| Program |
Division |
Contact/Description |
| Boating Infrastructure Grant Program |
Watercraft |
See the grant packet online. For the construction of transient mooring facilities for recreational boats 26' and over in length. Application deadline in August. |
| Cooperative Boating Facility Grant |
Watercraft |
Contact Julie McQuade or 614-265-6443, or see the grant packet online. Waterways Safety Fund grant for construction and renovation of public boating access facilities. Application deadline in April. |
| Forest Products Utilization and Marketing |
Forestry |
Contact Andy Sabula, 614-265-6703
Technical assistance to improve manufacturing techniques used by primary and secondary forest products companies, increasing the company's profitability while conserving Ohio's natural resources. |
| Minerals Leasing |
Forestry |
Contact Don Karas, 614-265-6701
Authority to lease minerals on state forest lands, normally handled on request basis. |
| Ohio Buy Recycled Business Alliance |
Recycling |
Contact Jim Ankrom, 614-265-6333
Non-profit organization of Ohio businesses active in buying or manufacturing products made with recycled-content material. Over 160 business and community organizations are members of the Ohio alliance, which is affiliated with the National Recycling Coalition's Buy Recycled Business Alliance. |
| Ohio Materials Exchange (OMEx) |
Recycling |
Contact Anne Filbert, 614-265-6333
Statewide materials exchange facilitating reuse and recycling of recovered materials in business and industry. No charge for listing or exchanging materials. OMEx is a joint program of the departments of Natural Resources, Development, Environmental Protection, and the Association of Ohio Recyclers. |
| Timber Management/Sales |
Forestry |
Contact Don Karas, 614-265-6701
Authority to manage state forest timber and make sales to industry, with approximately 5-6 million board feet sold annually. |