MWCD’s Grant Program Improves Water Quality Throughout 18 Counties–The Partners in Watershed Management helps improve water quality efforts through their grant program, funding organizations that provide these protections to the MWCD citizens. Learn about its impact on your community here on Newsymom!
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District’s (MWCD) Board of Directors approved funding to eleven organizations in an effort to improve water quality through various projects. The grant program called Partners in Watershed Management (PWM) provides maintenance assessment funds to assist local organizations to implement water quality projects, flood reduction and mitigation programs, and watershed education efforts throughout the 18 counties.
These eleven organizations were granted about $1.4 million in funds to implement their projects to protect citizens within the MWCD. Since the program started in 2009, 156 projects have been funded through a whopping $10.7 million in grants.
Organizations Funded This Year
These organizations were granted funds for their various projects for the 2021-22 year.
| Applicant | County | Project Title | Project Cost | Amount Requested | Amount Recommended | ||||||
| Ashland SWCD | Ashland
|
Manure application for tools for small/hobby farms | $9,050 | $6,650 | $6,000 | ||||||
| Carroll SWCD | Carroll | Project soil-health toolbox | $77,680 | $67,620 | $60,000 | ||||||
| City of Barberton | Summit | South Barberton Green infrastructure phase 1 | $239,310 | $75,000 | $70,000 | ||||||
| City of Zanesville* | Muskingum | Muskingum Avenue Improvements (Muskingum River) | $6,227,580 | $600,000 | $500,000 | ||||||
| Coshocton County | Coshocton | Clark Twp TR 25 Bridge Replacement (Tributary to Killbuck Creek) | $148,654 | $118,923 | $85,000 | ||||||
| Harrison SWCD | Harrison | Soil Health Initiative | $39,638 | $38,612 | $35,000 | ||||||
| Morgan County Commissioners* | Morgan | Flood Mitigation Feasibility Study
(Muskingum River) |
$350,000 | $87,500 | $84,000 | ||||||
| North Central Ohio Land Conservancy | Richland | Watershed Protection Along the Clear Fork | $40,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||||
| Northern Tuscarawas Land Trust* | Tuscarawas | Comanita Property Acquisition
(Tuscarawas River) |
$1,184,423 | $296,106 | $290,000 | ||||||
| Rural Action | Coshocton | Hellbender Salamander Water Quality Monitoring and Breeding Habitat | $96,594 | $68,415 | $50,000 | ||||||
| South Licking Watershed Conservancy District | Licking | Flood damage reduction planning | $250,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||||||
| *PWM award recommendation contingent upon successful receipt of other anticipated sources of grant funding. | Subtotal | $8,622,929 | 41,578,826 | $1,400,000 | |||||||
| Applications Under Further Consideration | |||||||||||
| North Central Ohio
Land Conservancy |
Richland | Watershed protection Along the Clear Fork (Malabar Farms) | $10,880 | $10,000 | N/A | ||||||
Organizations Can Apply For Funds
If interested in applying for funds for your organization, learn about the PWM Program by clicking: Partners in Watershed Management
Applications for the next grant award cycle are due to MWCD by close of business on September 1, 2022. Contact MWCD Administrative Specialist, Lynn Gilland by calling at (330) 556-4817 or by email at lgilland@mwcd.org.
Melissa Klatt
Reporting