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Dale Hileman Legacy Fund grant applications due March 12 NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Grant funding is available for projects and activities that promote economic growth in 16 eastern Ohio counties. The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting grant applications Feb. 6 through March 12 for the Dale Hileman Legacy Fund, created with support from the […]
Deadline to apply for funding is March 15 NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting 2024 scholarship applications from Feb. 15 through March 15. Funding is available to help students in the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio pursue their educational and career goals. Over the past 20 years, FAO’s scholarship program […]
NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), in partnership with the Longaberger Family Foundation, is accepting grant applications to support K-12 civics education programming throughout the region. Grant applications are open to K-12 public schools, educators, students and public and nonprofit organizations serving K-12 students across Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties. Funding is available […]
Funding to support projects benefiting Logan and Hocking County LOGAN, Ohio – The Logan-Holl Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is accepting grant applications for projects benefiting the people of Logan and Hocking County. “With this funding, we hope to not only help those who call this community home but also to […]
More than 180 grants to support nonprofit, public and youth-led projects and programs NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s 15 affiliate foundations have awarded 186 grants, totaling $528,348, to support initiatives benefiting the region’s residents and communities, including 30 youth-led projects. “Our affiliate foundations and the visionaries and leaders behind them are a […]
Save America’s Treasures grant to help return Ohio’s first Black church to service BURLINGTON, Ohio – Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church has received a $100,000 Save America’s Treasures grant for a revitalization project that will return Ohio’s first Black church to service as a historic site and community center. The Save America’s Treasures grant program, through […]
Giving Tuesday celebration includes announcement about new matching funds NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) presented its 2023 awards to several donors and doers who are improving lives and communities throughout the 32-county region. The awards were presented Nov. 28 during FAO’s Giving Tuesday virtual celebration. “We are proud and honored to […]
JACKSON, Ohio – DJ Lambert of Jackson, Ohio, has been awarded a fall 2023 scholarship from the Bellisio Foods Scholarship Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO). Established in 2007 in honor of Bellisio Foods founder Jeno Paulucci, the fund awards scholarships to children and grandchildren of Bellisio Foods employees pursuing postsecondary education. Recipients […]
FAO’s African American Community Fund awards $25,000 in lead match for the project BURLINGTON, Ohio – The Jeffris Family Foundation has awarded a Capital Campaign Challenge Grant to support the restoration of the historic Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Appalachian Ohio’s Lawrence County. Established in 1849, Macedonia Missionary Baptist is Ohio’s first Black church and […]
Grant and scholarship funding available to Adams County residents, organizations WEST UNION, Ohio – The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) are teaming up to provide financial support to Adams County residents and organizations working to improve quality of life in their communities. The first grants and scholarships from the new […]
