All Incentives

The 166 Direct Loan gives eligible businesses loans for land and building acquisition, construction, expansion or renovation, and equipment purchases. The program provides low-interest loans up to 40 percent of the cost not to exceed $1.5 million.

The Ohio Community Reinvestment Area program is an economic development tool administered by municipal and county government that provides real property tax exemptions for property owners who renovate existing or construct new buildings. Community Reinvestment Areas are areas of land in which property owners can...

Application: Project financing Benefits: Access to capital markets, and potentially, tax-exempt interest rates. The Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) can issue bonds on behalf of a borrower for the purpose of making the proceeds available to the borrower for certain projects. CCPA works...

The Data Center Tax Abatement provides a sales-tax exemption rate and term that allow for partial or full sales tax exemption on the purchase of eligible data center equipment. Projects must meet minimum investment and payroll thresholds to be eligible. Final approval of the tax exemption is...

Application: New construction, expansion, or renovation projects Benefit: Abatement of property taxes The Ohio Enterprise Zone (“EZ”) program is an economic development tool administered by counties and municipalities that provides real and/or personal property tax incentives to companies expanding or relocating in Ohio...

The Innovation Ohio Loan Fund (IOF Loan) promotes assistance to existing Ohio companies in developing next generation products and services within certain Targeted Industry Sectors. The IOF Loan addresses an identified need in the capital-funding continuum. The IOF Loan is intended to provide capital to Ohio...

The Job Creation Tax Credit is a refundable and performance-based tax credit calculated as a percent of created payroll and applied toward the company's commercial activity tax liability. Should the amount of the credit exceed the company's commercial activity tax liability for any given year, the difference...

The JobsOhio Economic Development Grant was created to promote economic development, business expansion, and job creation by providing funding for eligible projects in the State of Ohio.

The JobsOhio Growth Fund Loan provides capital for expansion projects to companies that have limited access to capital and funding from conventional, private sources of financing. JobsOhio will consider loans to companies that are in the growth, established or expansion stage, and that have generated...

The JobsOhio Inclusion Grant exists to provide financial support for eligible projects in designated distressed communities and/or for businesses owned by underrepresented populations across the state.

The JobsOhio Revitalization Program Loan and Grant Fund is designed to support the acceleration of redeveloping sites in Ohio. Primary focus will be placed on projects where the cost of the redevelopment and remediation is more than the value of the land and a site cannot be...

The JobsOhio Workforce Grant was created to promote economic development, business expansion, and job creation by providing funding for the improvement of worker skills and abilities in the State of Ohio. Grant decisions are based on a number of project factors, including but not limited to...

The Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund (OEBF Loan), rated AA+ by Standard & Poor’s, promotes economic development, business expansion and job creation by providing financial assistance for allowable costs of eligible projects in the State of Ohio. The Ohio Treasurer issues bonds, the proceeds of which...

The JobsOhio Research & Development (R&D) Center Grant program was created to facilitate new strategic corporate R&D centers in Ohio. Such R&D Centers will support the development and commercialization of emerging technologies and/or products that align with one or more of JobsOhio’s targeted industries (Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace...

The Research and Development Investment Loan (R&D Loan) provides low-interest loans partnered with a tax credit to Ohio businesses that create research and development capabilities and high-wage jobs. Businesses meeting the program requirements (i.e. job commitments, loan repayments, etc.) are also eligible for a loan repayment...

Roadwork Development (629) Funds are available for public roadway improvements, including engineering and design costs. Funds are accessible for projects that create or retain jobs and primarily involve manufacturing, technology, research and development, corporate headquarters and distribution activity. Grants are provided to a local jurisdiction and...

JobsOhio’s Talent Acquisition Services (TAS) program was created to connect the right company with the right talent through the development of customizable and sustainable talent attraction and acquisition strategies. The TAS program supplements a company’s existing talent attraction and acquisition efforts by serving as an...

Application: New construction projects Benefit: Financing certain public infrastructure improvements, and in some cases, certain private improvements Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) is a mechanism to use the future increase in property taxes (technically “PILOTs,” as described below) from a project or group of...