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Ohio History Fund Application Available

Hello Grant Seekers and History Fund Friends,

The application for the 2019-2020 round of Ohio History Fund grants is now available at ohiohistory.org/historyfund. The application deadline is Sept. 4, 2019 (by 11:59 p.m.).

The Ohio History Fund is a competitive matching grants program for history projects. The program is supported by the funds Ohioans donate through the "Ohio History Fund" tax check-off on state income tax returns, the purchase of Ohio History "mastodon" license plates and donations to the Ohio History Connection designated to the Ohio History Fund.

These grants support all kinds of history projects including museum collection storage initiatives, educational programs, exhibit development, digitization of archival materials and historic photographs, repairs and rehabilitation for National Register-listed historic buildings, archaeological surveys, oral history and more.

Click here for a list of grant recipients.

Eligible applicants include local historical societies, museums, public libraries, genealogical societies, university archives and special collections, historic preservation groups, 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.

The Ohio History Fund application process is entirely online. No paper submissions of grant applications are accepted, although applications can be printed for reference.

This year's grant application is mostly the same as years' past. We say "mostly" because each year we tweak the application in response to applicants' and reviewers' comments. This year, we expanded the grant application checklist to help you make sure your application is correct and complete. Other than tweaks to the application website, that's it!

If you have any questions about the Ohio History Fund grant program or the tax check-off that makes it possible, please contact:

Andy Verhoff
Ohio History Fund Grant Coordinator | Local History Services
Ohio History Connection | 800 E. 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211
614.297.2341 | averhoff@ohiohistory.org

We look forward to hearing from you!