A joint Request for Proposals (RFP) has been released by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission and the Ohio Water Resources Council calling for projects to develop Balanced Growth Watershed Plans in Ohio. Groups who will have an interest in developing projects will be watershed planning partnerships which are locally determined organizations that could include local government representatives, planning agencies, councils of governments, special purpose authorities, and/or non-governmental organizations. Awards of up to $100,000 each will be made for up to 8 projects across Ohio to take part in the two year planning process. The RFP can be accessed in PDF format at http://balancedgrowth.ohio.gov with application deadline of October 16, 2009. All applications from any watershed in the state are to be submitted to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission Office at One Maritime Plaza, 4th Floor, Toledo, OH 43604. Selection of watershed projects in the Ohio River Basin will be made by the Ohio Water Resources Council and in the Lake Erie Basin by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission.
A briefing session on the RFP will be held September 1, 2009, 1:00 p.m. at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in Columbus, OH. (Address: Fountain Square, 2045 Morse Road, Building E - Assembly Center East.) For any additional questions on the RFP or the Balanced Growth Program, please contact the Commission Office at 419-245-2514.
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