OHIO — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced 58 local health departments and municipalities in 47 Ohio counties will receive more than $1 million in grants for mosquito control activities. 

The Ohio EPA said the funding will help mitigate the spread of mosquito-borne viruses, such as West Nile and La Cross Encephalitis. 

“The mosquito control program is one of our most successful and meaningful partnerships with local health departments,” Ohio EPA Director, Anne Vogel said in a press release. “The grants go directly into funding education and outreach efforts in communities, and equipment that helps to prevent and eliminate mosquito breeding grounds to protect Ohioans from serious mosquito borne illnesses.”

Here are the award recipients:

Central Ohio

  • Delaware Public Health District: $21,407
  • Fairfield County Health Department: $24,997
  • Franklin County Public Health: $19,294
  • Licking County Health Department: $24,000
  • Pickaway County Health District: $25,000
  • Union County Health Department: $25,000

Northeast Ohio

  • Alliance City Health: $7,000
  • Carroll County General Health District: $25,000
  • Cuyahoga County Board of Health: $9,990
  • Geauga Public Health: $18,205
  • Kent City Health Department: $25,000
  • Lorain County Public Health: $22,800
  • Mahoning County Public HealthL $24,997
  • Medina County Health Department: $25,000
  • Portage County Health District: $24,342
  • Stark County Health Department: $23,563
  • Trumbull County Combined Health District: $21,200
  • Warren City Health Department: $21,054

Northwest Ohio

  • Ashland County Health Department: $25,000
  • Erie County Health Department: $17,567
  • Fulton County Health Department: $5,000
  • Galion City Health Department: $13,028
  • Hancock Public Health: $20,082
  • Ottawa County Health Department: $14,095
  • Richland Public Health: $24,997
  • Sandusky County Public Health: $24,982
  • Seneca County Health District: $18,155
  • Shelby City Health Department: $11,875
  • Wood County Health District: $19,890

Southeast Ohio

  • Athens County Health DepartmentL $21,821
  • Gallia County General Health District: $14,125
  • Harrison County General Health District: $21,536
  • Hocking County Health Department: $19,600
  • Jefferson County General Health District: $9,985
  • Meigs County Health Department: $24,942
  • Morgan County Health Department: $23,705
  • New Philadelphia Health Department: $14,925
  • Perry County Health Department: $18,028
  • Pike County Health Department: $18,186
  • Plainfield: $10,064
  • Portsmouth City Health Department: $15,625
  • Ross County Health Department: 25,000
  • Scioto County Health Department: $19,878
  • Tuscarawas County Health Department: $24,993
  • Vinton County Health Department: $21,453
  • Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department: $3,450

Southwest Ohio

  • Butler County General Health District: $18,551
  • Champaign Health District: $10,000
  • Cincinnati Health Department: $11,671
  • Clark County Combined Health District: $21,872
  • Clermont County General Health District: $7,150
  • Darke County General Health District: $25,000
  • Greene County Public Health: $12,377
  • Miami County Public Health: $6,122
  • Sidney: $21,000
  • Sidney-Shelby County Health Department: $11,305
  • Springdale Health Department: $14,298
  • Warren County Health District: $11,500

For a full list of grant recipients and the amount of each grant, click here.