• Grant applications open for Dale Hileman and Donald R. Myers legacy funds

    Funding available for projects, activities in Appalachian Ohio NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) and its 15 affiliate foundation partners announce the Feb. 4 opening of grant applications for the Dale Hileman Legacy Fund and the Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund to Support Partnership in Appalachian Ohio. Funding is available for projects […]

  • Grant funding available to support K-12 civics education in Appalachian Ohio

    Public schools, educators, students and service providers invited to apply by March 14 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. Public schools, educators, students, and public and nonprofit organizations serving K-12 students across […]

  • Foundation for Appalachian Ohio opens 2025 scholarship applications

    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 […]

  • 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