Ohio officials announced $58.2 million in state support to help clean up and redevelop 61 hazardous brownfield sites in 33 counties.
The Ohio Department of Development is awarding the funding through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program, created by the administration of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted in 2021. Today’s announcement includes approximately $55.9 million for 46 cleanup/remediation projects and nearly $2.4 million for 15 assessment projects.
Since the program’s launch, the Department of Development has awarded more than $560 million to support 550 projects in 86 counties.
The funds will help assess and clean up industrial, commercial, and institutional brownfield sites that are abandoned, idled, or underutilized due to a known or potential release of hazardous substances or petroleum. Following site remediation, properties can be redeveloped to revitalize neighborhoods and attract new economic development.