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Healthy Places Grants 

    Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) is again seeking applicants for their Healthy Places Grants. LCPH aims to fund projects that will build healthier communities and make a long-lasting impact for health. Any nonprofit, government agency or community organization that serves Lorain County can apply for up to $10,000. LCPH will award a total of $50,000.
    Applications are now open - deadline is February 14, 2025.
    1. Download the application (Microsoft Word Document).
    2. Fill out the application, workplan, and budget.
    3. Email all three documents to ph@loraincountyhealth.com by 11:59 p.m. on February 14, 2025.

    Other documents:

    Download all application documents in one click.

    Other dates:

    • OPTIONAL information session (webinar) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
    • Application deadline on Friday, February 14, 2025
    • Notice of awards on March 3, 2025
    • Final report due on December 31, 2025

      Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) is committed to increasing access to healthy eating and active living opportunities to prevent chronic disease. LCPH offers Healthy Places grants to nonprofits, community organizations, and other groups that serve people in Lorain County. The purpose of these grants is to create a long-lasting impact on the health of people in Lorain County, especially people in overburdened populations. Because the aim of the grants is to create long-lasting impact through infrastructure or environment improvements, LCPH does not award funding for personnel, programming or events.

      Learn about shared use - the concept that makes and keeps these projects open to the public.

      This Healthy Places Grant program has invested nearly $800,000 back into the community since 2015. The grantees also leveraged an additional $270,000 in non-LCPH funding for their projects.

      Call 440-322-6367 with questions and ask for the Population Health division, or email ph@loraincountyhealth.com.

      Explore past projects

      Parks and playgrounds

        Walking trails and sidewalks

        More projects:

        Public art and places to hang out

        More projects:

        Shared use spaces, like gyms

          Outdoor and public fitness equipment

          More projects:

          Community gardens

            Other projects:

            • Safety Town Equipment at Oberlin Elementary School, Oberlin City Schools, 2024
            • Freedge - Free Community Fridge at the Library: El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc., 2022 
            • Conscious Discipline Program, Kendal at Oberlin, 2021
            • Take Control of Your Health Program, El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc., 2021
            • Memory Cafe at Fields United Methodist Church in North Ridgeville, A Dementia Friendly LIFE, 2021
            • ELA Program Expansion, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County, 2021
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