Heritage partnership programs promote the conservation of local natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources through national heritage areas, national heritage corridors, national historic…

Award Details: The Department of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,326,000 to SC National Heritage Corridor under the Heritage Partnership Program (CFDA 15.939) with an effective period from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award supports implementation of the National Heritage Area (NHA) management plan for a designated heritage area in South Carolina.

Products and Services: Funding under this cooperative agreement will advance shared environmental stewardship and preservation of nationally significant cultural, historical, scenic, and natural resources through management plan implementation activities. The agreement supports a comprehensive range of deliverables including historic preservation initiatives, conservation work, heritage tourism development, interpretation and education programming, community engagement activities, and associated administrative functions. Products and services may encompass capital improvements to heritage infrastructure, heritage trail development, interpretive center operations, educational curriculum development, volunteer stewardship training, archival digitization, and technical support for partner organizations. The program emphasizes building resource stewardship ethics among participants while promoting public and private participation in preservation, conservation, and outdoor recreation programs across the designated National Heritage Area corridor.

Heritage partnership programs promote the conservation of local natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources through national heritage areas, national heritage corridors, national historic districts, and other designations (nhas). This agreement implements the national heritage area management plan which provides a framework for interpretation, conservation, and development based upon the ideas developed during an extensive community planning process. This framework constitutes a reference guide for all actions that relate to the heritage area and the heritage resources and present a phasing schedule that organizes a range of programmatic and physical actions.