Community Development Block Grant
Federal grant funds are available through the state to assist with public road, water, and sanitary sewer improvements specifically benefiting economic development projects. Job creation must be involved, and companies must commit to hiring at least 51 percent of employees from low- to moderate-income populations in the county where the project is located.
Click here to learn more on the Community Development Block Grant.
Grant From DOT To Increase Transportation Options
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the availability of up to $175 million in livability grants to help urban, suburban and rural communities develop transit options to better connect people to where they live, work and play. To read more of this press release click here.
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Rural Development is currently accepting applications for the Fiscal Year 2011 Rural Energy for America Program. This program is designed to provide grants and loan guarantees to farmers and rural small for-profit businesses who wish to install energy efficiency improvements or to install renewable energy systems. Renewable energy systems can include solar electric, solar thermal, wind, geothermal, biomass and anaerobic digestion systems. Energy efficiency improvement systems can include lighting improvements, insulation, electric motor replacements and other energy efficiency improvement projects as outlined in the energy audit. If you would like to read the rest of this article, visit the PDF.
If you are interested in pursuing a grant or loan guarantee for the Rural Energy for America Program, please submit an application to the address listed below at your earliest opportunity. Grant requests received early in the fiscal year have generally fared better than other applications.
www.rurdev.usda.gov/or/reap.htm
1/28/2010
Ohio Receives $6 Million for Worker Training
These funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used primarily for "green job training" to help Ohioans become employed in the clean energy industry. This grant from the US Department of Labor was applied for and will be administered by the Ohio Governor's Workforce Policy Board. To find out what was included in the project, download a copy of the grant application
HERE.