The goal of this task agreement is to provide funding through the heritage partnership program (HPP) fund and technical support for national heritage areas, specifically the recipient, the new england…

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), the coordinating entity for the Champlain Valley National Heritage Area. The award will fund administrative and operational programming, staffing, and implementation of resource stewardship, preservation education, interpretative trip planning and tours, cultural revitalization, historic preservation, and arts education initiatives within the heritage area. Expected outcomes include program management, interpretive theme development, and organization of the Western New England Greenway bikeway. The beneficiaries are communities within the heritage area and the general public. NEIWPCC has previously received numerous federal grants to support water quality initiatives and may leverage sub-awardees for certain project activities.

The goal of this task agreement is to provide funding through the heritage partnership program (HPP) fund and technical support for national heritage areas, specifically the recipient, the new england interstate water pollution control commission, coordinating management entity for the champlain valley national heritage area. Project-specific activities include: administrative and operational programming and staffing, development and implementation of resource stewardship and preservation educational initiatives, administrative and operational support for guided interpretative trip planning and tours, and for cultural revitalization efforts, historic preservation activities, educational programming and the preservation of the arts culture. Expected outcomes include program management, implementation grants, develop and present interpretative themes associated with the champlain-adirondack biosphere network, organization, development, and outreach for the western new england greenway (bikeway). Beneficiaries are communities within the national heritage area and the general public.