The City Manager is seeking authorization to apply for, accept, and appropriate up to $80,000 from the Ohio Department of Health’s Creating Healthy Communities program. The grant will reimburse the city for personnel and non-personnel expenses related to its Healthy Communities Program, with funds deposited into the Public Health Research Fund. While specific activities are not detailed, this grant supports ongoing public health programming that may include community health initiatives, outreach, and small-scale programmatic purchases. Public health consultants, evaluators, and community engagement vendors could find opportunities to assist the city in maximizing impact and reporting under this grant as the Healthy Communities Program deploys the funds.

Focus is on reimbursement of personnel and non-personnel program costs rather than capital work.