ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT FINANCING INFORMATION
GRANT PROGRAMS
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Business Development - 412 Program
This is a direct incentive grant program. Projects will be analyzed as to local impact, job creation/retention and leveraged investment. These funds must be used for a designated capital purpose. Normal application of the funds are for costs associated with the construction of public infrastructure supporting a development project. Examples of eligible expenditures are engineering and construction costs of roads, sewer and water lines supporting a development project. These funds can also be used for on-site infrastructure (access roads, parking facilities) or for machinery and equipment costs.
Contact: Ohio Office of Business Development, Ohio Department of Development, (614) 466-4551 or 1-800-848-1300.
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Projects must help in the development and revitalization of local communities. Various grant programs fall under this heading including the CDBG Economic Development Program, offering loans to businesses for fixed assets and grants to local governments for infrastructure.
Contact: Office of Housing and Community Partnerships, Ohio Department of Development (614) 466-2285 or 1-800-848-1300.
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These grants are available up to $141,000, depending on local population, and require between 0% and 50% local match, depending on the activities applied for. Grants are available to establish and implement local recycling and litter prevention activities such as curbside recycling, material recovery facilities, recycling drop-off programs, litter collection efforts, and education and awareness programs. All counties, solid waste management districts, and cities with greater than 50,000 people are eligible to apply. Grants are awarded on a calendar basis (January - December) with applications due in early September. Approximately $6.5 million is available each year for distribution.
Contact: Steve Saunier, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Grants
Administration Section, (614) 265-6986.
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Conversion Facilities Exemption
The Conversion Facilities Exemption was designed to encourage and reward businesses for investing in energy converion, solid waste energy conversion, or thermal efficiency improvements. These investments will lower operating costs and reduce pollution. Submit through the Department of Taxation.
Contact: Ohio Department of Taxation, Greg Cartier (614) 466-8581.
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The OITP assists companies in preparing training plans, acquiring the most appropriate training resources (for training-the-trainer), and offsetting the company's costs to train their employees. These actions enable a company to become a more efficient, high performance operation.
Contact: Ohio Industrial Training Program, Ohio Department of Development, (614) 466-4155 or 1-800-848-1300.
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These grants are offered to establish projects with cooperating local businesses to enhance and increase markets for recyclable materials, including scrap tires, collected from residences and businesses in Ohio.
New contact person: Matt Dummit, new phone number is: 614-265-7003.
Contact: Matt Dummit, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, (614) 265-7003.
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The Ohio SBIR Office helps Ohio's small research-oriented firms compete for federal agency R&D grants or contracts. Federal Agencies solicit for grant proposals on a revolving basis. Check the solicitation calender to determine when a grant request can be submitted to a particular agency.
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Check out this page for links to grant funding available through the U.S. EPA. For assistance in writing grant proposals go to www.epa.gov/seahome/grants/src/grant.htm.
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Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
Phone (614) 644-3469
Fax (614) 644-2807
Toll Free (800) 329-7518
E-Mail: p2mail@epa.state.oh.us
page last updated: June 9, 2005
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