; (2) promote public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the many places, events, and people that have contributed to our diverse national story; (3) promote innovative and partnership-driven management strategies that recognize regional values, to encourage locally tailored resource stewardship and interpretation, to develop economically viable and innovative approaches to community conservation, and to provide for the effective leveraging of Federal funds with State, local, tribal, and private funding sources; (4) provide unified national standards and processes for conducting feasibility studies, designating National Heritage Areas, and approving heritage area management plans; (5) provide appropriate linkages among units of the National Park System, and communities, governments, and organizations within National Heritage Areas to conserve, enhance, and interpret resources outside of park boundaries