News

Funding available for students across the 32-county region NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting 2025 scholarship applications for more than 50 scholarship funds supporting the educational and career goals of students in the 32-county region. Scholarship applications are available Monday, Jan. 13, through Friday, Feb. 14. Five new scholarship funds […]

Funding includes research, community and innovation grants and a fellowship NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) in partnership with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) has awarded $161,965 to support projects and individuals committed to advancing conservation and environmental stewardship in the region. “We’re incredibly grateful to the individuals and organizations that […]

Logan-Holl Foundation Fund grant applications open through Feb. 18 LOGAN, Ohio – The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting 2025 grant applications Tuesday, Jan. 7, through Tuesday, Feb. 18, for projects benefiting the people of the city of Logan and Hocking County. In 2024, the Logan-Holl Foundation Fund awarded […]

Funding available for Southern Perry County students, schools and organizations CORNING, Ohio – Applications open Monday, Jan. 6, for 2025 community grants and scholarships available through the Southern Perry County Academic Endowment Fund (SPCAEF). The deadline to apply for funding is Friday, March 7. SPCAEF was established in 1987 to create resources to promote academic […]

More than $436,000 awarded to support projects, programs across Appalachian Ohio NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s 15 affiliate foundation partners have awarded $436,195 in grants to support projects and programs benefiting the region’s residents and communities, including several youth-led initiatives. FAO’s 14 geographic affiliate foundations and the regionwide African American Community Fund, […]