Award Year | Grantee | Project Title (type) | Grant Amount (type) | Total Project Cost |
2011 | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Adopt-a-Beach Expansion Project | | |
| This project will expand the number of volunteers that clean up, monitor and collect beach data in Cuyahoga and Ottawa counties and bring the program to Erie County. It will focus on schools and increase the number of teams that lead an event as part of Coastweeks which is organized by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. |
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2011 | Blanchard River Watershed Partnership | Blanchard River Watershed Coordinator Project | | |
| This project will fund a watershed coordinator to accomplish the following tasks: work with agencies responsible for implementation of the Outlet/Lye Creek Watershed Action Plan (WAP), complete a stream observation walk and facilitate development of the Riley Creek WAP, and support the BRWP. |
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2011 | ODNR Division of Soil & Water Resources
| Coastal Nonpoint Source (NPS) Education Specialists | | |
| This project will fund two Coastal NPS Education Specialists over a period of one year to develop and facilitate education programs with an emphasis on the reduction of nonpoint source pollution in the Lake Erie Watershed. |
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2011 | ODNR Division of Soil and Water Resources | Lake Erie Watershed Coordinators Project | | |
| This project will fund two watershed coordinators for one year to implement endorsed watershed action plans. Implementation of the plans will result in measurable water quality improvement and/or sediment load reduction. |
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2010 | ODNR Division of Wildlife | Investigating Annual Variability in Pelagic Bird Densities | | |
| This project will investigate the inter-annual spatial and temporal variability of pelagic birds throughout Ohio waters of Lake Erie in an attempt to identify areas of the lake where wind energy facilities may or may not pose a threat to pelagic birds. Pelagic birds are those that spend most of their time in the open-water environment. A map will be produced along with a final report depicting locations of specific species by month. |
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2010 | Ohio Lake Erie Commission | Ohio Balanced Growth Program in Lake Erie Watershed | | |
| This project will facilitate ongoing technical assistance, data and state coordination to the planning partnerships and the State Assistance Work Group. It will also result in an updated Ohio Balanced Growth Incentives document and corresponding website. |
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2010 | ODNR Division of Soil and Water Resources | Coastal Nonpoint Source (NPS) Education Specialists | | |
| This project will fund two Coastal NPS education specialists for one year; their job will be to develop and facilitate education programs emphasizing the reduction of nonpoint source pollution in the Lake Erie watershed. |
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2010 | WGTE Public Media | Connecting Science and Lake Erie Literacy | | |
| WGTE will employ its expertise in video production and content distribution to produce a set of eight video vignettes, which spotlight the research of Old Woman Creek NERR and the agencies involved in the Lake Erie Partnership, and develop support materials for use in education settings including on air, on-ine and at the Old Woman Creek Visitor Center. |
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2010 | Alliance for the Great Lakes | Adopt-a-Beach Project in Cuyahoga, Lake and Lorain counties | | |
| The Alliance for the Great Lakes will receive $10,000 for the Adopt-a-Beach project. This project will expand the number of volunteers that clean up, monitor and collect beach data for nine beaches in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Lake counties. It will also pursue partnership development with state officials through integration of data collection with the goal of improving beach health. |
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2010 | ODNR Division of Soil and Water Resources | Lake Erie Watershed Coordinators Project | | |
| This project will fund two watershed coordinators for one year to implement endorsed watershed action plans. Implementation of the plans will result in measurable water quality improvement and/or sediment load reduction. |
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2009 | ODNR Division of Soil and Water Conservation | Lake Erie Watershed Coordinator | | |
| This project will fund the work of a watershed coordinator over a period of two years to implement an endorsed watershed action plan. Implementation of the plan will result in measurable water quality improvement and/or sediment load reduction. |
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2009 | Ohio Lake Erie Commission | Implementing Balanced Growth Training in Northern Ohio | | |
