"This year's awards program focused on recognizing Ohio's scenic cemeteries."
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"Please gather all information prior to entering the application online. Once you start the application, the information entered cannot be saved and if you exit out of the application you will lose all information previously entered. The application site will time out if left open and inactive for longer than 6 hours."
New cemetery grant program for 2026:
"The FY2026 cemetery grant application period opens July 1, 2025."
"Cemetery operators can sign-up for our cemetery stakeholder email list .
Once the application period opens on July 1st, the application can be found at . If you have any questions or require additional assistance, please contact the Division at .
The Division’s cemetery grant program advances grants to properly registered cemeteries, except for-profit corporations, to defray the costs of exceptional maintenance or training of cemetery personnel in the maintenance and operation of the cemetery. A cemetery that has not had a burial in the last 25 years or is a family cemetery is exempt from registration and does not qualify for a grant.
Reasonable maintenance, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 4767.09, done in the day-to-day operations of a cemetery is not considered exceptional for purposes of awarding grants. Exceptional maintenance is construed broadly to cover non-routine, non-repetitive maintenance.
An operator may apply every other year for one grant of up to $2,500. Operators of five or more cemeteries registered with the Division may apply each year. Grant funds cannot be used for activities or purchases prior to formal approval of the grant application by the Superintendent and the Division’s receipt of a signed grant award agreement."
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https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/com.ohio.gov/REPL/repl_CemeteryGrantInstructionsFY26.pdf
Polycam of a monument by Eli Allen creator of "Wandering Appalachia"
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"Main Page of "Wandering Appalachia"
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"Wandering Appalachia - Cemeteries"
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"Wandering Appalachia - Youtube"