Clean Ohio Grant Program

Great Parks applied for and received Clean Ohio Greenspace Conservation Program funds in 2021 to acquire the 22-acre Werk Road Property site. Learn more about the grant and some of the restrictions it places on development at the site below.

Clean Ohio Application Conceptual Plan

Program Details

The Clean Ohio Greenspace Conservation Program is focused on environmental conservation. This means that projects and project components are for the preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation and wildlife. Therefore, items that do not lend themselves to conservation are generally not allowable under this program. Improvements are meant to provide access with minimal impact to conservation values.

Eligible Uses of Funding

Parking
Boat ramps
Fencing (property perimeter only)
Trash Cans
Benches/Picnic Tables
Bike Racks
Kiosks/Signs
Portable Restroom Enclosures
Observation Decks
Hiking/Biking Trails
Pedestrian Bridges
Vehicular Bridge (Access only onto the property if needed)
Mitigation (for conservation purposes)
Restoration/Naturalization
Boardwalks
Archaeological Surveys
Invasive Species Removal (One-Time)
Lighting (Environmentally-sensitive)

Always Ineligible Uses of Funding

Camping - primitive or otherwise. (Including cabins)
Wind turbines
Manicured flower beds
Sports fields
Water degradation project
Solar fields
Administrative and monitoring costs (including stewardship costs; stewardship plan is eligible)
Maintenance items
Seller paid items/seller settlements costs
Taxes
Non-native plants
Rail Banking
RV Parks
Improvements for Well Fields
Aesthetic landscaping/decorative items except as identified above for entrance enhancements
Access Improvements on easements