14 Townships Awarded the 2025 NatureWorks Local Outdoor Recreation Grant Program

14 Townships Awarded the 2025 NatureWorks Local Outdoor Recreation Grant Program

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced the recipients of the 2025 NatureWorks Local Outdoor Recreation Grant Program. This program provides reimbursement assistance for local government subdivisons for the acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of recreational areas. 
For 2025, the NatureWorks grant program awarded $2,967,910 to 76 coummunity-based projects, including 14 townships, selected from 142 applications submitted by local governments in 64 counties. Funding for the NatureWork Grant Program comes from the state's capital budget and is distributed by ODNR using a per capita formula that allocates available dollars among Ohio's 88 counties.
Congratulations to the following recipients:

Wayne Township, Adams County - $17,366
Loudon Township, Carroll County - $17,227
Union Township, Clermont County - $37,387
Hocking Township, Fairfield County - $10,782
Hamilton Township, Franklin County - $75,000
York Township, Fulton County - $20,165
Huntsburg Township, Geauga County - $59,688
Madison Township, Guernsey County - $24,287
German Township, Harrison County - $12,750
Berlin Township, Holmes County - $20,442
Boardman Township, Mahoning County - $54,319
Bethel Township, Miami County - $32,302
Summit Township, Monroe County - $14,777
Palmyra Township, Portage County - $42,042
Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County - $39,605
Springfield Township, Summit County - $36,979
Champion Township, Trumbull County - $45,989

This first appeared in the January/February 2026 issue of the Ohio Township News magazine. Contact the OTA at communications@ohiotownships.org to submit your township stories.