South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 12 - SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
Article 1 - GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT (CLG) PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Section 12-104 - Transfer of Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Allocations to Certified Local Governments

(1) Shall have adequate financial management systems which:

(2) Shall adhere to all requirements of the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual.

(3) Shall adhere to any requirements mandated by Congress pertaining to the HPF. The SHPO will advise CLGs of special directives regarding the use of HPF grants by local governments.

(1) The local matching share of the South Carolina allocation for the HPF will be available to CLGs on at least a fifty percent reimbursable basis for HPF eligible historic preservation activities and projects. Currently, federal law provides that at least ten percent of the HPF allocation to South Carolina be set aside for distribution to CLGs. At such time as Congress may appropriate more than Sixty-five million dollars to the HPF, one half of the amount above Sixty-five million dollars shall also be transferred to CLGs according to procedures to be provided by the Secretary of the Interior.

(2) All CLGs are eligible to receive funding, but the SHPO is not required to award funds to all eligible governments. The intent is to use HPF assistance to augment rather than replace existing local commitment to historic preservation activities. CLG funds cannot be used as a substitute for existing local funding for historic preservation.

(3) Funded CLGs will be sub-grantees of the state. In no event will a grant be awarded which is insufficient to produce a specific product or impact. Any funds awarded must be used for HPF eligible activities and must be consistent with the grant selection criteria.

(4) Use of HPF funds will be limited by all existing federal and state restrictions and cannot usually be matched with federal funds. Exceptions are Community Development Block Grants. Additionally, only direct costs may be charged unless the CLG has a current indirect cost rate and the CLG meets specific requirements pertaining to cost rates in the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual.

(5) A CLG may use Pass-Through funds for activities involving historic or archaeological resources outside its jurisdiction if it meets qualifications listed in the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual. Activities that will occur outside the jurisdiction of the CLG need to demonstrate a direct benefit to identifying, evaluation, and protecting historic or archaeological resources of the CLG.

(6) Subgrants can be pooled by CLGs for specific purposes. To pool subgrants, all local governments must be certified, and one CLG designated as the administrator of the subgrant. Pooling of subgrants must follow the procedures outlined in the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual.

(7) CLG subgrants may be administered by a designated third-party if the CLG indicates in its funding application to the State that it wants any subgrant awarded to it to be administered by a specific organization. Third party administration shall follow requirements outlined in the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual.