The Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center provides historic preservation planning services with funding from member communities and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

The services include:

• Conduct quarterly meetings of the Coastal Region Historic Preservation Advisory Council (HPAC)
• Prepare and update an inventory of historic properties in the region
• Assist DNR in Section 106* review of development projects
• Provide technical assistance to local governments on preparation of:
   
  1. Cultural Resource Elements of Comprehensive Plans
  2. Historic Property Surveys
  3. National Register of Historic Places nominations
  4. Historic Preservation Grant applications
  5. Historic Preservation Tax Incentive applications
      
• Maintain and disseminate information on a wide array of historic preservation programs and initiatives

*Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966