SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE CULTURAL RESOURCE 
CHALLENGE. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director of the National 
Park Service (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Di-
rector’’) shall enhance cultural resources work within the 
National Park System, including— 
(1) reviewing, updating, and improving access 
to National Park Service guidance for cultural re-
source identification, management, maintenance, 
preservation, 
restoration, 
and 
documentation, 
digitization, interpretation, communication, edu-
cation; 
(2) advancing the identification, management, 
maintenance, preservation, restoration, and docu-
mentation, digitization, interpretation, communica-
tion, education of cultural resources within the Na-
tional Park System; 
(3) assessing gaps in the National Park Sys-
tem, National Historic Landmarks, and the National 
Register of Historic Places programs regarding sites 
related to underrepresented groups and resource 
types, and identify and implement strategies and ini-
tiatives for their inclusion; 
(4) identifying and filling critical workforce va-
cancies within parks, the regions, and the Wash-
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ington Support Office to ensure an effective and effi-
cient program of cultural resource management; 
(5) encouraging skill-sharing between parks and 
regional offices, and external groups to meet critical 
training needs and facilitate cross-learning; 
(6) providing relevant training and technical 
guidance to State Historic Preservation Offices, 
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, National Herit-
age Area System units, certified local governments, 
Federal preservation officers, government agencies, 
and others; 
(7) promoting an interdisciplinary research ap-
proach to addressing critical resource management 
issues, including climate change, sustainability, and 
geographic information system standards, including 
through increased coordination between cultural and 
natural resource research and science programs; and 
(8) other projects or programs as determined 
appropriate by the Director. 
(b) PROGRESS.—No later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Con-
gress, an update on the progress meeting requirements 
under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 3. CULTURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGE RESILIENCE 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
(1) AWARDS.—The Director shall carry out a 
program of awarding grants to assist eligible entities 
in the preparation of an application for a grant 
under subsection (b), including community engage-
ment, project planning and design, and capacity. 
(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under 
paragraph (1), with respect to any organization 
seeking such a grant shall not exceed $75,000. 
(b) PROGRAM AND PROJECT GRANTS.— 
(1) AWARDS.—The Director shall carry out a 
program of awarding grants, on a competitive basis, 
to improve the resiliency of our Nation’s cultural re-
sources, including by— 
(A) advancing the identification, manage-
ment, maintenance, preservation, restoration, 
and documentation, digitization, interpretation, 
communication, education of cultural resources, 
including supporting baseline research; 
(B) creating or supporting the operation of 
integrated data systems that maximize the ac-
cessibility of cultural resource inventory, evalua-
tion, documentation, and treatment informa-
tion; 
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(C) providing relevant training and tech-
nical guidance to State Historic Preservation 
Offices, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, 
National Heritage Area System units, certified 
local governments, Federal preservation offi-
cers, government agencies, and others; and 
(D) implementing other relevant projects 
or programs as determined appropriate by the 
Director. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this Act, and entity shall be, or be 
partnered with, a State, Local, Tribal, territorial 
government, an educational institution, a Tribal his-
toric preservation office, a State historic preserva-
tion office, or a non-profit organization. 
(3) COST-SHARE.—The Federal share of a 
grant awarded under the Program may not exceed 
80 percent of total cost of the project. 
(4) WAIVER FOR COST-SHARE REQUIREMENT.— 
The Director may waive the limitation in paragraph 
(3) for certain projects— 
(A) that are in collaboration with Tribal 
Historic Preservation Offices, federally recog-
nized Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian orga-
nizations; and 
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(B) with minimal costs under $10,000. 
(c) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding the grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects that— 
(1) consider and address the role of climate 
change in protecting our Nation’s cultural resources; 
(2) expand and improve support to Native 
American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Natives, 
minority, and other underrepresented groups in-
volved in national historic preservation programs 
and the preservation of their culture; 
(3) support or engage storytelling and oral his-
tory to support intangible heritage and knowledge; 
and 
(4) incorporate an effort to engage and em-
power future generations in historic preservation, 
history, and archeology programs. 
SEC. 4. CULTURAL RESOURCES CAREER ACADEMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall develop a com-
prehensive Cultural Resource Career Academy curriculum 
to provide cultural resource management training to all 
park managers and staff with responsibilities for man-
aging and preserving cultural resources. In developing this 
curriculum, the Director shall include training on— 
(1) the role of climate change in protecting our 
Nation’s cultural resources; 
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