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 oil…

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service through the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) provides $1,000,000 in funding to the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism to support operations and programming for the Oil Region National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. The key products and services to be delivered include:

• Administrative and operational support for staffing, interpretive programming, cultural revitalization, and historic preservation efforts in the heritage area.
• Development and implementation of resource stewardship, preservation, and educational initiatives.
• Administrative and operational support for guided interpretive trip planning, tours, and other visitor services.
• Deliverables such as directional wayfinding and interpretive signage, an interpretive plan, historic structure assessments, and architectural/engineering/construction services.

The funding will benefit communities within the Oil Region National Heritage Area through these heritage-focused activities. The agreement has a performance period of September 19, 2023 through September 30, 2025.

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 oil region alliance of business, industry tourism, coordinating management entity for the oil region national heritage area. 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 directional wayfinding and interpretative signage, the development of an interpretative plan, historic structure assessments, architectural, engineering, and construction services. Beneficiaries are communities within the national heritage area.