Award Year
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Grantee
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Project Title (type)
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Grant Amount (type)
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Total Project Cost
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2011
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Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District
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Cleveland Lakefront State Parks
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$5,000
Lake Erie Clean Up Grant
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Litter cleanup activities in the Cleveland Lakefront State Park will include monthly beach cleanups and park litter pick ups at Edgewater Park and weekly beach cleanups and park litter cleanups at Euclid Beach, Villa Angela and Wildwood areas. Beach and park cleanups will last for two hours and will consist of picking up litter and recyclables, conducting routine weather observations and collecting baseline water quality data that will be recorded in the Great Lakes Basin’s Adopt-a-Beach volunteer database.
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2011
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City of Lakewood
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Lakewood Park
Clean Up
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$1,380
Lake Erie
Clean Up Grant
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The city of Lakewood will work in partnership with Keep Lakewood Beautiful, its local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, to conduct a half-day litter pickup event at Lakewood Park from 9 am to noon on April 30, 2011.
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2011
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City of Euclid |
City of Euclid Fishing Pier
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This project will result in the construction of a fishing pier that will provide public and ADA accessible opportunities for fishing, bird watching, education, sitting, walking, strolling and lake viewing.
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2011
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Tinkers Creek Watershed Partners
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Tinkers Creek Watershed Community Engagement Project
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This project will consist of educating watershed residents, businesses, school age kids, and community decision makers on the importance of the natural resources in the area. Another component of the project will be to provide educational efforts toward ordinance modification in the watershed as a whole, to allow for water quality practices which may be prohibited currently.
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2011
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Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District |
Plum Creek and Upper East Branch Protection & Restoration Plans
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This project will facilitate water quality and aquatic habitat improvement and improve the effectiveness of the Rocky River Watershed Action Plan in the Plum Creek and Upper East Branch sub-watersheds through the development of targeted and prescriptive Sub-watershed Protection and Restoration Plans.
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2010
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West Creek Preservation Committee
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West Creek Action Plan Implementation - Confluence Project
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A West Creek Confluence Design Outreach Program will be developed with the goal of establishing a template for community outreach on water quality projects and a dialogue will be initiated with the public and community leaders on water quality land conversion restoration projects and using water budgets.
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2009
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Cleveland Metroparks (Bay Village)
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Shoreline Management Plan- Huntington Reservation (planning)
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A shoreline management plan will be developed for Huntington Reservation that includes three major components: Beach Protection and Bluff Stabilization; Ecologic Restoration; and Site, Facility and Public Access.
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2009
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Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
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Walworth Run Green Infrastructure Feasibility Study (planning)
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This feasibility study will explore the implementation of green infrastructure such as pervious pavement and vegetated swales to control stormwater in the Walworth Run watershed. Green infrastructure can provide multiple benefits such as beautification, improved air quality, and bringing open space closer to urban residents.
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2007
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Cuyahoga River Community Planning
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Big Creek Watershed Management Plan (watershed plans)
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A comprehensive community planning document for the Big Creek Watershed will be developed. The document will include a gap analysis of information that is necessary for the completion of a future State Endorsed Watershed Action Plan. The information will help guide watershed communities in storm water management, riparian buffer establishment, and stream and wetland restoration and mitigation.
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2007
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Northeast Shores Development Corporation
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Euclid Beach Fishing Pier Feasibility Study (planning)
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This study will examine the possibility of reconstructing a fishing pier at Euclid Beach State Park (Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood) which was a major focus point in the state park during its prior use as an amusement park. A conceptual pier design will be developed that takes into consideration a geotechnical assessment. A cost estimate will also be provided.
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2006
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Cleveland Metroparks
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Huntington Beach ADA Beach Access (construction)
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$100,000
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ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act compliant) parking spaces and an accessible walkway were built to enable access to Huntington Beach.
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2006
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Cuyahoga County Board of Health
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Mill Creek Watershed Action Plan (watershed plans)
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$78,336
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A state endorsable Watershed Action Plan (WAP) that addresses coastal nonpoint source pollution for the Mill Creek Watershed that uses the Community Assessment Plan for the Mill Creek Watershed developed under a previous Coastal Management Assistance Grant, data collection from the previously developed gap analysis, and input from the general public will be developed.
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2006
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Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization
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Supporting Balanced Growth in the Chippewa Creek Watershed (watershed plans)
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$55,984
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A watershed management plan will be developed that will provide a systematic approach for communities to mange development, critical natural areas, and economic competitiveness. A watershed planning partnership will be assembled and a Chippewa Creek data inventory and GIS will be developed along with selection and evaluation criteria for the designation of priority development and conservation areas. A watershed planning partnership agreement will be established and the selection criteria will be implemented to identify priority areas.
