Ohio EPA awards more than $1M in grants to 58 agencies for mosquito control
Fifty-eight local health departments and municipalities across 47 Ohio counties are receiving $1,060,682 in grants from Ohio EPA for mosquito control activities, including $188,368 for the removal of scrap tires, which can become breeding grounds for mosquito larvae.
The funding will help mitigate the spread of mosquito-borne viruses such as West Nile, La Crosse Encephalitis and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
“The mosquito control program is one of our most successful and meaningful partnerships with local health departments,” Ohio EPA Director, Anne Vogel, said. “The grants go directly into funding education and outreach efforts in communities, and equipment that helps to prevent and eliminate mosquito breeding grounds to protect Ohioans from serious mosquito borne illnesses.”
Fourteen health departments joined Dir. Vogel, Wednesday, when she announced the grant recipients.
In Central Ohio, six county health departments are receiving grants:
Delaware Public Health District, $21,407
Fairfield County Health Department, $24,997
Franklin County Public Health, $19,294
Licking County Health Department, $24,000
Pickaway County Health District, $25,000
Union County Health Department, $25,000.
In Northeast Ohio, 12 health departments and municipalities are receiving grants:
Alliance City Health, $7,000
Carroll County General Health District, $25,000
Cuyahoga County Board of Health, $9,990
Geauga Public Health, $18,205
Kent City Health Department, $25,000
Lorain County Public Health, $22,800
Mahoning County Public Health, $24,997
Medina County Health Department, $25,000
Portage County Health District, $24,342
Stark County Health Department, $23,563
Trumbull County Combined Health District, $21,200
Warren City Health Department, $21,054.
In Northwest Ohio, 11 health departments and municipalities are receiving grants:
Ashland County Health Department, $25,000
Erie County Health Department, $17,567
Fulton County Health Department, $5,000
Galion City Health Department, $13,028
Hancock Public Health, $20,082
Ottawa County Health Department, $14,095
Richland Public Health, $24,997
Sandusky County Public Health, $24,982
Seneca County Health District, $18,155
Shelby City Health Department, $11,875
Wood County Health District, $19,890.
In Southeast Ohio, 17 health departments and municipalities are receiving grants:
Athens County Health Department, $21,821
Gallia County General Health District, $14,125
Harrison County General Health District, $21,536
Hocking County Health Department, $19,600
Jefferson County General Health District, $9,985
Meigs County Health Department, $24,942
Morgan County Health Department, $23,705
New Philadelphia Health Department, $14,925
Perry County Health Department, $18,028
Pike County Health Department, $18,186
Plainfield, $10,064
Portsmouth City Health Department, $15,625
Ross County Health Department, $25,000
Scioto County Health Department, $19,878
Tuscarawas County Health Department, $24,993
Vinton County Health Department, $21,453
Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department, $3,450.
In Southwest Ohio, 12 health departments and municipalities are receiving grants:
Butler County General Health District, $18,551
Champaign Health District, $10,000
Cincinnati Health Department, $11,671
Clark County Combined Health District, $21,872
Clermont County General Health District, $7,150
Darke County General Health District, $25,000
Greene County Public Health, $12,377
Miami County Public Health, $6,122
Sidney, $21,000
Sidney-Shelby County Health Department, $11,305
Springdale Health Department, $14,298
Warren County Health District, $11,500.
The full list of grant recipients and the amount of each grant are available online.
Grants are being issued in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health’s larger effort to mitigate the potential for an outbreak of mosquito-borne viruses. Over the last eight years, Ohio EPA and the Ohio Department of Health have awarded $8.5 million to local health departments and communities for mosquito control programs.
For additional information or questions about the mosquito grant programs, email mosquito.grant@epa.ohio.gov.
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