Brownfields are abandoned and/or environmentally contaminated industrial sites which are under utilized and afford the potential for redevelopment. Such redevelopment can be in the form of commercial, industrial or residential uses that benefit the community by removing hazardous and unsightly properties and restoring them to productive use.

Brownfield Funding Sources

1. Clean Ohio Fund: Up to $3 million in State of Ohio grant funding, per site, may be made available for site acquisition, clean up, infrastructure, or engineering costs. |
   
2. U.S. EPA Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund: Up to $500,000 in federal loans are available for clean-up costs with application to the Columbus Department of Development. Loans may be used for all cleanup activities, but may not include site assessments or projects where contamination stems for asbestos, lead paint, or petroleum.
   
3. U.S. EPA Brownfield Assessment Pilot: This program funds phase I and phase II site assessments as well as cleanup design. The funds may not be applied to actual cleanup coasts as these funds are used only to determine the extent and character or contamination along with estimating the cost of cleanup.

Who is Eligible?

Any owner of a Columbus brownfield site willing to work with the Columbus Department of Development on a site clean up and redevelopment plan is eligible.

How Can I Apply?

The Division of Economic Development is happy to assist you in all phases of the application process. Please feel free to contact Gary Gugliemi at:

Department of Development
Division of Economic Development
109 N. Front St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 645-6427