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Funding available for Guernsey, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Noble, Perry and Vinton counties as well as the Nelsonville area NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Eight affiliate foundation partners of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) are accepting grant applications for projects that benefit their communities. Funding is available for nonprofits, schools and public organizations serving Guernsey, Lawrence, Meigs, […]

Grant to fund advanced medical equipment, two pilot programs at Childbirth Center CAMBRIDGE, Ohio – The Southeast Ohio Health and Wellness Foundation Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio has awarded a grant to help launch a newborn health initiative at the OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center’s Childbirth Center. The Southeastern Medical Center Newborn Health Initiative […]

New investment brings FAO’s first Pillar of Prosperity fund to $10 million goal NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) have expanded a partnership designed to advance environmental health and well-being for people within their service areas for years to come. Earlier this year, MWCD’s Board […]

Applications open for fellowships and community, innovation and research grants NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Funding is now available through the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) for locally led conservation and environmental stewardship efforts that advance the greater well-being of the region. For the second consecutive year, funding through FAO’s Environmental Stewardship Pillar of Prosperity will support […]

The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and the Guernsey County Foundation announce the 2025 Myron Fishel Scholarship recipients.

Eleven grants to fund civics education learning experiences across the region NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), in partnership with the Longaberger Family Foundation, has awarded 11 grants, totaling $39,435, to support K-12 civics education programming throughout the region. “Informed and engaged young people are vital to strong communities, and that starts […]