The Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $1,831,059 Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to support programs and projects that engage National Heritage Area (NHA) recipients, partners, communities, and visitors in shared environmental stewardship. The funding is intended to preserve, interpret, and develop the natural, recreational, cultural, and historic resources associated with the Ohio Erie Canal and its legacy, while encouraging public use and compatible economic development to improve quality of life in Northeast Ohio. Key activities include promoting greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation initiatives, as well as building resource stewardship ethics among participants. The award, which spans from July 2024 to September 2025, aims to achieve these goals through administrative operations, educational programming, historic preservation, cultural revitalization, heritage tourism development, and community outreach efforts.
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