Two new grants will help create pride in neighborhoods, city EDITOR'S NOTE: The Times Recorder will produce a series of Zanesville 2021 stories looking at the challenges facing the city of Zanesville this year and what is being done to overcome them. ZANESVILLE - The city of Zanesville has announced a pilot program for a pair of grant opportunities to raise community spirit, and make the city a more attractive place to live. The two programs, administered and funded by the city's community development department, provide funds for community activities and for external improvements to owner-occupied structures. The Community Grant Program is designed to facilitate neighborhood programs, and civic engagement events. The city's Community Development Director Matt Schley used the old 8th Ward Reunion as an example.