Join the NRAC Clean Ohio Committee and Help Award Funds to Conservancy Projects

Join the NRAC Clean Ohio Committee and Help Award Funds to Conservancy Projects

CALL FOR NATURAL RESOURCE ASSISTANCE COUNCIL CLEAN OHIO COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS 

NRAC is responsible for administering the Clean Ohio Program in the following southern Ohio District 15 counties of Fayette, Highland, Brown, Adams, Ross, Pike, Scioto, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, and Gallia. This program provides grants for open space preservation, watershed conservation, and recreational trails.

The Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program is dedicated to the acquisition and improvement of natural green space areas, riparian corridors, and waterways within Appalachian Ohio. The goal of the program is to preserve the natural beauty of our region and to render these areas accessible to the public. The fund can also help to restore natural habitat by treating areas affected by invasive species.

The District Fifteen Natural Resources Assistance Council (NRAC) Clean Ohio program is a working committee responsible for recommending projects for funds made available to southern Ohio counties through the Ohio Public Works Commission Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program.

The Public Works Integrating Committee is seeking nominations for the District Fifteen NRAC, as defined in Section 164.21 (A) of the Ohio Revised Code. The committee and program liaison will screen applicants to appoint NRAC members to current committee vacancies.

Each committee position serves a three (3) year term, and terms can be renewed for multiple years. Members of the NRAC Clean Ohio committee volunteer their services and are not compensated.

Anyone interested in being considered for the NRAC must represent an agency that falls within the following group:

  • A conservation organization, an environmental advocacy organization, or an organization with a primary interest in watershed protection and restoration, such as the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio or the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • A county, municipal corporation, township, conservancy district, regional or joint district or unit of local government, or regional or joint political subdivision that   is located within the geographical jurisdiction of the appointing integrating committee;
  • A conservation organization, an environmental advocacy organization, and an organization with a primary interest in watershed protection and restoration, the Department of natural resources, the environmental protection agency, or the United States natural resources conservation service;
  • A city park system or metropolitan park system or a board of park commissioners from a county that is located within the geographical jurisdiction of the appointing integrating committee, a statewide parks and recreation organization, or the United States national park service.
  • A statewide organization representing agriculture, and an organization representing forestry interests, the Department of Agriculture, or the United States Department of Agriculture;
  • An organization representing business, local Realtors, or a planning agency, including a Port. authority, located within the geographical jurisdiction of the appointing integrating committee.”

Interested in applying, or nominating someone for the board? Please reach out to Eli Cole, program liaison, for an application packet and apply by Friday, January 24, 2025. 

Email: ecole@ovrdc.org

Eli Cole, Clean Ohio Liaison and OVRDC Development Specialist

Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission

73 Progress Drive

Waverly, OH 45690

Call Eli Cole for more information at (740) 947-2853 or learn more online here.