JobsOhio Small Business Grant
JobsOhio
Up to $50,000 per project
Up to $50,000 for Ohio B2B small businesses in ten target industries, for equipment, facilities, vehicles, software and training. Apply through a regional partner; no posted deadline.
The JobsOhio Small Business Grant helps Ohio small businesses in JobsOhio's ten target industries pay for equipment, facility improvements, rolling stock, industry software and training. Projects may receive up to $50,000. A business needs revenues of $100,000 to $25 million, mostly from B2B sales, at least one year of operating history, and a planned investment that the grant helps move forward. The company must also raise payroll or employment by at least 10% through the project. Applicants contact one of seven regional network partners; there is no posted closing date. Funding is paid as reimbursement.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- State
- Amount
- $50,000
- Realistic amount
- Up to $50,000; the funder does not publish an average award.
- Deadline
- Rolling. No closing date is posted; funding is capped at $8 million a year.
- Status
- active
- States
- OH
Who qualifies
- Annual revenues between $100,000 and $25 million (company and any parent under $25 million)
- Operate within one of JobsOhio's 10 target industries with revenues primarily from B2B sales
- At least one year of operating history
- Planning an eligible investment and able to show the grant is instrumental in moving the project forward
- Payroll and/or employment must rise at least 10% as a result of the project, or at-risk jobs are retained
- Retail, residential, entertainment and other population-driven businesses are ineligible
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Facility acquisition or improvements
- Machinery and equipment
- Rolling stock
- Industry specific software
- Training (trainer and trainee wages, approved vendors)
- Planning and feasibility studies, engineering services, site development
Ineligible expenses
- Administrative costs including salaries and travel
- Interest on borrowed money
- General soft skills training
- Compliance and regulatory training
- Taxes from which the company is normally exempt
- Food, drinks and entertainment
How to apply
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1
Check fit
Confirm your industry is one of the ten target sectors, revenue is $100,000 to $25 million and mostly B2B, and you have a year of operating history.
~30 min
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2
Contact your regional network partner
Pick the partner for your region from the seven listed on the grant page and describe the project.
~1 hrs
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3
Prepare project details
Investment amounts, jobs and payroll created or retained, and the funding gap.
~4 hrs
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4
Sign agreement and claim reimbursement
Sign the grant agreement, spend, then request reimbursement with invoices and proof of payment.
~6 hrs
Meeting the minimums does not guarantee funding; the guidelines say projects are judged on jobs, payroll and fixed asset investment, so lead with those numbers when you talk to the regional partner.
Deadline & timing
The page lists seven regional network partners to contact and gives no closing date. The guidelines cap total program funding at $8 million annually, so funds can run out. No application form was readable without contacting a partner.
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Required documents
- Project description with investment amounts and funding gap
- Job and payroll figures (created and retained)
- Company financials showing revenue of $100,000 to $25 million
- Invoices and proof of payment at reimbursement
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