Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, Inc.

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, Inc., registered in SAM.gov since 2007, is a non-profit corporate entity based in Salisbury, Connecticut, focused on preserving and promoting the cultural, historical, and natural resources of a 29-municipality region spanning Litchfield County, Connecticut and Berkshire County, Massachusetts. As a federally-designated National Heritage Area managing organization, the entity works to strengthen regional identity, increase public awareness of local history, and support preservation and conservation efforts through collaborative partnerships and targeted projects. The organization primarily receives federal grant awards from the National Park Service, specifically through the Heritage Partnership Program, to support its mission of environmental stewardship and community engagement.

Through its federal grant awards, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, Inc. has consistently developed and implemented comprehensive projects that focus on heritage tourism, educational programming, historic preservation, and environmental conservation. The organization's grant-funded activities have included landscape stewardship programs for youth, heritage partnership grants supporting educational and stewardship programming, public art initiatives, and historical resource preservation efforts. Specific project outcomes have encompassed developing interpretive signage for New England Greenways Bikeway, conducting heritage educational programming, engaging youth in preservation activities, and implementing pollinator protection strategies through "Operation Pollination". The organization receives Cooperative Agreements primarily from the National Park Service's Northeast Region, with recent awards ranging from $1,000,000 to support multi-year initiatives focused on preserving the Upper Housatonic Valley watershed region's cultural, historical, and natural resources. These grants enable the organization to provide sub-grants, support administrative operations, and develop collaborative programs that enhance community understanding and preservation of the region's unique heritage.