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Governor DeWine Announces $61 Million in Brownfield Remediation Grants to Communities in 75 Counties
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced $61 million in grants to help communities in 75 counties clean up contaminated properties and prepare them for new life.
The Department of Development is awarding this funding as part of the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program. Today’s announcement includes $45.8 million for 84 cleanup and remediation projects and $15.3 million for 76 assessment projects.
“Sites like these do no good when they’re left alone to contaminate the soil and impact the health of our neighborhoods,” said Governor DeWine. “Throughout the past five years, we’ve changed the trajectory of hundreds of properties that once held our communities back, turning long-neglected eyesores into places of possibility.”
Since its launch in 2021, the Brownfield Remediation Program has provided nearly $780 million to support 841 projects in 87 counties.
"Any time we're able to take a forgotten property and give it new life, it opens the door to new opportunities for the people who call that community home," said Lt. Governor Tressel. "When we transform these sites, we're investing in stronger local economies, stronger neighborhoods, and a stronger future for communities across Ohio."