Essex Heritage Announces 2022 Partnership Grant Program - 12 Grants to be Awarded to Local Organizations
Contributed By: Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage)
Email The Author: charless@essexheritage.org
Website: http://essexheritage.org
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January 18th, 2022 – The Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage), in keeping with its long tradition of supporting the region’s unique cultural heritage, announced the start of the 2022 Partnership Grant program cycle, now through February 25th. Over the next year, the 12 grant recipients will be working to implement a diverse range of educational, interpretive, accessibility and preservation projects throughout Boston’s North Shore and the Merrimack Valley. Any eligible organization is encouraged to apply, the application process has been designed with simplicity in mind and most applications take less than an hour to complete.
“We recognize the importance of supporting local organizations and we are proud that we are able to award twelve partnership grants again this year” said Annie Harris, Essex Heritage CEO, “Over the life of the program we have provided grants to every community in Essex County – and we know that this seed money greatly impacts the region by leveraging more investments in the Essex National Heritage Area.”
About Essex Heritage and the Essex National Heritage Area:
Essex Heritage is the non-profit organization that manages the Essex National Heritage Area by developing programs that enhance, preserve, and encourage recreation, education, conservation and interpretation projects on Boston’s North Shore and the Lower Merrimack River Valley. The Essex National Heritage Area comprises the 34 cities and towns of Essex County, MA. For more information, visit www.EssexHeritage.org or call (978) 226-8154.
About the Essex Heritage Partnership Grant Program:
The Essex Heritage Partnership Grant Program is a matching grant program created to foster and support the stewardship activities of municipalities and organizations that share Essex Heritage’s mission to preserve and enhance the historic, cultural and natural resources of the Essex National Heritage Area (Essex County). Impacting many in the region, the 22-year old program has invested more than $1.6 million in support of the region’s nationally significant heritage.
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Media contact:
Charles Smith, Manager of Future Resources
(978) 226-8154 / charless@essexheritage.org
Note to Editor:
- Photos of the 2021 grant recipients are available by request
- Contact information for each grant recipient can be made available upon request
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