Terry - at this point, no. The direct NOFO application ended June 1st. However a few thoughts … 1) most communities have eligible, underserved communities and can therefore apply. Check out the CJEST tool if you haven’t already. 2) there might be another round in 2024 because they didn’t allocate all of the funds yet. And 3) there are 12 regrantor organizations like Arbor Day Foundation, American Forests, Trust for Public Land, GroundWork USA, etc. who should have some discretionary funding from their grant awards but that’s TBD still. And I guess 4) try to collaborate with entities pursuing the grant application that Ohio DNR announced. And remember, I guess this would be #5, there are many other funding sources without the restrictions of IRA to consider.
