Certified Local Government
Panguitch Main Street
What is a CLG?
A Certified Local Government (CLG) is a city or county that has been "certified" as eligible to apply for federal grants for historic preservation.
By becoming a CLG, a local government can gain tools and resources to help historic buildings become a more vital part of the community’s social and economic fabric.
How to become a Certified Local Government
A local government must pass an approved historic preservation ordinance and appoint a historic preservation commission. Get more information.
CLG grants
Our grants to CLGs help them document and preserve historic and archaeological sites. Get more information.
Preservation and planning
Historic preservation and planning work hand in hand. Proper planning is essential for successful preservation programs, and attention to preservation can improve a community’s plan. Get more information.
Networking with other CLGs
To find Certified Local Governments and contact info, see our CLG Database.
To meet face to face with historic preservation commissioners and other CLG officials from around the state, attend our CLG training, which happens every spring in partnership with the Utah Heritage Foundation.
Utah Heritage Foundation 2013 Utah Preservation Conference
Mark your calendars! May 9-11, 2013
Visit the Utah Heritage Foundation website for further information (including Utah State History's Certified Local Government session) and registration.
Useful links
Some Utah cities have historic preservation websites that provide very useful information about preservation issues in those communities. If your community has a preservation website and you want to add it to our list, please send the website address to ddahl@utah.gov.
Salt Lake City: http://www.slcgov.com/ced/hlc
Springville: http://historicspringville.org
Provo: http://history.provo.org. Especially see their interactive map of historical sites in Provo.
For more information, contact:
Barbara Murphy, 801-245-7251
State Historic Preservation Office
Utah State History
300 S. Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Fax: 801/533-3503