Our CPAC grants support community programming across Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Parks Advisory Councils (CPAC) are volunteer citizen groups which seek to build and maintain public support for neighborhood Cincinnati Parks. CPACs provide feedback to the Cincinnati Park Board, advocate for their neighborhood park and organize community volunteer and programming events. We deeply appreciate the work done by each CPAC, which is why we created our CPAC Grant Program in 2019.
We believe the best people to program our parks are community members.
Cincinnati Parks Advisory Councils (CPACs) are groups of neighborhood volunteers who care about their local parks. These groups work with Cincinnati Parks and Cincinnati Parks Foundation to share ideas, organize events and take care of their neighborhood parks.
What are CPACs?
We believe that the people who use our parks every day are the ones who know best how to shape them. That’s why we created the CPAC Grant Program in 2019. These grants help CPAC leaders bring their ideas to life. We also provide help spreading the word.
Some past activities have included:
Outdoor movie nights
Silent discos
Nature walks
Invasive species removal sessions
Family festivals
How does the Cincinnati Parks Foundation support them?
Alms Park Allies
Ault Park Advisory Council (APAC)
Avon Woods Advisory Council
Burnet Woods Advisory Council
CUFPAC (Clifton Heights-University Heights-Fairview)
Caldwell Nature Preserve Advisory Council
California Woods Advisory Council
Drake Park Advisory Council
Dunore Park Advisory Council
Walnut Hills CPAC
Park of Champions
Friends of Fleischmann Gardens
Friends of French Park
Glenway Park CPAC
International Friendship Park
Advisory Council
There are currently 41 active CPACs across Cincinnati, each helping to make their park a fun, safe and welcoming place for everyone.
Is there a CPAC in my neighborhood?
Hopkins Park CPAC
Hauck Botanic Gardens Advisory Committee
MACPAC
Friends of Kennedy Heights Park
Friends of LaBoiteaux Woods
Lytle Park CPAC
Friends of McEvoy
Miles-Edwards Park Advisory
CouncilMt Airy Forest Advisory Council
Mount Echo Park Advisory Council (MEPAC)
Mt Storm Advisory Council
The Fernbank Garden Club
Northside Greenspace
Olden View Park CPAC
Owls’ Nest Park Advisory Council
OJIAT (Our Journey is a Treasure)
Rapid Run Advisory Council
Riverfront Rollers
Preserve Scarborough Woods
North Avondale Neighborhood Association
Stanbery Park Advisory Council
Fernbank Garden Club
Friends of Larz Anderson
Walnut Woods CPAC
Stowe Park CPAC
Wilson Commons CPAC
Cincinnati Parks registers and communicates with only one CPAC for each Cincinnati park and registered CPACs are notified of and eligible to receive grants from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation. Registered CPACs receive invitations to CPAC meetings, community building, and recognition events.
Cincinnati Parks Advisory Council Grants provided by the Parks Foundation to CPACs are for $1,500 per year. All events must be free and open to the public.
2026 Applications Now Closed
If you would like to start a Cincinnati Park Advisory Council, ask a question, or find out more information email Christyl Johnson at christyl.johnson@cincinnati-oh.gov.