| This project will further Balanced Growth Implementation through the State Assistance Work Group which will develop new incentives, coordinate with local planning partnerships, and develop funding strategies for future planning efforts. Also, a new guide to state grants and programs that support Balanced Growth will be developed and placed on the web, creating a user-friendly way for locals to navigate these opportunities. |
2008 | Great Lakes Historical Society | Nautical Archaeology Workshop and Shipwreck Survey | | |
| The Great Lakes Historical Society in conjunction with the Maritime Archaeological Survey Team will train divers and non-divers underwater archaeological methods by conducting an underwater archaeology conference and workshop and by managing the survey of a Lake Erie Shipwreck by volunteer divers. Also, survey findings of the Dundee will be prepared for publication. |
2006 | Cuyahoga County Board of Health(Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage counties) | Mill Creek Watershed Action Plan | | |
| A state endorsable Watershed Action Plan that addresses coastal nonpoint source pollution for the Mill Creek Watershed will be developed. The plan will use the Community Assessment Plan for the Mill Creek Watershed developed under a previous CMAGrant, data collection from the previously developed gap analysis, and input from the general public. |
2005 | Ohio Environmental Council (Lake Erie Region) | Northwest Ohio Sustainable Watershed Project | | |
| The purpose of this project is to build long-term financial sustainability for Northwest Ohio watershed groups so they can become sustainable forces in their communities for watershed protection and restoration. This will be accomplished by providing four interactive fundraising workshops. |
2005 | Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa Counties) | Portage River Watershed Action Plan | | |
| A comprehensive watershed action plan will be developed for approval and endorsement by Ohio EPA, Ohio DNR and OSU Extension for the communities and residents in the Portage River Watershed. This plan will achieve a focus for future water quality projects and decisions in agreement with agricultural practices, drinking water supplies, habitat restoration, floodplain protection and economic development and will be developed with stakeholder involvement. |
2004 | North Coast Regional Council of Park Districts | North Central Ohio Lake Erie Internet Mapping and GIS, Phase 1 | | |
| This project will help pay for a coastal and watershed protection tool that can be used by the NCRCPD and other agencies to prioritize critical habitat preservation and restoration areas to improve and protect coastal water quality. An interactive Internet mapping application for regional planning and public education in the North Central Ohio Lake Erie Watershed will also be developed. |
2003 | Bowling Green State University | Ohio Maritime Personnel Online Database Project | | |
| This project will expand an existing database of personnel employed in the maritime trades extracted from several collections at BGSU. The data sets will then be available to local, regional and state planners, the public, resource managers, and other agencies via the Internet. |
2003 | Lake Erie Coastal Ohio, Inc | Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Natural Heritage Tourism Awareness | | |
| This project will enhance Lake Erie Coastal Ohio’s ability to convey the message that Lake Erie and its resources are important to the economic wellbeing of the Lake Erie watershed. This will be accomplished through a television PSA and the development of a Corridor Management Plan to assist in obtaining State and National Scenic Byway designation. |
2001 | Bowling Green State University | Feasibility of Lake Erie Region for Nature Based Tourism | | |
| This feasibility study will analyze the perceptions of current and potential tourists concerning a three county area as a sustainable nature-based tourism destination. This feasibility plan will guide promotion of nature-based tourism and will be a model for other Lake Erie communities. |
2001 | Ohio Environmental Council | Northeast Ohio Community Watershed Program | | |
| The Ohio Environmental Council’s Northeast Ohio Community Watershed Program goal is to build the long-term capacity of northeast Ohio watershed groups to develop community-based watershed action plans. This project assists that goal by producing a funding source compilation, topical workshops, and networking meetings. |
2000 | Bowling Green State University | Ohio Maritime History: Ports and People of Lake Erie, 1880 - 1980 | | |
| Create two unique databases of Ohio maritime resources that will be available at the Lake Erie Shipwreck Center in Vermilion. |
1999 | Bowling Green State University | Ohio Maritime History: Ports and People of Lake Erie, 1880 - 1980 | | |
| Complete a comprehensive and searchable image database of approximately 10,000 Great Lakes vessels from 1815-1980, including those that have operated on or are now shipwrecks in Lake Erie. |
1998 | The University of Toledo | Mussel Embryo/Larva Cultivation | | |
| Enhance current techniques of aquaculture that could be used to rescue and repopulate native freshwater mussels threatened by pollution and non-indigenous species. |
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TOTAL COASTAL GRANTS to LAKE ERIE WATERSHED |
Grants Total $532,315 |
Projects Total $1,032,548 |