The city of Zanesville is working to improve the conditions of its neighborhoods, and two recently-awarded programs are helping out.
The Community Development Department applied for two competitive grants. The first is the Neighborhood Revitalization Program, and Zanesville was one of 11 applicants in the state to be awarded the funds. The $300,000 grant will be applied to various projects within Zanesville's targeted East-End Neighborhood.
"The funds are used to assist and...
The city of Zanesville is wrapping up its second and final public hearing for Formula and Neighborhood Revitalization Grants.
It's required that citizens participate and give their input in deciding how to prioritize activities for the grants.
"They have concerns about items that may not be qualified as eligible activities. Many times they want to talk about curbs and sidewalks where those might be the responsibility of the homeowner, " says Community Development...
1.6 million dollars in Economic Development Administration grants will be divvied up throughout the state and will include one spot here in Southeastern Ohio.
US Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, says it's meant to help build jobs in the Buckeye State.
Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association of Cambridge will see more than 150 thousand dollars coming its way to put an aggressive economic development planning program in place.
Muskingum County is applying to bring more money to our area.
Community Development Director, Sheila Samson, went before the Muskingum County Commissioners Thursday to update them on the different grants the county is currently working on.
"We are actually applying for the 2010 CHIP grants, our community housing improvements, applying for a $500,000 and I just gave them an update on the different activities which we have private owner rehabilitation,...
$1.7 million is headed to Ohio University from is headed to Ohio University from the National Institutes of Health to learn more about the science of why we age.
The grant is one of the largest NIH Grants received by Ohio University and is part of a larger $8.6 million cooperative initiative that includes researchers at five other institutions. The project has roots at Ohio University where researchers at five other institutions.
The project has roots at Ohio University where...
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