The New York State Canal Corporation (NYSCC), through the Reimagine the Canals initiative, and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (ECNHC) is launching a new competitive grant program to support tourism and recreation along with the New York State Canal System (Canal waterways and Canalway Trail).
Donor Name: Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 to $24,000
Details:
This program supports public events and festivals that encourage exploration and enjoyment of the wealth of culture, heritage, nature, and recreational offerings within New York State’s canal corridor.
Projects submitted should demonstrate how they will achieve one or more program objectives:
- facilitate recreation and/or tourism
- enhance visitor amenities
- encourage overnight stays
- improve the visitor experience
- make recreational and tourism assets more accessible
- attract and serve diverse audiences
- improve connectivity between recreation areas and communities or between waterways and land trails
Funding Information
- For Event Support: $500 to $15,000.
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For Tourism Infrastructure & Amenity Support: $5,000 to $24,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Events must occur in 2022.
- Funding is open to counties, municipalities, units of local government, not-for-profit organizations, and federally recognized Native American tribes located within communities eligible for Canalway Grants.
- Proposed events may include reasonable fees.
- Applicant must include a formal management entity resolution or other clear and strong documentation demonstrating organizational, municipal, or tribal leadership support for the project.
- The New York State Canal Corporation is subject to the State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure and must, to the extent possible, make funding decisions consistent with the provisions of that Act.
- Ineligible applicants include private individuals, for-profit businesses, political or religious-based organizations, and certain special purpose units of government, such as schools or fire districts.
For more information, visit Tourism Infrastructure & Event Grants.