JobsOhio Small Business Grant
Funds Ohio employers with training support for newly hired workers to grow a stronger local workforce.
JobsOhio is Ohio's private nonprofit economic development corporation, funded primarily through Ohio Lottery and liquor profits rather than tax dollars, and headquartered at 41 S High Street, Columbus, OH 43215. It administers a portfolio of grants, loans, and tax incentive programs to drive business growth and job creation across the state's ten targeted industries: advanced manufacturing, aerosp…
Equipment acquisition, facility improvements, rolling stock, software, training programs.
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