Connect to Several Upcoming Grant Opportunities for your Community!
ODOT Current Solicitations
The following programs are currently accepting applications.
Program |
Amount Available |
Applications Due |
| Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants | $1,500,000,000 | 7/14/2023 |
| Passenger Ferry Grant Program | $50,100,000 | 7/17/2023 |
| Ferry Service for Rural Communities | $170,000,000 | 7/17/2023 |
| Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities | $160,000,000 | 7/26/2023 |
| Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program | $111,850,000 | 8/1/2023 |
| Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program | $3,400,000 | 8/14/2023 |
| PROTECT | $848,000,000 | 8/18/2023 |
| RURAL | $675,000,000 | 8/21/2023 |
| INFRA | $3,100,000,000 | 8/21/2023 |
| MEGA | $1,800,000,000 | 8/21/2023 |
| Clean School Bus Program | $400,000,000 | 8/22/2023 |
| Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS) | $34,000,000 | 8/28/2023 |
| Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program | $88,290,000 | 9/6/2023 |
| Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) Program | $3,155,000,000 | 9/28/2023 |
| Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program | $198,000,000 | 9/28/2023 |
| Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) | $73,500,000 | 6/30/2024 |
Upcoming ODOT NOFOs
The following Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are tentatively expected to be published by USDOT soon. Dates are subject to change. A more detailed list of expected NOFO dates can be found on USDOT’s website.
Program |
Expected Release |
| Transit-Oriented Development Pilot Program | July 2023 |
| Bridge Investment Program | Summer 2023 |
| Railroad Crossing Elimination Program | Summer 2023 |
| Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) | August 2023 |
Apply for an Ohio History Fund Grant
The Ohio History Fund grant application is now available at ohiohistory.org/historyfund. The application deadline is Sept. 12, 2023.
The Ohio History Fund is a competitive matching grants program for history projects. Grants support all kinds of history projects about Ohio and its communities including:
- Rehabilitation of National Register-listed historic buildings
- Museum collection storage initiatives
- Educational programs
- Digitization of archival materials and historic photographs
- Surveys of buildings and archaeological surveys
- Exhibit development, including virtual exhibits
- Oral history projects
- Organizational development, including board training
- And more – contact us to discuss your idea!
Click here for a list of recent grant recipients and projects.
Eligible applicants include:
- historic preservation groups
- local historical societies
- museums, public libraries
- genealogical societies
- university archives and special collections
- archaeological societies
- county records management offices
- “friends” groups and other non-profit and public entities
Ineligible applicants include for-profit businesses, private individuals and the Ohio History Connection.
If you have questions about Ohio History Fund grants contact:
Andy Verhoff
Ohio History Fund & Outreach Manager | State Historic Preservation Office
Ohio History Connection | 800 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211
614.562.4490 (cell) | 614.297.2341 (office) | averhoff@ohiohistory.org
