Restoring Prosperity
The Greater Ohio Policy Center Blog
The Appalachian Grant Program is a $500 million program providing planning and development grants for communities located in Ohio’s 32-county Appalachian region, utilizing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative allocated $152 million in 12 counties in the region aimed at expanding access to local waterways, revitalizing historic riverfront downtowns, and creating new tourism and recreational opportunities.
You can learn more about this effort over on our Good Ideas! page as part of our continued series highlighting ongoing investments in placemaking and active transportation.
When planning how to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Euclid prioritized helping local families build wealth through businesses and supporting a thriving downtown. The City committed to implementing a twofold strategy: promote economic revitalization and inclusive outcomes by supporting local, Black- and Brown-owned, small-scale manufacturing businesses to contribute to “more energy and commerce to downtown”.
On Friday, February 25, GOPC staff members attended “Dream ▪ Play ▪ Build: Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places,” a webinar presented by James Rojas of Place It! and John Kamp of Prairieform and hosted by the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network.
