We provide staff expertise and funding to build new educational, tourism, and recreational opportunities across the state. The Heritage Area offers citizens, agencies, and property owners the following statewide programs:

Professional Services and Outreach provides trained staff/student assistance at no cost to property owners and organizations developing heritage programs and projects. Please contact us to learn more about how we may be able to help. 

Collaborative Partnerships allow local governments and non-profit groups to apply for matching grant funds for programs and projects including heritage tourism initiatives, exhibits, educational materials/programming, archeological surveys, and site interpretation. All funds received from the Heritage Area must be matched dollar for dollar with non-federal money. Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their project idea with Heritage Area staff prior to submitting an application. Applications are reviewed and approved by our Board of Advisors each spring and fall, and all applicants will be notified of the Board's decisions in writing. Proposals must be postmarked by January 31 for consideration in the spring, and August 31 for consider in the fall. Please note that it may take up to three months from the date of submission before applicants are notified of a final decision. 

For a copy of our updated interactive application, click here . (Note - you will need to download a copy of the application in order to complete it). 

For partners that have been awarded Collaborative Partnership funding from the Heritage Area, click here for guidelines for how to manage your partnership. For guidelines on creating quarterly invoices and the final project report, click here. A match report that outlines all matching funds is also required for partnership funding payment. Click here for our match guidelines and an interactive form for documenting matching partnership funds.