Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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Ohio Department of Natural Resources

• Division of
• Parks and Recreation
• 2045 Morse Road
• Columbus Ohio 43229

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Reimbursement GRANTS

• State
• Clean Ohio Trails Fund (COTF)
• Nature Works
• Federal
• Land Water
• Conservation Fund (LWCF)
• Recreational Trails Program (RTP)
• http//www.ohiodnr.com/grants.htm

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Nature Works

• Created through the Ohio Parks Natural
  Resources Bond Issue Overwhelmingly approved by
  Ohio Voters in November 1993

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Nature Works

• Eligible Projects
• Public Park Recreation Areas (min. 15 yr lease)
• Acquisition
• Development
• Rehabilitation
• Engineering design as a part of project if
  within 6 months and with prior approval.
• Eligible Sponsors
• All Local Subdivisions of Government

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Nature Works

• Required Match
• Minimum 25
• Donated land allowed if within grant period
• Donated labor costs are allowed
• Project Size Varies by County
• Approximately 1.9 mil per year 1/3 allocated
  evenly to each
• Ohio county, remaining 2/3 based on population.
• Perpetuity Requirement
• Grant projects must remain in public recreational
  use forever.
• Time to Complete Project 18 months
• Reimbursement Time 2-3 weeks

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LWCF
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act Passed
by Congress in Sept. 1964, effective Jan.
1965. Funding issued to the state. The state
has discretion over how much funding will be
available for local governments. Since 1965 Ohio
has received over 140 million.  Over ½ of this
funding has been used for local parks projects.
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LWCF
Eligible Projects Public Park
Recreation Areas Acquisition Development
(Sponsor must own property) Rehabilitation
(Sponsor must own property) Engineering design
as a part of project if within 6
months Eligible Sponsors All Local Subdivisions
of Government Local school boards (with prior
approval) Perpetuity Requirement Grant projects
must remain in public recreational use forever.
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LWCF

• Required Match 50
• State grant can comprise up to 20 of this
  50.
• Donated land allowed if within grant period.
• Donated labor costs are allowed
• Project Size Unofficial max. on project awards
  70,000
• Time to complete Project 18 months
• Reimbursement Time 2-3 weeks

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RTP
Authorized by congress in the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
Reauthorized (again) in 2005 under the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation
Equity Act A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
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To Date 10.8 Million in RTP Awarded to 158
Projects

• 32.25 Miles of Trail Corridor Acquisition
• 174 Miles of New Trail
• 218 Miles of Trail Maintenance and/or Restoration
• 21 New Trailheads

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• 24 New Bridges (includes major rehabs)
• 12 New Trail Equipment Items
• 1 Signage project (mile markers)
• 1 Safety / Environmental Stewardship Education
  Event.
• 1 Grant Assistance to a Trail Patrol

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RTP
Eligible Projects Trail development Land
acquisition for a trail (min. 15 yr lease) Trail
maintenance / restoration / equipment Trailhead
facilities Education - safety environmental
protection (5 limit) Engineering/Design
- as a part of a trail project during grant
period Eligible Sponsors Political
Subdivisions
State Federal Agencies Non Profit 501 C3s
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RTP
Required Match 20 Project Size Awards are
usually lt 200,000. (150K cap in
2009) Time to complete project 18 months
Reimbursement Time 2-3 weeks
Motorized Requirement Thirty percent of Ohios
yearly allocation must fund motorized public
recreational trails.
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Clean Ohio Trails Fund
November 2000 Voters approved Issue 1, the Clean
Ohio Fund.

Clean Ohio Trail Fund (ODNR) The 5th round was recently awarded Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program (Public Works Commission) Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (Dept. of Agriculture) Clean Ohio Trail Fund (ODNR) The 5th round was recently awarded Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program (Public Works Commission) Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (Dept. of Agriculture) Clean Ohio Trail Fund (ODNR) The 5th round was recently awarded Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program (Public Works Commission) Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (Dept. of Agriculture)
Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (Dept. of Development) Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (Dept. of Development) Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (Dept. of Development)


 
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Accomplishments - COTF 4 Rounds 25 Million
Awarded to 97 Projects

• 33 Miles of Corridor Acquisition
• 205 Miles of New Trail
• 29 New Bridges (includes major rehabs)
• 3 New Trail Tunnels
• 3 New Trailheads

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HB 699 Signed on 12/28/06.

• Provides for the continuation of Clean Ohio
  within available bond capacity.
• The funding level remains at 6.25 million per
  year.
• Funding for the continuation of the program was
  approved in the November 2008 election.

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Clean Ohio Trails Fund
Eligible Land acquisition for a trail
(min. 15 yr lease) Trail development making
connections! Trailhead facilities if a part
of a trail project Engineering - design - as
a part of a trail project - if within 2 yrs
of agreement
Eligible Project Sponsors Political
Subdivisions Non-Profit 501 C3s
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Clean Ohio Trails Fund

• Required Match
• Minimum 25
• Donated labor, materials,
• land are allowed.
• Project Size
• To date, maximum size of project awards
  500,000.
• Reimbursement Time 2-3 weeks

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Deadline

• APPLICATIONS MUST BE
• BY
• February 1

POSTMARKED
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Who to contact for more info

• For NatureWorks and LWCF
• Dameyon M. Shipley
• 614-265-6646
• dameyon.shipley_at_dnr.state.oh.us
• For Recreational Trails and Clean Ohio Trails
• DJuan Hammonds
• 614-265-6417
• djuan.hammonds_at_dnr.state.oh.us

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Questions?