Heritage Award Application

Nominations due February 28, 2020

Please download the HERITAGE AWARD OVERVIEW for more information.
Applications must be submitted using the forms and format provided online. The online application cannot be saved in progress; we recommend that you complete your answers in a Word document and then copy them into the online form.
Applications will be judged on quality, not volume. Please respect word limits.
Include at least one photograph depicting the place you are nominating. Please include a map, brochure, or other documentation if it is relevant in supporting your application.

Please submit your application by Friday, February 28, 2020.

Please direct inquiries to:
Miyoko Fulleringer, Program Manager
(518) 237-7000, ext. 202
miyoko_fulleringer@partner.nps.gov

Project Name

Street Address

City

Zip Code

Date Initiated

Project Completion Date (Projects must have been completed and open to the public for at least one year)

Project Development Cost

Annual Operating Budget

Applicant Name (Application submitted by):

Applicant Title

Applicant Organization

Applicant Street Address

Applicant City

Applicant Email Address

Applicant Telephone Number

Applicant Organization Website

Key Participants (Name, Organization, Role, Telephone, Email)

How did you hear about the Erie Canalway Heritage Award of Excellence?

Use of Application Materials Required

The undersigned grants the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor permission to use, reproduce, or make available for reproduction or use by others, for any purpose whatsoever, the materials submitted. The applicant warrants that the applicant has full power and authority to submit the application and all attached materials and to grant these rights and permission.

Electronic Signature

Date

ABSTRACT: Give a brief overview of the project (max 350 words)

List project goals (max 100 words)

Why does the project merit the Erie Canalway Heritage Award of Excellence? Consider impact on local community and Canalway Corridor as a whole; innovative or unique approaches to advancing Preservation & Management Plan. (max 500 words)

1. Tell us what makes the place you are nominating great. Describe what is unique about it. (max 150 words)

2. What challenges have you faced to achieve your goals? What, if any, significant tradeoffs were required to implement the project? (max 150 words)

3. What local issues did this project address? How has it affected the local community? (max 150 words)

4. Describe key elements of the development process, including community participation, where appropriate. (max 100 words)

5. List financing and funding sources for the project.

6. How will the project evolve over the next five years? What are your challenges to continued success? (max 200 words)

7. Describe lessons you’ve learned that may be applicable to other settings or communities within the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. (max 200 words)

8. What measures have you taken to raise awareness about the project or what you have learned? (max 150 words)

9. Has the project received other honorary awards? If so, please list name and date awarded.

Photo (max 2MB) Required

Supporting Documents, e.g. brochures, maps, interpretive signage, testimonials. (Please create one PDF with all supporting documents and upload a single file)