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Housatonic Heritage announces 2009 Heritage Partnership Grant Program

JUNE 1, 2009 (Great Barrington, MA) . . . The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (Housatonic Heritage) has announced the 2009 Heritage Partnership Grant Program. The grant program will provide up to $50,000 in matching funds for projects that create or enhance in-town historic walking tours.  Open to non-profit organizations, municipalities and government agencies within the Heritage Area, grant awards range from $1,000 - $5,000 per project. Grant applications must be postmarked no later then June 30, 2009, and may be used for projects that are implemented in the 29-town heritage area.

Grant guidelines and application can be downloaded from the Housatonic Heritage website at www.HousatonicHeritage.org. Eligible projects include brochures, maps, websites and other electronic way-finding such as podcasts and cell phone tours. Grant funds must be matched with a minimum 1:1 with other funding sources, and can include donated time, services and other non-cash contributions. Applicants are encouraged to create partnerships with other individuals and organizations, and to either further an existing project, or begin a new project. All grant projects must be completed within one year. 

In its second year, the Housatonic Heritage Partnership Grant Program has provided grants for local projects that illuminate the rich historical, natural and cultural heritage of the Upper Housatonic Valley region.  Additional information about the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area and the grant program can be found on the website www.HousatonicHeritage.org, by emailing info@HousatonicHeritage.org, or by calling (860) 435-9505.

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Complete details of the program are available as a PDF on our website’s GRANTS page. 

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