• More than $160,000 awarded to conservation, environmental stewardship projects

    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 […]

  • Funding available for projects benefiting the people of Logan and Hocking County

    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 […]

  • Applications open for SPCAEF community grants and scholarships

    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 […]

  • FAO affiliate foundation partners announce 2024 grant recipients

    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, […]

  • Bellisio Foods Scholarship Fund announces fall 2024 scholarship recipient

    JACKSON, Ohio – Allison Davis of Wellston has been awarded a fall 2024 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 are […]

  • Grant and scholarship applications open for Edge of Appalachia – Adams County Fund

    The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, is accepting grant and scholarship applications for funding available through the Edge of Appalachia – Adams County Fund.

  • Six Appalachian Ohioans named 2024 Jenco Award recipients

    Regional awards program recognizes unsung heroes for service to others

  • AT&T, Human I-T provide 150 Chromebooks and backpacks to Foundation for Appalachian Ohio for Athens County students and families

    NELSONVILLE, Ohio – AT&T and Human I-T provided the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) 150 refurbished Chromebook computers and 150 new backpacks, which were distributed Friday at the Athens County Community Cares Resource Center in Nelsonville. Funded by AT&T contributions, the computers and backpacks were given to Athens County students and families who were pre-selected […]

  • Foundation for Appalachian Ohio announces 2024 scholarship recipients

    Nearly $659,000 in donor-established scholarships awarded to students across the region NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) has awarded nearly $659,000 in donor-established postsecondary scholarships to students across Appalachian Ohio. FAO collaborates with donors, an advisory committee of volunteers and its 15 affiliate foundation partners to award scholarships to students across the […]

  • FAO and its affiliate foundation partners announce funding for youth-led projects

    Up to $75,000 available for projects developed, implemented by youth under age 18 NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and its 15 affiliate foundation partners announce the opening of grant applications for projects developed and implemented by youth under age 18. Up to $75,000 in grant funding is available to support youth leadership […]