Inclusion Grant
Funding for real estate investments, equipment, and more, so you can grow your business
The JobsOhio Inclusion Grant provides financial support for eligible projects in distressed communities and/or for businesses owned by underrepresented populations like minorities, women, veterans, and people with disabilities across the state.
Grant decisions are based on several project factors, including but not limited to company location, company ownership, jobs created and/or retained, and project fixed asset investment. Support is intended for small to medium-sized companies with annual revenues of up to $25 million.
Inclusion Grant Details
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aerospace & Aviation
- Automotive
- Autonomous Mobility
- Energy & Chemicals
- Financial Services
- Insurtech
- Food & Agribusiness
- Healthcare & Biomedical
- Gene Therapy
- Logistics & Distribution
- Military & Federal
- Technology
- Cybersecurity
- The company is owned by an underrepresented population, including:
- Minority-owned (African American, Hispanic, Asian-Pacific and Native American)
- Women-owned
- Veteran-owned
- Owned by an individual with a disability
- The business must either be certified by a recognized state or national organization or otherwise able to verify that at least 51% of the business is owned, managed, and controlled by the underrepresented population.
- The business is located in a qualified distressed community as defined by an index score of 50 or greater by the Economic Innovation Group. To see if your project location is eligible for funding consideration, contact us.
- Land
- Building
- Leasehold improvements
- Machinery and equipment
- Moving and relocation costs of machinery and equipment related to the project
- Infrastructure
- Site development
- Revitalization costs including demolition, renovation, and environmental remediation
- Fees and material costs related to planning and feasibility studies
- Engineering services
- Employee training costs
- Information technology including hardware and industry specific software
- Bonds or other debt instruments issued by the grantee to finance completion of the site improvement project shall not be retired or otherwise serviced with grant funds
- Administrative costs (including salaries and travel expenses)
- Rolling stock (defined as anything that must be registered with a government entity and/or travels on a public right of way)
- Contributions and donations by the grantee to individuals or to other organizations
- Costs (fines, penalties, assessments) resulting from violation of or failure to comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations
- Food, drinks, and entertainment
- Goods and services for personal use by the grantee’s employees
- Long-term housing and personal living expenses
- Interest on borrowed money
- Organized fundraising
- Travel expenses
- Taxes from which the grantee is normally exempt
To see if your project location is eligible for funding consideration, enter your ZIP code here: