Business Grants

Business Grant Information

The Market Development Grant

What is the Market Development Grant?
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) administers grants to develop Ohio markets for scrap tires and other recyclables. Grants are awarded to establish or expand the use of recycled-content materials by private manufacturers and to foster market development.

What types of projects are eligible?
The Market Development Grant (MDG) provides financial assistance to recycled material processors and product manufacturers operating within Ohio. Funding is available to purchase equipment that will strengthen markets for recyclable materials. Eligible projects include proposals focusing on, but not limited to, the following material markets:

scrap tires

plastics

paper and other fiber-based products

glass

electronics

Eligible projects may target post-consumer, post-commercial, and post-industrial recycled material. ODNR is interested in projects that impact the largest Ohio market area and consume a large volume of scrap tires or recyclable materials.
Interested businesses must apply for grant funding through the Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District. For more information, contact the District at (513) 946-7732 or Catherine Walsh.

How much funding is available?
The maximum grant amount is $250,000 for recycling market development projects and $350,000 for manufacturing or processing projects involving scrap tires.

How to apply:
Applicants must demonstrate they will provide a cash match to the project equal to the amount requested. Contact the District to request an application at (513) 946-7732 or visit ODNR's website at www.ohiodnr.com/recycling for more information.

Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (PPIS) Grant

What is Pollution Prevention?
Pollution prevention is the use of procedures, practices, or processes that reduce or eliminate the generation of pollutants and waste at the source. Examples within the manufacturing sector include input substitution or modification, product reformulation, process modifications, improved housekeeping, and on-site closed-loop recycling.

Who is eligible for funding?
Local governments and private groups may receive funding by partnering with TechSolve. Contact Greg Hume or (513) 948-2017 or visit www.techsolve.org to apply for a grant.

What are PPIS objectives?

To build state pollution prevention capabilities.

To test, at the state level, innovative pollution prevention approaches and methodologies.

To foster coordination and exchange of information between federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector.

To target high-risk environmental problems in sectors traditionally addressed by the EPA, such as agriculture, energy, and transportation.

To leverage EPA resources through seed money and well-targeted grants.

What types of activities do PPIS grants support?
PPIS supports numerous activities to promote the pollution prevention ethic. Many grant recipients focus resources in the following areas:

Technical Assistance - to help industry identify pollution prevention opportunities. Many programs offer free, confidential, non-regulatory, on-site pollution and waste assessments; telephone assistance over a hotline; or referral to industry-specific publications.

Outreach and Education - targeted to industry, consumers, and schools. Recipients may develop industry-specific fact sheets, videos, or curricula; provide an information clearinghouse on pollution prevention; or organize conferences and give presentations.

Technical Training - in source reduction techniques for businesses, students, and government officials.

Regulatory Integration - of pollution prevention into all environmental regulations to minimize the transfer of pollutants from one environmental medium (air, land, or water) to another.

Legislation and Infrastructure - to ensure long-term state support for pollution prevention activities.

Demonstration Projects - that test innovative pollution prevention approaches and methodologies.