Ohio State University Extension Receives EPA (Region 5) Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) Grant
Is your organization looking for help to find, apply for, or manage funding for community-driven climate and environmental justice projects? The mission of the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (Great Lakes TCTAC) is to support community organizations successfully navigate funding opportunities to access the resources they need to lead in the clean energy transition, pollution clean-up, and green workforce development.
There are a variety of federal funding opportunities focusing on community climate resiliency and healthy environments. Learn more at the Ohio State University Extension EPA Region 5 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC).
The EPA Region 5 includes Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and 35 tribes and is led by the University of Minnesota Extension. The Ohio State University Extension team is led by Ken Martin. Funding is provided by the U.S. EPA and Department of Energy.
Meet the Ohio State Extension TCTAC Community Development Team:
Ken Martin, PhD – Professor, Community Development
Myra Moss, MA, MBA – Professor & Educator, Community Development
Gwynn Stewart, MS - Assistant Professor, Community Development (Noble County)
Kyle White, MBA – Educator IV, Community Development (Medina County)
Thomas Blaine, PhD – Associate Professor, Community Development
Dan Remley, PhD – Field Specialist, Food, Nutrition, and Wellness & Associate Professor, Ohio State University Extension
Jerry Thomas, PhD – Associate Professor and Field Specialist, Community Economics
Jessica Burns - Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources/Community Development (Vinton County)