These buildings and others like them are returning visitors and residents to downtown, creating jobs, and spurring more private sector investment.
State Announces Over $16M in Additional Brownfield Grants
State Announces More than $100M in Grants to Clean-Up 61 Brownfield Sites
Brownfield Legislation Receives First Hearing in House Finance Committee
Legislation Creating Permanent Brownfield Funding Program Introduced in Ohio House of Representatives
GOPC Appears on NBC4 "Daytime Columbus" Program Discussing Brownfields
GOPC Co-Hosts Brownfield Remediation Program Webinar
GOPC, in partnership with the Ohio Economic Development Association, the Ohio Land Bank Association, and the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, hosted a webinar to highlight the Brownfield Remediation Program.
Brownfield Remediation Program Guidelines, FAQ Now Available. Applications Open December 5
GOPC Releases Updated Analysis of All Brownfield Remediation Fund Grant Dollars
GOPC Releases Brownfields White Paper
GOPC has published a white paper, “The Benefit of Brownfields: Analysis of the Brownfield Remediation Fund’s Round 1 Awards & Preliminary Programmatic Recommendations,” in October 2022. This white paper analyzes the $252 million awarded in the first round of the BRF and makes the case for another $500 million in state funding in the next state Operating Budget. The paper also recommends one adjustment to the current program to help communities, especially smaller and more rural communities, successfully compete for funds.