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

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded Susquehanna Heritage Corporation a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) on June 13, 2025, with performance completion by September 30, 2026. The award supports the organization's mission to preserve and promote the cultural, historical, and natural resources of the Susquehanna River region through environmental stewardship initiatives. The funding enables Susquehanna Heritage Corporation, the designated management entity for the Susquehanna National Heritage Area, to deliver educational programs, heritage tourism development, conservation initiatives, and community engagement activities that build resource stewardship ethics among participants while celebrating the area's rich heritage.

Specific products and services funded through this agreement include educational programming and school field trip experiences, interpretive frameworks and on-the-water experiences that promote watershed stewardship, heritage preservation and conservation initiatives, and technical support for community partners and stakeholders. The program emphasizes advancing shared environmental stewardship by promoting greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation activities. Beneficiaries of the award include the general public, state and local government entities, nonprofit organizations, private entities, and the heritage area management coordinating entity operating across the Susquehanna River region.

This is done bypromoting greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoorrecreation programs and activities, and building resource stewardship ethics in its participants. The susquehanna heritage corporation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural, historical, and natural resources of the susquehanna river region. IT focuses on enhancing community engagement through educational programs, heritage tourism, and conservation initiatives that celebrate the area s rich heritage. Additionally, the corporation works to foster sustainable development and strengthen local economies connected to the river s resources.beneficiaries include general public, states and or their political subdivisions, non-profits, private entities, the heritage area management coordinating entity.