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Community Development Program

The Community Development Program provides funding to Ohio's non-entitlement counties and cities for housing rehabilitation, economic development and public works improvements that meet federal and state objectives to benefit low- and moderate-income persons and/or eliminate blighted areas. The program also includes two set-asides of funds: Neighborhood Revitalization funds to be distributed on a competitive basis to eligible communities to complete public facility improvements in targeted areas of distress; and Microenterprise Business Development funds to be distributed on a competitive basis to eligible communities to assist in the development of local microenterprise businesses and to create and retain long-term jobs in the private sector. Microenterprises are defined as for-profit entities with five or fewer employees, one of whom owns the business.  

Water and Sanitary Sewer Program

The Water and Sanitary Sewer Program provides grants to small, needy communities in rural areas of Ohio as they work to comply with Environmental Protection Agency mandates. The goal of the program is to create a safe and sanitary living environment for Ohio citizens, through the provision of safe and reliable drinking water and proper disposal of sanitary waste.