OECA 2010 Grant Awards Announced

4/12/2010

The Ohio & Erie Canal Association (OECA) Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Grant Awards

CUYAHOGA, SUMMIT, STARK, TUSCARAWAS Counties, Ohio - The Fiscal Year 2010 Grant Application period recently ended with $600,000 awarded to grantees throughout the four county Ohio & Erie Canalway region. Grants were awarded to numerous partners for a range of activities. A list of FY2010 awards is provided below.

The Ohio & Erie Canalway Association (OECA) works with local partners in the community to provide grants that permit the development, renovation, interpretation and restoration of facilities and features within its boundaries which help visitors understand and appreciate important natural and cultural aspects of the Ohio & Erie Canalway corridor.

Supporting Canalway Projects

Since the founding of the Ohio & Erie Canalway, the OECA has awarded over $6.5 million for projects within the Canalway. These funds have been matched with more than $27 million from private, local, state, and other federal funding sources. This has allowed the OECA to contribute to the construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, America’s Byway and Visitor Facilities and Services throughout the Ohio & Erie Canal as well as to enrich local cities, towns, and villages through community development projects that feature historic preservation and/or natural conservation.

Fiscal Year 2010 Grant Awards

The following projects have been awarded grant dollars through the Ohio & Erie Canalway Association’s 2010 Matching Grants Program. Awards are based on a project's total budget. The award amount is a reimbursement of a portion of total dollars spent over the life of the project.

Corridor Wide

  • Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad for assistance with Bike Aboard! 2010: $38,267
Cuyahoga County
  • Cleveland Metroparks - to increase recreational trail user visitation with the expansion of the Leonard Krieger Canalway Center: $40,000
  • Great Lakes Science Center for exhibit planning of “The Great Lakes Story” exhibit: $62,500
  • Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation for the 2010 heritage tourism program, “Take A Hike”: $25,000
  • Slavic Village Development for the construction of the Gateway Arch at Broadway Avenue: $110,583
  • Trust for Public Land for Towpath Trail pre-development activities : $75,000 -    West Creek Preservation Committee for the West Creek Greenway to Hemlock Creek connection trail: $60,000
  • Western Reserve Historical Society for development of the Core Experience exhibit: $40,000
Summit County
  • Barberton Historical Society for trail development through the Anna Dean Farms: $25,000
  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association for the rehabilitation of the Stanford House: $50,000
  • Peninsula Valley Historic & Education Foundation for historic preservation through the Preserving Peninsula’s Past project: $8,200
Stark County
  • Bethlehem Township Trustees Phase I of the Nav-Beth Park Trail: $10,000
  • City of Canal Fulton for a conceptual Historic Downtown Revitalization Plan: $9,333 Tuscarawas County
  • Camp Tuscazoar Foundation for the addition of an RV Park at Camp Tuscazoar: $46,117
Fiscal Year 2011 Grant Applications

The 2011 OECA Grant Program is currently accepting Letters of Inquiry for Fiscal Year 2011. The submission deadline is June 1, 2010. Program guidelines can be found on the Grants section our website. A quick link is available at the bottom of the Home page.

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