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 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 Freedoms Way Heritage Association, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Devens, Massachusetts. The purpose of this federal grant is to engage National Heritage Area partners, communities, and visitors in shared environmental stewardship through initiatives that promote preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation related to the region's cultural, historical, and natural resources.

The funding will enable the Freedoms Way Heritage Association to implement its management plan for the Freedoms Way National Heritage Area. Specific grant-funded activities include developing curated historical walks, creating educational experiences for children and families, producing interpretive materials, engaging communities in historical studies, and providing strategic partnership grants to local heritage partners. These efforts aim to enhance public understanding and appreciation of the region's natural and cultural heritage through comprehensive, collaborative programming.

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 the management plan for the freedoms way heritage association. Beneficiaries include general public states and or their political subdivisions nonprofits private entities the heritage area management coordinating entity.