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…

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, through the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939), awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement to the Lackawanna County Government, doing business as the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority. The agreement supports the implementation of the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area management plan from September 2023 through September 2025. The primary products and services to be delivered 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 and culture. Expected outcomes include plan implementation, technical assistance, community outreach, trail development design services, and sub-grants to partner organizations within the designated National Heritage Area.

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 lackawanna heritage valley authority, coordinating management entity for the lackawanna valley national heritage area. The summary of 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 are plan implementation and technical assistance, community outreach, trail development design services, subgrants to partner organizations. Beneficiaries are communities within the national heritage area.