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 26-year old program has invested more than $1.6 million in support of the region’s nationally significant heritage. Applications for the 2024 Partnership Grant Program are now open, and will officially close on February 23, 2024.
Beginning this year, we’re offering some extra credit – 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 1776, with much of the groundwork of the having been set in years prior. Starting in 2024, projects specifically focusing on Essex County connections within the broader “Revolution 250” context will be given special consideration.