Project Grant NU58DP007737

The Buckeye Hills Regional Council was awarded a $700,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the eight-county region served by the Council through June 2025. As part of this federally-funded planning process, the Council and its sub-awardee, the Area...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $598,232 to the Ohio Association of Foodbanks (OAF) on August 4, 2025, under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Connecting Kids to Coverage (CKC) initiative (CFDA 93.767). Under this five-year cooperative agreement extending through June 30, 2030, the OAF will lead a collaborative effort comprising three subrecipient foodbanks—Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati, Greater Cleveland Food Bank in...

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) received a $245,088 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The grant will fund NOACA's preparation of a comprehensive economic development strategy for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties in Ohio from September 2021 through August 2022. As part of EDA's Planning program, which...

The County of Ashtabula, located in northeastern Ohio, has received a $12,495,803 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). This multi-year funding will support a range of community infrastructure projects in the County, including investments in broadband, transportation, and water/wastewater systems. Additionally, the grant will fund entrepreneurship and capacity building programs to strengthen the regional...

Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services awarded the Ohio Department of Medicaid a $695.98 million block grant on October 1, 2025, under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767) to provide health care coverage to uninsured, low-income children and eligible pregnant women throughout Ohio. This entitlement award, effective through September 30, 2027, enables Ohio to maintain and expand child health assistance programs that improve access to...

Grant Award Summary The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $300,000 to Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Region under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028. This three-year Project Grant funds the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for a nine-county region in southeastern Ohio encompassing Athens, Hocking, Morgan, Monroe, Meigs, Noble,...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $2,465,305 Project Grant to the County of Trumbull, Ohio under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002). The grant will support community infrastructure improvements from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Specifically, funding will assist the County of Trumbull Sanitary Engineer's Division, also known as the Trumbull County Auditor's Office, in delivering services that strengthen the region's economic...

Federal Grant Award Summary Lorain County received a $702,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs (CFDA 20.106) on July 29, 2025. The grant will support the update and modernization of the existing Airport Master Plan for airports associated with Lorain, Ohio, with work to be performed in Elyria, Ohio. The project is scheduled for completion by...

The Lorain County Board of Mental Health has been awarded a $512,527 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This Project Grant will fund the organization's efforts to rapidly rehouse homeless individuals and families in Lorain, Ohio while providing supportive services to promote self-sufficiency. As a prime recipient of the Continuum of Care Program grant, the Lorain County Board of Mental Health will use the funding to...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Lorain County Board of Mental Health received a $588,463 Project Grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The award supports the organization's delivery of comprehensive homeless assistance services in Lorain, Ohio, consistent with the CoC Program's mission to end...