Local Assistance Grants
Regional 1998 - 2007

Done

Award Year

Grantee (Location)

Project Title

Total $

OCMP Grant

Nonfederal Match

2006

Cuyahoga County Board of Health (Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage counties)

Mill Creek Watershed Action Plan

$78,336

$38,238

CMAG

$40,098

A state endorsable Watershed Action Plan that addresses coastal nonpoint source pollution for the Mill Creek Watershed will be developed. The plan will use the Community Assessment Plan for the Mill Creek Watershed developed under a previous CMAGrant, data collection from the previously developed gap analysis, and input from the general public.

X

2005

Ohio Environmental Council (Lake Erie Region)

Northwest Ohio Sustainable Watershed Project

$17,282

$8,641

CMAG

$8,641

The purpose of this project is to build long-term financial sustainability for Northwest Ohio watershed groups so they can become sustainable forces in their communities for watershed protection and restoration.  This will be accomplished by providing four interactive fundraising workshops.

X

2005

Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa Counties)

Portage River Watershed Action Plan

$86,460

$43,230

CMAG

$43,230

A comprehensive watershed action plan will be developed for approval and endorsement by Ohio EPA, Ohio DNR and OSU Extension for the communities and residents in the Portage River Watershed.  This plan will achieve a focus for future water quality projects and decisions in agreement with agricultural practices, drinking water supplies, habitat restoration, floodplain protection and economic development and will be developed with stakeholder involvement.

X

2004

North Coast Regional Council of Park Districts

North Central Ohio Lake Erie Internet Mapping and GIS, Phase 1

$166,000

$120,000

GLCRG

$46,000

This project will help pay for a coastal and watershed protection tool that can be used by the NCRCPD and other agencies to prioritize critical habitat preservation and restoration areas to improve and protect coastal water quality. An interactive Internet mapping application for regional planning and public education in the North Central Ohio Lake Erie Watershed will also be developed.

X

2003

Ohio Maritime Personnel Online Database Project

$30,000

$15,000

CMAG

$15,000

This project will expand an existing database of personnel employed in the maritime trades extracted from several collections at BGSU.  The data sets will then be available to local, regional and state planners, the public, resource managers, and other agencies via the Internet.

X

2003

Lake Erie Coastal Ohio, Inc.

Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Natural Heritage Tourism Awareness

$77,364

$38,682

CMAG

$38,682

This project will enhance Lake Erie Coastal Ohio’s ability to convey the message that Lake Erie and its resources are important to the economic wellbeing of the Lake Erie watershed.  This will be accomplished through a television PSA and the development of a Corridor Management Plan to assist in obtaining State and National Scenic Byway designation.

X

2001

Bowling Green State University

Feasibility of Lake Erie Region for Nature Based Tourism

$111,473

$55,736

CMAG

$55,737

This feasibility study will analyze the perceptions of current and potential tourists concerning a three county area as a sustainable nature-based tourism destination.  This feasibility plan will guide promotion of nature-based tourism and will be a model for other Lake Erie communities.

X

2001

Ohio Environmental Council

Northeast Ohio Community Watershed Program

$58,852

$28,852

CMAG

$30,000

The Ohio Environmental Council’s Northeast Ohio Community Watershed Program goal is to build the long-term capacity of northeast Ohio watershed groups to develop community-based watershed action plans.  This project assists that goal by producing a funding source compilation, topical workshops, and networking meetings.

X

2000

Bowling Green State University

Ohio Maritime History: Ports and People of Lake Erie, 1880 - 1980

$39,846

$18,822

CMAG

$21,024

Create two unique databases of Ohio maritime resources that will be available at the Lake Erie Shipwreck Center in Vermilion.

X

1999

Bowling Green State University

Great Lakes Vessels, 1815-1980: Image Database

$17,682

$10,587

CMAG

$7,095

Complete a comprehensive and searchable image database of approximately 10,000 Great Lakes vessels from 1815-1980, including those that have operated on or are now shipwrecks in Lake Erie. 

X

1998

The University of Toledo

Mussel Embryo/Larva Cultivation

$69,201

$40,000

CMAG

$29,201

Enhance current techniques of aquaculture that could be used to rescue and repopulate native freshwater mussels threatened by pollution and non-indigenous species.

Grand Total

Projects Total

Grants Total

Match Total

$752,496

$417,788

$334,708