforts:

Grant Agreement Package: (forms to begin the grant process - request Federal assistance, authorize payment, etc.),

Grant Management: (forms to manage the grant process - accounting, reporting, scheduling, etc.), and

Project Management: (guidlines and standards for working with consultants, preparing for and carrying out the project work, preparing technical reports, etc.).

• Cover Letter
• SF 424 - Application for Federal Assistance, must also accompany yearly ABPP grant application.
• SF 424B - Non-Construction Assurances
• DI 2010 - Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters, Drug-Free Workplace Requirements, and Lobbying
• SF 1194 - Authorized Signature Card for Payment Vouchers on Letter of Credit
• SF 3881 - Automated Clearing House (ACH) Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form

• Intergovernmental Review (SPOC List)
• Obtaining a DUNS Number for Federal Projects
• ABPP Project Status Report Form required quarterly
• SF 425 - Federal Financial Report required quarterly
• Instructions for SF 425
• SF 270 - Request for Advance or Reimbursement   NOTE - you must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to process your SF 270 financial requests. You may register at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr

Please contact the ABPP Grants Manager if you have administrative questions about your grant.

Project Management

• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for for the Treatment of Historic Properties
• The Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards
• Cultural Resource Management Guideline (NPS 28), is used by the National Park Service. It includes a chapter on the Management of Cultural Landscapes and a content model for Cultural Landscape Reports.

ABPP Program Policies

As a general program policy, the ABPP will adhere to the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual.

The ABPP will encourage fair and open competition for vendors and consultants (see OMB circulars A-110, A-122, A-133 and 43 CFR 12)

During the life of the grant, from initial application to close-out no personal, financial or draft information will be released. The relationship between the grantee and the ABPP is considered a privileged partnership. Proprietary and private identification information will be safeguarded until project completion. More information can be found at the National Park Service's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).