These are great times to investigating potential brownfield projects in Ohio. The State has two pots of money available under its Clean Ohio brownfield program. 1) the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF); and 2) the Clean Ohio Assistance Fund (COAF). CORF is a competitive grant process where applications are pooled into rounds and the top projects in
Stimulus Funding for Diesel through U.S. EPA’s DERA Program; Update On Ohio’s DERG Program
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The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) contains the highest federal funding yet for the 5 r’s of diesel- retrofits, replacements, repowers, replace and refuel. The competitive announcements for the ARRA Funding for National Diesel Emissions Reduction Program became available on March 20, 2009. Better get your act together if you still want an application
Future Grant Rounds and Improvements to Ohio’s Brownfield Redevelopment Program
After reauthorization of the Clean Ohio program this November by Ohio Voters, the State has announced their intention to maintain two grant funding rounds per year going forward. Hopefully this will allow the program to operate more consisentely. In the past, project developers were often forced to try and rush projects because future funding rounds were
Second Round of Ohio Diesel Grant Program Launched
The Ohio Department of Development launched today the second round of funding under the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant (DERG) program. There will be at least $9.8 million in funding available in the second round. You can receive funding of up to 80% of the cost (requires a 20% match) for cost of equipment related to
Ohio Will Solicit Second Round of Diesel Grant (DERG) Applications
DERG Round Two Schedule: Tentatively, Ohio will begin soliciting grant applications on December 15th for the second round of funding under the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant (DERG) program administered by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD). DERG will have approximately $11.2 million in available funding in the second round. The grants pay for retrofits of emission controls
Ohio Scorecard on Developing a Clean Tech Economy
The gloom and doom of today’s economy, especially in Cleveland, is covered almost daily. Job’s have been disappearing from the area at a rapid clip. The front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has almost been dedicated to breaking the bad news. See, Plain Dealer Article "Northeast Ohio Job Loses Spread."
The Article includes the
(August 08) Ohio Environmental Regulatory and Incentive Update
PTIO Program is Launched- Effective June 30, 2008 Ohio EPA finalized this new permit program which combines the Permit to Install (PTI) and Permit to Operate (PTO) into a single permit for non-Title V facilities. Facilities will no longer have to apply for a separate PTO. This program is intended to deal with Ohio EPA’s backlog
Brownfield Redevelopment: Clean Ohio’s New Grant Option
On June 4, 2008, the Clean Ohio Council approved two new grant rounds (Rounds 5 and 6) to encourage brownfield redevelopment through its Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF). As noted in a recent stakeholder report on the Clean Ohio Program, the CORF is "seen as a significant national model that other states strive to replicate." If
Ohio Diesel Program Stuck In Neutral
As part of the 2008-2009 State budget, Ohio set aside $19.8 million to be used for diesel grants to achieve reductions in air pollution from the transportation sector. The set aside represents the largest dedicated pool of funds to diesel emission reductions in the Midwest. The grants could be used to pay for pollution control retrofits and anti-idling technology