The NYS Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor have announced that 45 non-profit organizations and municipalities will receive 2025 NYS Canal System Tourism Infrastructure and Event Grants totaling $255,000. The grants will support eleven tourism infrastructure and amenity improvements and 36 events along canal waterways and the Canalway Trail.
Grants range from $500 to $24,000 and will leverage an estimated $979,087 in additional support. Now in its fourth year, this grants program has invested a total of $900,650 in amenity improvements and events to date.
Events ranging from large festivals to community celebrations and tours promise to contribute to a growing calendar of Erie Canal bicentennial commemorations. Infrastructure and amenity grants will fund public park improvements, kayak rental kiosks, educational exhibits, and signage.
You can see all the 2025 grant recipients here.
Illustration: Watkins Glen Waterfront Festival and Cardboard Boat Regatta (photo by Molly Batrowny).
Source link
