Ohio Controlling Board, Aug. 25 — The Controlling Board approved two grant-related funding requests for the Commission on Service and Volunteerism: roughly $100,000 for Ohio250 service-learning grants to be passed through to local grantees, and about $130,000 for a youth mental-health planning grant tied to AmeriCorps program development.
William Hall, executive director of the Commission, told the board the funding arrived after the biennial budget process and came through national and program-specific grants. He said the Commission acts primarily as a pass-through: the Ohio250 fund will be released as a notice of funding to schools and youth-serving organizations (about 20 grantees anticipated), while the AmeriCorps-related award is a planning grant to operationalize new AmeriCorps programming.
Why it matters: The grants aim to expand youth service learning—tying service activities to school curricula—and to plan AmeriCorps programming focused on youth mental health. Board members sought clarity on why the items were not in the earlier budget submissions and asked the Commission to share recipient lists and funding splits once available.
Representative Stewart and Senator Ingram asked for detail on how much of the funds were earmarked for AmeriCorps planning versus Ohio250; Hall confirmed $130,000 for the AmeriCorps planning grant and $100,000 for Ohio250 service-learning grants, with approximately 20 local grantees to be selected for Ohio250 funding.
Discussion vs. decision: The item was approved after clarification that the Commission will pass funds through to local partners and that the AmeriCorps grant will primarily fund staff time and partnership development.
Actions: {"motion":"Approve item 25 (Commission on Service and Volunteerism grants)","mover":"not specified","second":"not specified","outcome":"approved","notes":"Department will release notices and pass funds through to local grantees."}
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Discussion_Decision:{"discussion_points":["$100,000 for Ohio250 service-learning grants to about 20 grantees","$130,000 AmeriCorps youth mental-health planning grant to fund staff and partnership development","Commission acts as pass-through for local grantees"],"directions":["Commission to provide recipient list and funding breakdown to board leadership once awards are made"],"decisions":["Controlling Board approved the two grants"]}
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