February 25, 2026

Amy Spong

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer

State Historic Preservation Office

Minnesota Department of Administration

50 Sherburne Avenue, Suite 203

Saint Paul, MN 55155

RE:	Request for Project Review for a Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission Legacy Grant

, County

Dear Amy Spong,

[Agency/City/County requesting project review] has been awarded a grant from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission in FYXX. The grant will be contracted through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Grants Office. As a requirement of the contracting process, we are consulting your office to determine whether the project we are proposing to fund with this grant will affect designated historic properties and/or significant archaeological sites. Our grant is scheduled to expire on [DD, MM, YYYY].

Detailed Project Description

[Include a detailed narrative describing the work that will be completed as part of the grant project including reference to new construction, ground disturbance, renovation, etc… as it may pertain to aboveground historic properties and belowground archaeological sites. Only include project work that will be completed as part of the current grant project. Describe any previous ground disturbance in the proposed project area. Please include photos of the project area that show existing conditions.]

Location of the Project

[Provide a detailed written description of the project location and include Township, Range, and Section legal locations from the Public Land Survey System. Also reference attached maps (topos, aerial photographs, etc) that show the general project area and the specific project location and any construction drawings/site plans.]

Known Historic Properties and Archaeological Sites within the Project Location

[Review the public maps of archaeological site locations (the Minnesota Office of the State Archaeologist Portal) and aboveground historic properties (the Minnesota Statewide Historic Inventory Portal) and provide a description of whether there are known archaeological sites and/or aboveground historic properties in the project area. If there are any aboveground historic properties in the project area, please submit current photos of these properties. If any previous archaeological studies or architecture-history studies have been completed within the project area, include copies or references to those studies and provide a summary of the recommendations. If a new archaeological literature review and assessment (Phase Ia) or Phase I archaeological survey report has been completed for the project, please include the report(s) with your submittal. A copy of the report(s) must also be uploaded by the archaeologist to the Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) Portal, and you will need to acknowledge that this has been done in your cover letter/submittal].

Sincerely,

[Point of Contact Name and Title]

cc: DNR Project Manager (Jenni Bubke or Sarah Wennerberg, DNR Grants Specialist Coordinators or Charlie Davis, DNR Senior Grants Specialist )

01/07/2026