"Promises Made, Promises Kept"   Grant Program

Applications for the 2026 Park & Trail Improvement Grant Program are now OPEN.  This will be the 12th round of grants made available to local communities in Pickaway County.  Applications can be submitted for pre-submission review before 4pm Monday, December 1, 2025.  The final submission deadline is Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4pm.

$100,000 of the 2026 Pickaway County Park District property tax levy revenues will be made available to local townships, villages and cities in order to improve their park facilities - as outlined in the rules on the applications.  $10,000 is tentatively set aside for Master Plan grants and $90,000 is intended for Master Plan Improvement grants for entities that have previously completed a Park Master Plan.

We look forward to partnering with as many organizations as possible in this round of grants.  Due to the competitive nature of this program - not all projects may be funded.

Park & Trail Improvement Grant Program
 Since 2015, the Pickaway County Park District has awarded over $689,000 to support 78 local park and trail projects here in Pickaway County.  In November of 2017, the citizens of Pickaway County approved a 10-year levy to support Park District operations and to increase and improve parks and trails throughout the county.  To follow through with promises made during the levy campaign, the Park District has set aside $100,000 of its 2026 appropriations, for the 12th round of Park and Trail Community Grants.