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2005
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Cuyahoga County Board of Health
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Community Plan for the Mill Creek Watershed (planning)
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$87,918
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This project seeks to address the increasing impacts of nonpoint source pollution within the Mill Creek Watershed through the development of a Comprehensive Community Plan. This includes a gap analysis of information that is necessary for the completion of a State Endorsed Watershed Action Plan.
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2005
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Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District
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Euclid Creek Restoration - Subwatershed Planning (planning)
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The purpose of this project is to determine the needs and methods to address coastal nonpoint pollution and examine the restoration alternatives, feasibility, costs, and application within the lower Euclid Creek sub-watershed.
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2004
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City of Cleveland
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Feasibility Study for Public Access: Dike 14, Cleveland, OH (planning)
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This study will help the City of Cleveland develop alternatives that will allow the public to safely access the site and enjoy the flora and fauna. Information to be developed includes answering the environmental risk and other existing site condition questions, determining the environmentally sensitive flora and fauna, and providing cost estimates for various public access alternatives.
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2004
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Cleveland Metroparks
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Mill Creek Greenway Connector Trail (planning)
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This project will accomplish the design and engineering for the construction of 1.5 miles of a 2.5 mile all purpose trail. This first phase is part of a conservation greenway that will link the Cuyahoga River, Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, the Mill Creek Falls Trail and Garfield Park Reservation.
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2004
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Cleveland Metroparks
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Cuyahoga River West Bank Preservation (aquisition)
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This project is to acquire five conservation easements totaling 17.4 acres in the Village of Brooklyn Heights along the Cuyahoga River. This acquisition will protect the riparian corridor, eliminate the threat of hillside erosion, and enable natural resource restoration.
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2004
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City of Cleveland
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Rehabilitation Study for the Former US Coast Guard Cleveland Harbor Station (planning)
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A study will be produced that incorporates a community dialog process along with an existing conditions assessment, a detailed rehabilitation program including cost estimates, and renderings of the future building use for the former US Coast Guard Cleveland Harbor Station north of Whiskey Island. The goal is to determine what is necessary to rehabilitate the former Station to an acceptable health and safety standard for use as an education center open to the public.
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2003
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City of Lakewood
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Lakewood Park Lakefront Revitalization Project (construction)
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The goal of this project is to provide safe public access to the lakefront at Lakewood Park through the creation of an ADA accessible pathway to the “Lakewalk” area.
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2003
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Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
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Euclid Creek Watershed Planning Guide (planning)
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The purpose of this project is to develop a guide that will be a comprehensive tool for the watershed communities for framing future planning and policy decisions on economic development, community health, and ecological restoration based on a watershed planning approach.
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2003
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Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
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Community Revitalization Plan for Lower Big Creek, Cleveland, Ohio Phase 2 (planning)
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This project will coordinate the Phase 2 Planning and Feasibility studies in the Lower Big Creek watershed, maintain a stakeholder Project Advisory Team, and continue to engage the public in plan development. The Phase 2 studies are: A) Land Use Planning; B) Business Retention, Infrastructure Improvements, and Economic Development; C) Recreational Trails- Alignment and Design Study; D) Transportation Assessment; E) Hillside Subsidence Planning; and F) Coordinated Code Enforcement.
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2001
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City of Parma
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West Creek Land Acquisition and Stream Restoration (acquisition)
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$206,000 GLCRG
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Acquisition of two areas totaling 23 acres. This will link and expand the present 180-acre West Creek Preserve. A stream restoration implementation plan will be prepared, identifying a stream restoration program and funding opportunities. The plan will be implemented improving 1200 linear feet of stream, providing habitat restoration and enhancement, and erosion abatement.
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2001
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Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
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Community Revitalization Plan for the Lower Big Creek Watershed (planning)
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NOACA is collaborating with the City of Cleveland to complete the first of three phases in a comprehensive planning effort for the Lower Big Creek watershed. This first phase will identify issues on stream recovery, streamside land uses, transportation, and community development elements. An initial problem assessment and strategic goals statement will be completed to guide Phase 2 planning.
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2000
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Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
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West Creek Valley Management Plan (planning)
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Address issues of erosion, water pollution, habitat preservation, recreational opportunities, neighborhood connections and buffering from adjacent development.
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1998
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Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
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Cuyahoga Corridor Towpath Study (planning)
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Research and examine potential opportunities to establish trailheads, recreation areas and waterfront access along the Towpath Trail extension.
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TOTAL COASTAL GRANTS to CUYAHOGA COUNTY
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Grants Total $1,102,326
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Projects Total $2,202,840
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