Copy of Funding Environmental Assessments and Cleanup Projects
Funding for environmental assessment and cleanup activities for a redevelopment project can be challenging to say the least. GCI’s environmental professionals can help identify potential grant and loan opportunities for these projects.
Eligible sites generally must be a designated Brownfield1 and projects can be funded via grants and loans from a variety of sources to cover costs up to $1,000,000 per project.
Funding can be obtained for the following eligible activities:
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
- Phase II ESAs utilizing Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program (VAP) standards
- Asbestos Inspections
- Cleanup activities including storage tank removal, asbestos removal, soil and ground water remediation, and certain other eligible corrective actions.
GCI has assisted property owners and developers with many successful grant applications, including funding for the following projects:
- Cleanup actions at the former industrial site at 580 W. Goodale St. in Columbus (now known as the 600 Goodale property)
- Environmental assessment and cleanup actions at the former Timken Roller Bearing plant on Cleveland Avenue in Columbus
- Environmental assessment and cleanup actions at the former Dublin Road landfill at Grandview Avenue/Dublin Road in Columbus
- Environmental assessment and cleanup actions at the former Fairfield Engineering plant in Marion
To discuss potential funding for your project, contact Bruce A. Savage, C.P., GCI’s Director of Environmental Services at (614) 895-1400.
Ohio Brownfield definition: "Abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by known or potential release of hazardous substances or petroleum."