The NYS Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor have announced that 41 non-profit organizations and municipalities will receive 2026 NYS Canal System Tourism Infrastructure and Event Grants totaling $207,953.
The grants will support 11 tourism infrastructure and amenity improvements and 31 events along canal waterways and the Canalway Trail.
Grants range from $500 to $24,000 and will leverage an estimated $808,104 in additional support. Now in its fifth year, this grants program has invested approximately $1 million in amenity improvements and events to date according to its administrators.
In additions to events, infrastructure and amenity grants will fund accessibility updates, trail enhancements, restroom renovations and interpretive signage.
See the full list of grant recipients.
Learn about more available grants.
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