Ohio Funding & Opportunities

Appalachian Region Business Builder Subawards Inactive
Grants to support projects focused on meeting regional needs and increasing capacity among food and farm businesses working toward expansion in local and regional food markets in the Appalachian region. Eligible projects include planning, implementation, and expansion in the areas of food safety, worker safety improvements, infrastructure, food access, and business development.

READY Appalachia Grants to Grow Inactive
Grants to organizations seeking to build individual, organizational, and/or community capacity across the Appalachian region.

Region V Public Health Leadership Institute (RVPHLI) Inactive
Six-month virtual educational opportunity for professionals in public health and primary care to cultivate their capacity to influence change in their organizations and communities.

The Addict's Wake Community Screening Award Inactive
Programming funds to host a film screening of "The Addict's Wake," a film on substance use disorder.

Interact for Health Rural Changemaker Program Inactive
Funding to support grassroots work addressing community-identified challenges and inequalities related to health in the rural regions served by Interact for Health in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Foundation for Appalachian Ohio African American Community Fund Inactive
Grants for Black-led nonprofit and public organizations in Appalachian Ohio working to address disparities in the African American community and helping to improve the physical, economic, and structural conditions that affect quality of life.

Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Pilot/Feasibility Projects Academic Track Inactive
Grants for academic/scientific investigators and those newly interested in agricultural safety and health research. Funding will support new agricultural safety and health knowledge and assess and promote best safety and health practices, with a focus on projects addressing work-related stress and mental health; the prevention of slips, trips, and falls; machine safety; and chemical safety.

Delta Dental of Michigan Foundation Brighter Futures Community Grant Inactive
Funding for community-based oral health programs in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, with special consideration given to programs that promote and/or provide oral health for underserved, high-risk populations.

Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC): Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions Inactive
Grants for projects in the Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, and Northern Border regions that will provide career, training, and support services to eligible individuals in counties and parishes and/or areas currently underserved by other resources. Grants will support workforce development activities that prepare dislocated workers, new entrants to the workforce, and incumbent workers for good jobs in high-demand occupations aligned with a regional or community economic development strategy. High demand industries include manufacturing, IT, healthcare, and energy.

Jenco Awards Inactive
Monetary awards that recognize visionary leaders who contribute to the quality of life of individuals living in Appalachian Ohio.