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Since 1999, the National OA Committee has annually selected lodges from each region to receive matching service grants. For 2015, 16 lodges in councils across the nation were chosen to receive a combined total of $50,000 dollars in matching grants via the 2015 OA Service Grant program.
The following grants were awarded within the Central Region:
- The Gateway Area Council, Ni-Sanak-Tani Lodge, headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin, will receive $1,800 to provide a zipline at Camp Decorah.
- The Hoosier Trails Council, Nischa Chuppecat Lodge, headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, will receive $3,700 to improve access to the shooting sports area and OA ceremonial ring at the Maumee Scout Reservation.
- The Quivira Council, Kansa Lodge, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, will receive $2,300 to construct one or more waypoints on remote portions of Quivira Scout Ranch. The waypoint facilities will include a field latrine, a covered shelter, and a map showing backcountry locations.
The following grants were awarded within the Northeast Region:
- The Annawon Council, Tulpe Lodge, headquartered in Norton, Massachusetts, will receive $2,000 for the renovation of its amphitheater at Camp Norse.
- The Baden-Powell Council, Otahnagon Lodge, headquartered in Binghamton, New York, will receive $4,200 for the construction of a handicraft pavilion at Camp Barton.
- The Greater New York Council, Kintecoying Lodge, headquartered in New York, New York, will receive $4,000 for a new shotgun range at Camp Keowa.
- The Nashua Valley Council, Grand Monadnock Lodge, headquartered in Lancaster, Massachusetts, will receive $2,300 for a bouldering wall at Camp Wanocksett.
- The Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Lowwapaneu Lodge, headquartered in Moosic, Pennsylvania, will receive $2,600 to renovate its campfire circle at Camp Acahela.
- The Patriots’ Path Council, Woapalanne Lodge, headquartered in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, will receive $4,300 for the renovation of two cabins at Camp Wheeler.
- The Westchester Putnam Council, Ktemaque Lodge, headquartered in Hawthorne, New York, will receive $4,300 to provide a mountain biking trail and related equipment for the Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation.
- The Yankee Clipper Council, Nanepashemet Lodge, headquartered in Haverhill, Massachusetts, will receive $1,500 for dock renovations within their aquatics program at the Wah-Tut-Ca Scout Reservation.
The following grant was awarded within the Southern Region:
- The Old North State Council, Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, will receive $3,700 for a new program area at Cherokee Scout Reservation, which will include an activity shelter and summer houses.
The following grants were awarded within the Western Region:
- The Crater Lake Council, Lo La’Qam Geela Lodge, headquartered in Central Point, Oregon, will receive $3,300 to provide a portable water filtration and distribution system at Camp Riggs.
- The Great Southwest Council, Yah-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess Lodge, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will receive $3,700 to replace the seating, lighting, and back stage area at the Gorham Scout Ranch council ring.
- The Orange County Council, Wiatava Lodge, headquartered in Santa Ana, California, will receive $2,300 to construct a shaded area for their shooting range at Oso Lake Scout Camp.
- The Western Los Angeles County Council, Malibu Lodge, headquartered in Van Nuys, California, will receive $4,000 to enhance its movie themed set design and construction at Camp Josepho, which will give youth greater insight into the film industry.