The purpose of the heritage partnership program funding is to engage national heritage area recipients, partners, communities, and or visitors in shared environmental stewardship

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) to the Schuylkill River Greenway Association, a non-profit organization located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The grant is intended to engage national heritage area recipients, partners, communities, and visitors in shared environmental stewardship through promoting greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation programs and activities. Key project activities include completing the Schuylkill River Trail, restoring and protecting the river ecosystem, connecting communities through trail access, and implementing diverse community engagement programs such as river sojourns, bike rides, bike share initiatives, Underground Railroad programs, and art exhibitions. The grant supports the organization's efforts to develop and deliver educational initiatives, conduct interpretive tours, support historic preservation, and promote cultural revitalization within the Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area. The project period runs from July 30, 2024 to August 31, 2026.

This is done by promoting greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation programs and activities, and building resource stewardship ethics in its participants. This project supports the implementation of activities that meet the objectives of the management plan for the schuykill river greenways national heritage area. Beneficiaries include general public, states and or their political subdivisions, non-profits, private entities, the heritage area management coordinating entity.