grants

The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio received a $10,000 "Challenge America" award from the National Endowment for the Arts to help support their upcoming production of "Fat Ham."

Gov. Mike DeWine wants money for certain grants, however, and said he will go straight to the source, the Ohio Controlling Board, before budgeting begins next year.

The amount is less than the $8.5 billion in direct funding President Joe Biden announced in March for the Intel project in New Albany and three other states.

The Central Ohio Transit Authority announced the grant with the Federal Transit Administration Wednesday. The grant will also allow COTA to purchase 10 more electric buses.

Equitas Health, Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Stonewall Columbus have sharply increased their revenue since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Education has restricted the initial flow of a $71 million charter school grant, pending further assurances that Ohio can…