Dozens of local orgs receive funding for history initiatives
Two dozen organizations in southwest Ohio, including several in and around Oxford, received grants from the W.E. Smith Charitable Trust to support local history initiatives.
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Council OKs $5.4 million contract for next phase of trail system
Oxford City Council approved a major contract for the next phase of the city's trail system ahead of a state deadline which impacts grant funding for the project.
Talawanda receives $500 grants from grief resources program
Talawanda High School received the latest grant on May 19, and the elementary and middle schools were granted theirs before Covid-19
Hospital group awards $35k to local orgs
Grants from the McCullough-Hyde Women's Giving Circle will go toward housing initiatives, clothing, feminine hygiene products and more.
Fast-charging EV stations coming to Oxford through grant funding
Oxford is using $900,000 in grant funding to install new electric vehicle chargers, but city officials disagreed on their locations during a meeting April 1.
Oxford centralizes Civil Rights policy, applies to grants for housing and tree canopy
At a City Council meeting March 18, council members voted to move forward with two grant applications which would allow Oxford to diversify its tree canopy and expand its housing stability program.
$2.1 million grant to expand reach of Myaamia Center indigenous language program
Thanks to new funding, the National Breath of Life program run by the Myaamia Center will be able to double the size of its language revitalization apprenticeship program.