DNR_-_Final_Executed_Contract_-_12-22-2025_-_2025-2099_-_OFFICE_OF_COASTAL_MANAGEMENT_-_SERVICES_AGREEMENT_-_FEDERAL_FUNDS_-_11..pdf

This is a Services Agreement between the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management, and Civic Uplift LLC, a company located in Westerville, Ohio. The contract is associated with a federal grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves Program, with a total award amount of $1,797,609 and an approved indirect rate of 0%.

The contract is for completion of a market analysis and needs assessment for the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve's education and training sectors. The scope of work involves conducting online surveys and focus groups with educators, decision makers, and community members across eight Ohio coastal counties. Civic Uplift will develop sampling procedures, survey instruments, and conduct data analysis, ultimately delivering a final report with recommendations for implementing education and coastal training programs. The total compensation for this work is $22,280, with the project to be completed by June 1st, 2026. The work is divided into three phases: planning, market analysis of Lake Erie proximity service providers, and needs assessment of Lake Erie coastal counties and reserve proximity.