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GRANT NAME
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ELIGIBILITY
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SPECIFICATIONS
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APPLICATION DEADLINE
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CONTACT
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PROGRAM ASSISTANCE GRANTS
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SWCDs
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These grants will provide a safety net for districts with a sudden reduction in local funding, impacts from USDA office closures, and assist SWCDs experiencing a steady slow decline, or a long-term level-funding pattern. PAG funds will provide assistance with program delivery, administrative costs, and costs associated with strategic planning and program evaluation.
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Application Information
(32 KB pdf)
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David Hanselmann
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AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT COST SHARING
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Landowners
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Provide cost-share and technical assistance to solve agricultural or forestry-related sediment or livestock waste pollution problems. Provides 75% (up to $15,000) of the cost of installing eligible practices (defined in Ohio Administrative Code 1501:15-5-13) that will provide the least cost alternative to control pollution.
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 Brochure
(292 KB pdf)
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Your local Soil & Water Conservation District Office
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OHIO LAKE ERIE CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
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Farmers and owners of agricultural lands capable of cropland production. Land must be within the Lake Erie drainage area of 27 eligible counties in northern Ohio.
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Cost-share grants and incentive payments are allotted to enroll in conservation management practices to reduce soil erosion, field runoff, and sediment pollution from agricultural lands.
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Online information
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Your local Soil and Water Conservation District office
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WATERSHED COORDINATORS
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Non-profit organizations, local and regional units of governments
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- Organizations can request 3-year or 4-year grants to employ a watershed coordinator.
- 4-year coordinators develop state endorsed watershed action plans. 3-year coordinators implement state endorsed watershed action plans.
- Grant covers up to 80%* of salary and fringe benefits for a watershed coordinator. 20%* sponsor cost-share required to complete watershed coordinator compensation. *90%/10% for watersheds within “economically distressed” portions of the state as determined by Ohio Department of Development.
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RFP distributed as funding permits. Currently, there are no plans to invite proposals until Spring 2008.
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614-265-6610
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WATERSHED EDUCATION MINI-GRANT
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SWCDs
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These small grants will provide funding to SWCDs for projects focusing on watershed education for schools and the general public.
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Online Information
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614-265-6610
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