# Heritage Partnership (15.939)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/15-939-heritage-partnership/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Heritage Partnership is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $135 million in 213 grants, about $635,188 per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of the Heritage Partnership Program funding is to carry out programs and projects that engage National Heritage Area (NHA) recipients, partners, communities, and/or visitors in shared environmental stewardship. It promotes greater public and private participation in preservation, conservation, education, and outdoor recreation programs and activities, and builds resource stewardship ethics in is participants. Goals for each National Heritage Area are set forth in each of their designation legislation, but in general, the goal of designation as a National Heritage Area is to preserve and interpret for the educational and inspirational benefit of present and future generations the unique and significant contributions to our national heritage. This heritage is shown through certain historic and cultural lands, waterways, and structures. By preserving and interpreting this heritage, NHAs are able to encourage a broad range of economic opportunities enhancing the quality of life within the designated area, and provide a management framework to assist state/local government entities, non-profits, and others in developing policies and programs that will preserve, enhance, and interpret the cultural, historical, natural, recreation, and scenic resources of the heritage area.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $23.4 million | 55 |
| 2022 | $26.3 million | 54 |
| 2023 | $29.2 million | 61 |
| 2024 | $28.8 million | 61 |
| 2025 | $27.6 million | 62 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Inc | New York | $4.6 million |
| Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area, Inc. | Iowa | $3.5 million |
| Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, Inc. | North Carolina | $3.5 million |
| The Last Green Valley, Inc. | Connecticut | $3.3 million |
| Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Pennsylvania | $3.3 million |
| SC National Heritage Corridor | South Carolina | $3.3 million |
| Essex National Heritage Commission | Massachusetts | $3.3 million |
| Ohio & Erie Canal Association | Ohio | $3.2 million |
| Wheeling National Heritage Corp | West Virginia | $3.0 million |
| Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc | Louisiana | $3.0 million |
| Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Inc. | Pennsylvania | $2.7 million |
| Greenway Heritage Conservancy HRV, Inc. | New York | $2.5 million |
| Motorcities National Heritage Area Partnership Inc. | Michigan | $2.5 million |
| The Schuylkill River Greenway Association | Pennsylvania | $2.5 million |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Tennessee | $2.4 million |
| Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation | Virginia | $2.4 million |
| Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority | Pennsylvania | $2.4 million |
| Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area | Colorado | $2.4 million |
| Mississippi Hills Heritag | Mississippi | $2.4 million |
| Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corp | Arizona | $2.4 million |