Ohio Industry Sector Partnership Grant | ODOD | 31-Oct-24 | $250,000 | $5,000,000 | The competitive grant program will help fund collaborative efforts between local businesses, education and training providers, and community stakeholders that are invested in improving their region�s workforce. The Spark Grant is designed to provide �seed funding� for emerging sector partnerships to fund startup activities and become self-sustaining. The Accelerant Grant is designed to invigorate the work being done by existing sector partnerships, expanding both reach and impact. |
Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) | ODOT | 30-Nov-24 | | | Provides funding for projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, and environmental mitigation; recreational trail program projects; and safe routes to school projects. |
Workforce Pathways for Youth - Rounds 4 and 5 | DOL | 3-Dec-24 | $3,300,000 | $40,000,000 | Program expands job training and workforce activities for youth, including soft-skill development, career exploration, job readiness and certification, summer jobs, year-round job opportunities and apprenticeships in out-of-school time organizations nationwide. |
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program | USDOT | 16-Dec-24 | | $1,057,596,637 | This program funds capital projects that reduce the state of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service. |
Solid Waste Management Grant Program | USDA | 31-Dec-24 | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | This program reduces or eliminates pollution of water resources by providing funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites. |
Ohio Transit Partnership Program | ODOT | 31-Dec-24 | | | Funding for urban and rural public transit systems to facilitate the most efficient and effective use of state and federal funds in the provision of transportation services to Ohio�s public transit systems and to maximize the impact of the federal and state dollars available in Ohio. |
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas � Fiscal Year 2025 Release | DOE | 28-Aug-25 | $50,000,000 | $400,000,000 | Supports innovative, community-focused,?clean energy solutions for rural and remote communities of 10,000 people or few. Funding will?help rural and remote communities demonstrate replicable projects, ultimately encouraging widespread adoption and helping to lower energy costs, support local economic development, and enhance energy resiliency. |
H2Ohio Conservation Ditch Program | ODA | 31-Oct-24 | | | All Ohio county engineers and Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) are eligible to apply for funding to construct two-stage and self-forming ditches. |
Know Your Flow Ohio grant program | SLO | 17-Nov-24 | $1,000 | | Funding to assist public libraries in addressing period poverty for patrons within their communities. It will also help build awareness of menstrual and/or menopausal health and promotes partnerships between libraries and local public health districts, universities, clinics and other health care providers or organizations. |
Boating Safety Education Grant | ODNR | 1-Dec-24 | $60,000 | | Funds can be used to purchase boats, paddlecraft, trailers, lifejackets, and other essential safety equipment, as well as to support training and safety-related events. Grantee cost share or in-kind contribution of 25%. Program period is two years. |
State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) | DHS | 3-Dec-24 | | $279,873,562 | Provides funding to address cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, state/local governments. Targeted cybersecurity investments improveg the security of critical infrastructure and resilience of the services that state/local government provide to their communities. A State Administrative Agency (SAA) is the only entity eligible to apply for the SLCGP on behalf of subapplicants. Ohio allocation is $7,598,799. |
Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program | HUD | 19-Nov-24 | $2,000,000 | $30,000,000 | Funding to assist experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities in undertaking comprehensive programs that make safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income seniors. |
Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds | HUD | 21-Nov-24 | $10,000,000 | $175,000,000 | Targets efforts within Continuum of Care (CoC) geographic areas to address and reduce homelessness by adding new units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation through one-time INSiDE awards under the CoC program. |
Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program | USDOT | 25-Nov-24 | | $800,000,000 | Funding to reimburse the incrementally higher costs of using or provide an incentive amount to eligible recipients for the use, in projects, of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied GHG emissions, as described by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products, hereafter referred to as low carbon transportation materials. |
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Political Subdivisions of States and Territories | EPA | 20-Dec-24 | $5,000,000 | $58,000,000 | Funded projects will: Implement the �building a circular economy for all strategy series.� Improve local post-consumer materials management programs, including municipal recycling. Make improvements to local waste management systems. |
Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program | EPA | 30-Dec-24 | $10,000,000 | $35,000,000 | Funding for lead reduction projects in disadvantaged communities in two National Priority Areas: (1) Reduction of Lead Exposure in the Nation�s Drinking Water Systems through infrastructure and treatment improvements, and (2) Reduction of Children�s Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water at schools and childcare facilities. |
Continuum of Care Competition and Renewal or Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants | HUD | 29-Aug-25 | $15,000,000 | $3,524,000,000 | Designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. |
Multi-Agency Radio Communication System (MARCS) | OCOM | 27-Oct-24 | $50,000 | | Funding to purchase systems, equipment, and/or services that are a part of, integrated into, or otherwise interoperable with (MARCS) operated by the State of Ohio with respect to providing fire protection services. Application available online September 16, 2024. |
State Library of Ohio Library Services and Technology Act Competitive Grants | SLO | 3-Nov-24 | $50,000 | | This grant initiative supports Ohio�s LSTA Five Year Plan 2023-2027 and invites proposals that address at least one of the following three focus areas: Library as Community Anchor; Literacy; Outreach and Engagement. |
Recycling and Litter Prevention program | OEPA | 6-Dec-24 | $10,000 | | Supports communities, nonprofits, businesses and academic institutions that initiate or expand recycling programs, encourage sustainable practices, stimulate economic growth and support litter prevention efforts through four different grants. |
State Library of Ohio Library Services and Technology Act Open Grants | SLO | 31-Dec-24 | $4,999 | | Applicants will be innovative and creative; proposing projects that might not be feasible without LSTA grant support. Open Grant awards are intended to support new initiatives or services. |
ArtsNEXT Program | OAC | 1-Mar-25 | | | Provides competitive funding for innovative and experimental projects. Application available in November. |
Arts Partnership Program | OAC | 1-Mar-25 | | | Supports arts education projects that address the needs of individual learners and their communities. Grant recipients engage in collaborative planning with partners. Grant awarded in odd numbered years only, application available in November. |
Rural Emergency Medical Services Training | USDOT | 20-Mar-25 | $400,000 | $10,400,000 | The purpose of this program is to recruit and train EMS personnel in rural areas with a particular focus on addressing substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD) substance use and mental disorders. |
ArtSTART Program | OAC | 1-Apr-25 | | | Provides flexible, accessible funding to help organizations complete short-term projects addressing a wide variety of goals and objectives. Application available in November. |
Summer Research Education Experience Program | HHS | 7-May-25 | $125,000 | | Supports creative educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications for high school or undergraduate students or science teachers during the summer academic break. |
Firefighter Exposure to Environmental Elements | OBWC | 30-Jun-25 | $15,000 | | Funding to purchase equipment to minimize exposure to dangerous environmental elements. Ohio firefighter employers may receive up to $15,000 for each three-year eligibility cycle. Rolling deadline. |
Safety Intervention Grant | OBWC | 30-Jun-25 | $40,000 | | Funding for to purchase equipment to substantially reduce or eliminate injuries and illnesses associated with a particular task or operation. Maximum grant award of $40,000 for each three-year eligibility cycle. Rolling deadline. |
Historic Preservation Pipeline Initiative | ODOD | 30-Jun-25 | $12,000 | $100,000 | Provides small grants and technical assistance to assist in nominating buildings and districts to the National Register of Historic Places. Applications are accepted on an open cycle until funds are allocated. |
Specialized Docket Subsidy Project | OhioMHAS | 30-Jun-25 | $55,000 | | Funds available to operational specialized dockets that are currently certified (initial or final) by the Supreme Court of Ohio and are not currently receiving funding from the Specialized Dockets Subsidy Project or drug court grant funding from OhioMHAS. |
Ohio Law Enforcement Bulletproof Vest Program | OBWC | 30-Jun-25 | $40,000 | | An eligible local law enforcement agency may request up to $40,000 of grant money during FY 2019-24 combined for the purchase of body armor vests, after a local match of 25 percent. |
Firefighter I Training Grant | OCOM | 30-Jun-25 | | | Provides funding to pay for the costs of providing Firefighter I or Firefighter I Transition certification courses free of charge at SFM approved class providers. Rolling deadline. |
REsearch Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Virtual Resource Centers | HHS | 15-Aug-26 | $850,000 | $2,750,000 | REACH virtual resource centers will foster institutional partnerships and provide resources to support research activities and research training for faculty who work at accredited complementary and integrative health clinical institutions. |
Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) | HHS | 26-Oct-26 | $500,000 | | NIGMS will support innovative educational activities designed to equip participants with technical, operational, or professional skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce. |
Huntington Charitable Grant Program | Huntington National Bank | | | | Rolling deadline. Award amount varies. Funds provide meaningful support to charitable programs and initiatives that seek to improve self-sufficiency and quality of life in the communities served by Huntington. |
Storybook Trail Grant | ODNR | | $10,000 | | Projected June 2024 deadline. Recreational trail construction and maintenace. |
Energy Loan Fund | ODOD | | | | Provides financing for Ohio businesses, non-profits, and public entities to complete energy efficiency and advanced energy projects. Projects are evaluated on a variety of technical and financial criteria that will result in significant energy and cost savings. Qualified Loan Applications Accepted on a First-Come, First-Served Basis and Subject to Funding Availability ($8.5 million FY 24 and FY 25) |
Rural Industrial Park Loan Program | ODOD | | $2,500,000 | | Funding provides low-interest direct loans to assist eligible applicants in financing the development and improvement of industrial parks and related off-site public infrastructure improvements. |
Vibrant Communities Program | Jobs Ohio | | $1,000,000 | | Application deadline NA but program ends in June 2025. Funding to assist distressed, small and mid-sized cities with catalytic development projects that fulfill a market need and represent a significant reinvestment in the community. |
Innovation Hub | ODOD | | $35,000,000 | | Rolling deadline. Innovation Hubs are regional innovation ecosystems driven by unique and existing expertise and legacy industries, which create jobs, increase STEM talent, attract research funding and outside capital investment, commercialize new products, and ultimately make a significant impact on Ohio and the world. |
Credit Bridge Program | ODOT | | | | Rolling deadline. The Credit Bridge Program provides credits to counties to be used as part of the non-federal share for future bridge projects. 80% of Eligible Construction Costs. |
Elderly and Disabled Transit Fare Assistance Program | ODOT | | | | Rolling deadline. Funds to reimburse eligible public transportation systems that offer reduced fares to the elderly and people with disabilities. Eligible public transit systems must 1) receive an allocation from ODOT�s Rural Transit Program or Urban Transit Program, and 2) provide a reduced fare to the elderly and people with disabilities. |
Freight Rail Development | ODOT | | | | Rolling deadline. Funding for rail projects that support economic development, efficient railways, sustainability, safety, and efficiency. |
Grade Crossing Elimination Program | ODOT | | | | Rolling deadline. The program provides $100 million to assist Ohio communities in competing for grade crossing elimination grant funding from the Federal Railroad Administration�s Railroad Crossing Elimination Program. |
Emergency | OPWC | | | | This program is for emergency projects necessary for the immediate preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the local subdivision requesting assistance and are treated on a first come, first served basis year-round as long as funding is available. |
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants | USDA | | $1,000,000 | | Rolling deadline. Funding to construct a water source, intake or treatment facility |
Economic Impact Initiative Grants | USDA | | | | Rolling deadline. Funding to assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural communities. |
T-Mobile Hometown Grants | Foundation | | $50,000 | | Funding for projects that foster local connections, like technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers. Applications will be open quarterly January�March, April�June, July�September, October�December. The portal will close on the last day of each quarter and reopen for the new quarter on the first of the month. |
Siemer Family Foundation | Foundation | | | | Supports programs that focus on education, literacy, and serving underprivileged families. Rolling deadline. |
Kentucky Fried Chicken | Foundation | | $10,000 | | Projects that expand access to food and shelter, like food pantry remodel, community garden creation, building repairs and renovations, beautification of community space. Rolling deadline. |
(KFC) Foundation, Inc. - Kentucky Fried Wishes | | | | | |
O'Reilly Automotive Foundation, Inc. - Foundation Grants Program | Foundation | | $30,000 | | The Foundation concentrates its giving in support of organizations and programs addressing economic stability and mobility, workforce development, health and social services, and disaster relief. Rolling deadline. |
Ingram-White Castle Foundation | Foundation | | | | Focuses grants directly toward education and critical human needs.�Rolling deadline. |
South Central Power Company Round Up Grants | Foundation | | $10,000 | | Provides monetary grants in communities throughout the 24-county service territory. Rolling deadlines: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31. |