Sharing this announcement from the Ohio Department of Commerce.:
"COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing awarded $104,000 in grants to 45 Ohio cemeteries through the Fiscal Year 2023 Cemetery Grant Fund."
"The Division registers more than 4,100 cemeteries in the state and administers the Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission which assists in resolving complaints against registered cemeteries through mediation and conciliation.
“This is the fifth year the Division has awarded the grant for registered nonprofit cemeteries.
We hope the award will help our stakeholders tackle projects that are never addressed due to lack of funding,” Division Supt. Daphne Hawk said."
“We are honored to provide funds to help Ohio’s cemeteries improve recordkeeping, restore monuments, repair fencing, and improve signage, all of which will help preserve a piece of the state’s history.”
"The grant is funded by $1 of every $2.50 from burial permit fees received by the Division. Cemeteries that applied and did not receive funding this year are encouraged to apply again next year."
"Grants were awarded this year to cemeteries in 32 Ohio counties."
"For more information about how the Division works with Ohio cemeteries visit com.ohio.gov/real."
Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, Boardman Cemetery, Mahoning $2,500 upgrade and repair the ceramic brick building
Bradley A. Gee Garden and Columbarium Fairfield County, $2,500 repair the pond and liner
Cherry Valley Township Cherry Valley Township Cemetery Ashtabula County, $2,000 repair and reset monuments
City of Gallipolis Mound Hill Cemetery Gallia County, $1,351.73 purchase an electronic gate opener/closer
City of Marietta, Ohio Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington County, $2,500 purchase equipment and material to reset monuments
Crane Township, Paulding County Rochester Cemetery Paulding $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Eagle Township - Brown County Fincastle Brown $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Goshen Township, Mahoning County Bunker Hill Cemetery, Mahoning $1,950 purchase a cement mixer and materials to repair foundations
Grand Rapids Township, Beaver Creek Cemetery, Wood County, $2,500 to install two cement long slabs
Harlem Township, Fancher Cemetery, Delaware County, $2,500 purchase and stamp marker discs, survey lots and/or update the computer programming
Huntington Township Trustees, Huntington Township Cemetery, Ross County, $1,047 purchase a mini tiller and weed trimmers
Jackson Township Board of Trustees, Rose of Sharon, Clermont County, $2,500 repair and replace a culvert pipe
Jackson Township Trustees Witten Cemetery Monroe County, $2,500 trim and remove trees
Johnston Township Trustees, Johnston Township, Evergreen Cemetery, Trumbull County $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Liberty Township Trustee's Liberty Cemetery, Seneca County, Ohio, Seneca $1,000 purchase stone to resurface the drives
Logan Township, Ft. Amanda, Auglaize County $2,500 repair and reset monuments and remove trees
Loramie Township, Houston Cemetery, Shelby County, $2,462 pour a cement floor in the pole barn
Munson Township Trustees, Maple Hill Cemetery, Geauga County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Newberry Township, Miami County, Highland Cemetery Miami $2,500 restore and repair the mausoleum
Orange Township Board of Trustees, Africa Cemetery, Delaware County, $814.27 upgrade to cemetery records software
Pike Township Trustees, Melscheimer Cemetery, Stark County, $2,500 plat and pin the new section
Poland Township, Lowellville Cemetery, Mahoning County, $2,500 conduct a survey of the cemetery with ground penetrating radar
St. Joseph's Cemetery Association, St. Joseph's Cemetery Association, Auglaize County, $2,500 repair tornado damage
The Forest Cemetery of Circleville, Inc., Forest Cemetery, Pickaway County, $2,500 repair and correct the flooding issue
Tod Township, Oceola Cemetery #3, Crawford County, $1,600 remove trees
Union Township, Workman's Cemetery, Knox County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Vernon Township Trustees, Clarksville Cemetery, Clinton County, $2,500 purchase a new mower
Vienna Township Trustee, Vienna Township Cemetery, Trumbull County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Village of Baltimore, Basil Memorial Cemetery, Fairfield County, $2,500 repair and replace the mausoleum stain glass windows
Village of Caldwell, Olive Cemetery, Noble County, $2,500 repair the Veterans Memorial
Village of Galena, Galena Cemetery, Delaware County, $2,000 repair and reset monuments
Village of Greenfield, Greenfield Cemetery, Highland County, $2,500 remove trees
Village of Jackson Center, Jackson View Cemetery, Shelby $2,500 replace the chain link fence
Village of Roseville, Roseville Cemetery, Perry $2,500 remove trees
Village of Thurston, Thurston Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Fairfield $2,500 install a fence
Warren Township, Pine Knoll Cemetery, Trumbull County, $2,500 purchase a new trailer
Washington Township, King Cemetery, Van Wert County, $2,275 repair the asphalt roads
Washington Township Board of Trustees, Iberia Cemetery, Morrow County, $2,500 repair and reseal the roadway
Washington Township Trustees, Mercer County, Ohio, Macedon Cemetery, Mercer County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments and level graves
Wayne Township, Hayes Cemetery, Ashtabula County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Weathersfield Township, Kerrs Cemetery, Trumbull County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments
Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn Cemetery, Henry County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments
York Township, Zion Cemetery, Fulton County, $2,500 spray weed killer and restone the driveways
York Township Trustees/Theresa Petrey, Mallet Creek Cemetery, Medina County, $2,500 repair and reset monuments and footers
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