On August 9th, the State of Ohio announced Round 4 of its Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program awards. The State awarded $106.9 million in brownfield grant funding to assist with redevelopment of 61 brownfield sites in 22 counties. On the map copied above from the State’s announcement, the counties in brown received cleanup grants and the
Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program
Ohio Closes First Round of Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program
In July 2023, the Ohio Legislature injected an additional $350 million into the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program (OBRP) due to the success of the program in the prior two years. Funding was split into $175 million in FY 24 and a second $175 million available in FY 25. The Legislature also reserved $1 million in…
Ohio Brownfield Grant Program Massively Oversubscribed
In July 2023, the Ohio Legislature injected an additional $350 million into the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program (OBRP) due to the success of the program in the prior two years. At the end of the first cycle of funding, the Program was significantly oversubscribed. Therefore, it was anticipated there would be more projects in the…
Changes to the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Fund
In July, the Ohio General Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Main Operating Budget which included another round of $350 million in funding for the Brownfield Remediation Fund. This second round of funding builds up on the very successful launch of the program in the prior State budget.
While the structure of the program largely…
Final Round of Ohio Brownfield Grants Awarded
On December 16, 2022, Governor DeWine announced $88 million in grant funding for 123 brownfield remediation projects. This marks the third round of funding. Collectively, the three rounds of funding have resulted in a total of $341 million in grant funding awarded in one year. Of the $341 million in grant funds provided $19.2 million…