PUBLIC LAW 103-451—NOV. 2, 1994 108 STAT. 4773 submission of recommendatioDS by the Committee to the Secretary under subsection (h)(6), the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove a direct grant or subgrant for each project recommended by the Committee and provide to the Committee and the applicant the reasons for that approval or disapproval. (h) DIRECT GRANT AND SUBGRANT ADMINISTRATION.—The National Trust shall be responsible for administering subgrants for maritime heritage education projects under subsection (b), the * Secretary shall be responsible for administering direct grants for maritime heritage preservation projects under subsection (c), and the various State Historic Preservation Officers shall be responsible for administering subgrants for maritime heritage preservation projects under subsection (c), by— (1) publicizing the Program to prospective grantees, subgrantees, and to the public at large, in cooperation with the National Park Service, the Maritime Administration, and v• other appropriate government agencies and private institutions; (2) answering mquiries from the public, including providing information on the Program as requested; (3) distributing direct grant and subgrant applications; (4) receiving direct grant and subgrant applications and ensuring their completeness; (5) forwarding the appHcations to the Committee for review -> and recommendation; (6) submitting to the Secretary applications that the Committee recommends should be approved by the Secretary; (7) keeping records of all direct grant and subgrant awards and expenditures of iunds; (8) monitoring progress of projects carried out with direct, grants and subgrants; and (9) providing tO' the Secretary such progress reports as ,. may be required by the Secretary. (i) ASSISTANCE OF A([ARITIME PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS.— . The Secretary, the National Trust, and the State Historic Preservation Officers may, indi\ddually or jointly, enter into cooperative agreements with any private nonprofit organization with appropriate expertise in maritime preservation issues, or other quaimed ' nmndme preservation organizations, to assist in the administration of the Program. (j) GRANTS FOR INTERIM PROJECTS.— (1) GRANTS AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, subject to paragraph (3), may use amounts available under section 6(b)(2). to make one or more grants described in paragraph (2). (2) GRANTS DESCRIBED.— The grants referred to in para- . graph (1) are the following: (A) A grant to the National Museum Association (a nonprofit organization located in San Francisco, California) for payment of expenses directly related to the preservation and restoration of the historic fleet of the San Francisco Mcuitime National Historical Park, located in San Francisco, California. (B) A grant to the Virginia V Foundation (a nonprofit organization) for use in restoration and preservation of ' . the historic steamship VIRGINIA V. (C) A grant to any nonprofit organization which oper- -• - - ates and maintains a former hospital ship to be converted %;i=> "
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