Ohio EPA offers free workshops to inform small and rural
communities of the state and federal resources available to
help redevelop brownfields, or blighted properties. These four-hour workshops are designed to inform smaller or
rural communities of grants, loans, and other assistance that
is available to assess and redevelop brownfield properties.
Speakers from Ohio EPA, Ohio Department of Development,
U.S. EPA, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development Office and Kansas State University (which
provides assistance to small communities through a U.S. EPA
grant) address the following topics:
[We] loved the fact
that we were able to
get a whole summary
of all the grants, programs and resources
in one day. It made it
so easy to understand
and see how each program can fit with different projects we have
going on throughout
the
area"
Cathy Bieterman, City
of Painesville
- Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP) and statewide
inventory of brownfield properties
- Ohio Department of Development’s Brownfield Fund
- JobsOhio funding for brownfields
- Ohio Water Development Authority loan programs
- U.S. EPA Brownfield Grants, Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) program and Targeted Brownfield Assessments
- E-tools for brownfield revitalization and online summary of local resources for small and rural communities
- Rural Community Assistance Program