Highland County Health Department awards water bottle refilling station grants
Pictured (l-r) are Stephanie Rowland (Highland County Veterans Services Outreach Coordinator), Jared Warner (Highland County Health Department Health Commissioner) and David Bushelman and Colt Campbell (North High Business Center Condo Association Members). (Submitted photo)
Congratulations to the following agencies for being awarded a free water bottle refilling station from the Highland County Health Department, thanks to a grant funded through the Ohio Department of Health:
• Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities
• Highland County Veterans Services
• Highland County Board of Commissioners
• Highland County Engineer
• Hillsboro Municipal Court
• Highland District Hospital
• Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church
• The Recovery Council Connections Program
• Samaritan Outreach Services
• North High Business Center
• Village of Greenfield
• Weastec- Greenfield.
HCHD will be providing 31 free water bottle refilling stations to these agencies.
The goal of this grant is to reduce disease transmission through touchless filling stations, minimizing single-use plastic bottles and promoting water consumption.
HCHD still has limited funds available for additional water bottle refilling stations. Now is the time to submit your application.
To be eligible for this opportunity, applicants must:
• Be located within the Health District (all areas of Highland County).
• Be a governmental agency, nonprofit, for-profit or other organization.
• Agree to all items required within the application and submit a fully completed application with any supporting documentation.
Additionally, those awarded a water bottle refilling station will be responsible for installing and maintaining the station.
All applicants must complete an application to be eligible to receive a water bottle refilling station and will be scored based on a rubric system. If more eligible applications are received than the grant funding can provide, distribution of the water bottle refilling stations will be based on the application score.
For more information, visit the Highland County Health Department's website at www.highlandcountyhealth.org, or to view the Water Bottle Refilling Station Application, visit https://forms.gle/UBhGsXJQeJjx5wLg7.
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