Project Grant 3910S13039

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Rail Development Commission Ohio under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program (CFDA 20.326). The purpose of this award is to support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed intercity passenger rail corridor connecting Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Key deliverables include a Project Performance Plan, existing planning materials, a...

This $101,725 Formula Grant was awarded on March 19, 2025 by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to support the Buckeye Hills Regional Transportation Planning Organization's (RTPO) Active Transportation Planning Study in Hocking County, Ohio. The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive active transportation plan for the Hocking Hills region, which will involve regional planning...

This $750,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the FY 2025 update to Ohio's statewide bicycle and pedestrian plan, WALK.BIKE.OHIO. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the designated state agency for transportation infrastructure management, will use the grant funding to comprehensively update the state's plan for developing and enhancing bicycle and pedestrian transportation networks. This project...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,174,306 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will subgrant the funds to the City of North Olmsted, Ohio to construct a performance stage and sound system, create four trailheads, complete an internal park trail system, install new lighting and extend the performance stage parking lot at a centrally located park. The project will...

The Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in Ohio received a $3,438,683 grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on October 1, 2024. The grant will fund the Beulah Park-Euclid Beach Connector Trail Phase I project, which involves developing 750 feet of new, 10-foot-wide trail along Lake Erie in Cleveland. The project includes erosion control, revegetation, and installation of a biofiltration area adjacent to...

The Ohio Department of Transportation received a $572,830 Formula Grant award on April 26, 2022 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support a project to rebuild the traffic signal at State Route 48 and Corwin Nixon Boulevard in Warren County, Ohio. Project work will include installing backplates, pedestrian accommodations, supplementary near-side signal heads, and a concrete refuge island to improve safety at...

The Ohio Department of Transportation was awarded a $420,512 project grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant will fund the design, engineering, and construction of a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Cuyahoga River in the Village of Boston, Ohio. Work on the project is scheduled to be completed by May 18, 2026. The Highway Planning and Construction program aims to assist states in providing for construction,...

This federal Project Grant award of $23,291,991.73, provided by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant Program (CFDA 11.032), will fund the implementation of Ohio's Digital Equity Plan. The key activities include: Implementing a Digital Inclusion Grant Program to provide funding for eligible entities to address identified digital inclusion needs across the state. Developing a statewide device ecosystem to...

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been awarded a $450,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction program). This 2-year task order contract will assist Ohio's Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) with the development and implementation of regional transportation planning projects and programs. Key activities to be...

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas Preserves in Ohio was awarded a $782,012 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program. The grant funds will be used to construct a new 100-foot pedestrian bridge across Eagle Creek within the 489-acre Eagle Creek State Nature Preserve. The existing 80-foot bridge, built in 1989, had become compromised...