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Clean Ohio Fund

 

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Help Keep the Fund Rolling!

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Your donation will allow us to continue to work toward the renewal of one of Ohio's most important programs.

 

 

Go Deeper

The Results are In!
A recent poll funded by The Nature Conservancy shows that the majority of Ohioans are in favor of a continuation or expansion of the Clean Ohio program.  View the results!  (63KB, .pdf)

Clean Ohio Fund Breakdown: 

  • Over 700 projects
  • Over 26,000 acres of wildlife habitat
  • 20,000 acres of family farms
  • 216 miles of recreational trails
  • 141 cleaner brownfield sites
  • 6,380 new jobs created
  • At least one project in 86 of Ohio's 88 counties
  • All projects by county 
    (101KB, .pdf)

The Clean Ohio Fund is administered by four different state agencies.  To apply for a grant, or obtain more details, go to www.clean.ohio.gov.

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Edge of Appalachia Preserve

 

The Clean Ohio Fund greenspace conservation program is administered locally by 19 regional Natural Resources Assistance Councils (NRACs) across the state.  Each NRAC consists of 11 members representing a broad scope of local governments, conservation, agriculture, forestry, parks, and businesses organizations. 

Each is responsible for setting a prioritization and selection methodology for applications.  Factors to consider for scoring methodology include habitat for rare, threatened and endangered species, high quality habitat, headwater streams, floodplains, water quality, and wetlands.  Approved applications are then sent to the Ohio Public Works Commission for final approval. 

Below is a list of each NRAC District and counties that make them up.  To see a snapshot of the greenspace and other Clean Ohio projects in each district simply click on the district name. 
 

NRAC District Counties
1 Cuyahoga (.pdf; 175 KB)
2 Hamilton (.pdf; 2 MB)
3 Franklin (.pdf; 972 KB)
4 Montgomery (.pdf; 166 KB)
5 Williams, Fulton, Defiance, Henry, Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie, Paulding (.pdf; 169 KB)
6 Trumbull, Mahoning (.pdf; 166 KB)
7 Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Portage (.pdf; 165 KB)
8 Summit (.pdf; 162 KB)
9 Lorain, Medina, Huron (.pdf; 156 KB)
10 Butler, Warren, Clinton, Clermont (.pdf; 244 KB)
11 Union, Madison, Clark, Champaign, Miami, Darke, Preble (.pdf; 148 KB)
12 Lucas (.pdf; 280 KB)
13 Hancock, Putnam, Van Wert, Allen, Mercer, Auglaize, Logan, Shelby (.pdf; 179 KB)
14 Columbiana, Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey, Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Holmes (.pdf; 184 KB)
15 Fayette, Ross, Highland, Brown, Adams, Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia, Pike, Jackson, Vinton (.pdf; 150 KB)
16 Seneca, Wyandot, Hardin, Marion, Crawford, Richland, Ashland, Wayne (.pdf; 329 KB)
17 Morrow, Delware, Knox, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway (.pdf; 242 KB)
18 Hocking, Perry, Muskingum, Noble, Belmont, Monroe, Washington, Athens, Meigs, Morgan 
(.pdf; 247 KB)
19 Stark (.pdf; 169 KB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © TNC (Edge of Appalachia Preserve); Photo © TNC (Big Darby Creek).