Funds awarded to local cemeteries for improvements

Three cemeteries in the Miami Valley will benefit from $104,000 the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing is awarding to 44 cemeteries in Ohio.

Cedarville North Cemetery in Cedarville Township recieved $2,500 to upgrade cemetery records software, Lower Miami Cemetery in Jefferson Township recieved $2,500 to remove an “old and falling down building” and Zion Cemetery in Washington Township recieved $2,500 to remove trees and redraw cemetery maps.

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“This is the fourth year the Division has awarded the grant for registered nonprofit cemeteries, which can be used for exceptional maintenance of their grounds or training of their personnel,” Division Superintendent Daphne Hawk said. “We are honored to provide funds to help Ohio’s cemeteries improve recordkeeping, restore monuments, repair fencing, and improve signage.”

The grant is funded by $1 of every $2.50 from burial permit fees received by the division, according to the department of commerce.

Grants were awarded this year to cemeteries in 32 Ohio counties.

For a full list of 2023 Cemetery Grant recipients, you can click here.

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