Clean Ohio Fund (COF)

The Clean Ohio Fund was approved by voters in 2000 and became law as House Bill 3 the same year.  It provides four competitive funds which serve to preserve greenspace, retain farmland, create recreational trails and clean up brownfields and return them to productive use. Ohio EPA’s Site Assistance & Brownfield Revitalization Program (SABR) assists the Ohio Department of Development with the management of the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF) and Clean Ohio Assistance Fund (COAF).  Ohio EPA staff provide technical assistance to applicants during the application process and project implementation, assist in the review of applications with regard to proposed remedies and applicable standards, and review completed cleanups for compliance with applicable standards. 

For more information regarding the Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program, the Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program or the Clean Ohio Trails Fund, please read the Clean Ohio Fund Overview [PDF] or visit Governor’s Clean Ohio Fund webpage. 

For more information on the CORF and COAF, please click on a link below.

Required Forms, Applications, Policies and Guidance Documents for CORF and COAF

Project Resource and Advisory Meeting

Ohio EPA Clean Ohio Fund Contacts [PDF]

Rules & Laws 

Green Building and Sustainable Redevelopment Resources [PDF]

Ohio Department of Development

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