Village to work with NKU on Federal Grant

The Village of Mariemont was selected to partner with the Northern Kentucky University’s Masters of Public Administration program in preparing a grant application for a Land & Water Conservation Fund. The federal Land & Water Conservation Fund act provides up to 50 percent of project cost assistance to government agencies such as a municipality for the development of outdoor recreation areas. The grant would be prepared for the rehabilitation of Dogwood Park.

The program is sponsored by Hamilton County Planning and Development. The Village was alerted of this opportunity in late June and submitted the application. The Village was notified on August 18 that we were selected as a partner for the program and has since conducted collaboration meetings with NKU.

Dr. Darrin Wilson, Associate Professor of Public Administration at Northern Kentucky University is leading the project as part of a PAD 675: Local Government Management class. Members of the team of MPA students who will be working on this project include Jimmy Mills, Shumyla Wright, Zachary Vance, Kyle Mieczkowski, Josh Bornhorn, Amy Martin, Trevor Bonar, Clayton Castle, and P.J. Ginty.

The application is due on November 15 cont'd on next page and awards will be announced in the first quarter of 2024. If selected the Village could receive up to $500,000 for the renovation and rehabilitation of Dogwood Park.