Skipjack 'City of Crisfield' one of the heritage projects to receive matching grant
CROWNSVILLE — Skipjack Heritage Inc. was earmarked $50,000 to help with the restoration of the skipjack City of Crisfield now at Scott’s Cove Marina in Chance.
The award is one of 107 …
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Skipjack 'City of Crisfield' one of the heritage projects to receive matching grant
CROWNSVILLE — Skipjack Heritage Inc. was earmarked $50,000 to help with the restoration of the skipjack City of Crisfield now at Scott’s Cove Marina in Chance.
The award is one of 107 matching grants through the Beach to Bay Heritage Area which will receive the funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.
Beach to Bay was awarded a total of $428,031. That includes $100,000 for its operations plus smaller amounts for $50,000 to the Friends of Assateague State Park for a park project, $46,750 to the Furnace Town Foundation for the Nassawango iron furnace restoration, and $50,000 for the Ocean City Museum Society for restoring a circa 1910 bank building.
There is also $100,000 for Tyree African American Methodist Episcopal Church restoration and $31,281 for the Germantown School Community’s “Early 20th Century African American Education” project, both in the Berlin area.
Grant funds support heritage tourism projects and activities that attract visitors and expand economic development and tourism-related job creation throughout Maryland. Organizations receiving grant awards include museums, parks, educational organizations, and other entities that steward and celebrate the unique cultural and natural resources located within one of Maryland’s Heritage Areas.
“Heritage tourism is an economic development tool that creates jobs and brings visitors to the state while making our communities better places to live and work,” said Gov. Larry Hogan. “Our administration is proud that this funding will allow for 107 projects to move forward and congratulate Maryland’s Heritage Areas and their tourism partners for their support in changing Maryland for the better.”
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) oversees Maryland’s system of 13 locally-administered, certified Heritage Areas. The Maryland Heritage Areas Program provides $2.4 billion in annual economic impact and MHAA grants generate $319.8 million in state and local taxes and supports 33,815 full- and part-time jobs annually. A full economic impact study can be found here: mht.maryland.gov/heritageareas_impact.shtml.
