Making good things happen along the canals
The New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor offer competitive grant funding to support tourism and recreation along the New York State Canal System (Canal waterways and Canalway Trail).
The program provides funding to support tourism infrastructure and amenity improvements, and events. Grant funding is open to counties, municipalities, units of local government, not-for-profit organizations and federally recognized Native American tribes.
Find match forms and other requirements.
Award Range:
$5,000 to $24,000
Award Range:
$500 to $3,000
Projects submitted should demonstrate how they will achieve one or more program objectives:
- facilitate recreation and/or tourism
- enhance visitor amenities and/or improve the visitor experience
- encourage overnight stays
- commemorate the history, heritage, or culture of the canals
- make recreational and tourism assets more accessible for all ages and abilities and expand audiences served
- improve and/or promote connectivity between recreation areas and communities or between waterways and land trails
NEXT ROUND OPENS FALL 2024
Application Opens: October 7, 2024
Applications Due: November 15, 2024
Awards Announced: January 2025
