The Ohio Department of Development on February 27 announced additional support for entities interested in applying for the Appalachian Community Grant Program. Development has procured planners to assist Ohio’s Appalachian communities with the creation of comprehensive plans and applications for the grant program. Planners will provide communities with a variety of planning services, including project engineering, architecture, design, surveying, and grant writing.
Eligible applicants will be matched with a procured planner based on their project and preferred planner selection. Eligible lead applicants can request a planner on behalf of their project; multiple planning requests should not be made for the same project.
The list of planners available in the Buckeye Hills Region (Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, and Washington counties) is available HERE. Planners may be requested online HERE.
For organizations and communities that are part of Buckeye Hills Regional Council’s technical assistance grant application, our Development Division will host hybrid meetings with our subcommittees in early March to discuss planning needs and coordinate requests for planners.