The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is offering scholarships, fellowships, research, and innovation in the areas of conservation and environmental stewardship thanks to a $5 million donation from the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.
"We're grateful to the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District for its game-changing investment in our region's permanent capacity to advance conservation and environmental stewardship," FAO president and CEO Cara Dingus Brook says in a press release.
The donation is the largest environmental stewardship endowment the foundation has ever received, and it "represents a significant investment in the well-being of our people and communities," Brook says.
A total of $125,000 in grant funding is available within the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio and seven additional counties served by MWCD.
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