05/18/2026

Brownfield grants awarded; several counties have money remaining

Last week, Governor Mike DeWine and Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced the awarding of $61.1 million in grants under the Brownfield Remediation Program.

The funds will go to 84 cleanup and remediation projects and 76 assessment projects across 75 counties. A description of each project can be found here.

The grants are the latest under the program, which began in 2021. More than 840 projects totaling nearly $740 million have been funded across the state through the life of the program.

Under HB 96, the current state operating budget, each county received a set-aside of $1 million in SFY 2026. The map below highlights the counties that still have all or a portion of their set-aside remaining.

The full amount of remaining set-aside funds is available on the program website.

Counties with remaining funds will be able to submit new applications starting today and running through June 5 to utilize the funds before the conclusion of the state fiscal year at the end of June.

A total of $108 million is appropriated under the program for SFY 2027, but there are no county set-asides for next fiscal year. Instead, all applications will be evaluated by merit.