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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

EDA awards over $11 million in grants for economic development projects in Ohio in 2023

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Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

In 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 17 grants totaling $11,601,261 to fund economic development projects in Ohio.

This represents an 85.5% decrease from 2022, when the state received $80,139,418 in funding.

Ohio ranked 11th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2023. South Carolina topped the list with $30,038,466 in funding across 14 grants.

County of Mahoning received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $2,427,825.

EDA Grant Recipients in Ohio in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
County of Mahoning$2,427,825
Adams County Regional Water District$2,000,000
JumpStart Inc.$1,999,168
Cleveland State University$1,801,370
Valley Economic Development Partners, Inc.$1,000,000
City of Delta$499,000
Jefferson County Port Authority$400,000
Dayton/Miami Valley Entrepreneurs Center, Inc.$400,000
Bowling Green State University$332,828
Columbiana County Port Authority$209,678
Bowling Green State University$176,000
Cleveland State University$124,392
Maumee Valley Planning Organization$70,000
Team Northeast Ohio$50,000
Ashtabula County Port Authority$50,000
Region 11 Council$35,000
County of Erie$26,000

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