Ohio school facilities funding
State programs from OFCC, the Attorney General, the Ohio School Safety Center, BWC and the Department of Development, plus utility programs.
Classroom Facilities Assistance Program (CFAP)
Amount: State share varies by equity rank (e.g., rank 307 ~ 50/50); total unknown
Status: Ongoing; offers by equity rank
Expedited Local Partnership Program (ELPP)
Amount: Credit toward future state share; unknown
Status: Ongoing
Exceptional Needs Program (ENP)
Amount: Unknown
Status: Status unknown - verify with OFCC
Vocational Facilities Assistance Program (VFAP)
Amount: Unknown
Status: Ongoing; FY2025 JVSD rankings published
School Energy Performance Contracting Program (+ new 2026 low-interest loans)
Amount: Self-funded via savings; loan amounts unknown
Status: Open; low-interest loans new in 2026
MARCS-In-Schools Security Grant
Amount: In-kind equipment; total unknown for 2026 round
Status: Window closed Sept 18, 2026
K-12 School Safety Grant Program (Rounds 1-5, 2021-2023)
Amount: $215M+ total, 3,437 grants (historic)
Status: Closed - historic; useful as award-data seed
AG FY26 Formula-Based School Safety Grant
Amount: $2,500 or $4.50/student, whichever greater (of $9.01M pool)
Status: Closed - deadline May 29, 2026 (first-come)
AG FY26 Program-Based School Safety Grant
Amount: Up to $40,000 per district (of $9.01M pool)
Status: Closed - deadline May 29, 2026
Ohio School Bus Safety Grant Program
Amount: Unknown
Status: Status unknown - verify
BWC School Safety and Security Grant (SSSG)
Amount: Up to $40,000 per 3-year cycle
Status: Ongoing (cycle-based) - verify
Advanced Energy Fund Grant (FY27)
Amount: $250,000-$1,000,000 per project; $7.5M round
Status: Closed Aug 31, 2026; watch for next round
Energy Loan Fund
Amount: $250,000-$1,000,000; ~0.25% interest (per FY24-25 guidelines)
Status: Unknown for 2026 - page lists FY2025 round
AEP Ohio business energy efficiency rebates
Amount: N/A
Status: Discontinued - business programs withdrawn Apr 3, 2024 (per third-party summary); current page shows no school rebates
FirstEnergy (Ohio Edison/CEI/Toledo Edison) business EE programs
Amount: N/A
Status: Discontinued - utility page: 'energy efficiency programs are no longer available'
Duke Energy Smart $aver Commercial Equipment Rebates (Ohio)
Amount: Max amounts per measure table; Ohio unknown
Status: Unclear for Ohio - verify by phone 866.380.9580
Dominion Energy Ohio commercial efficiency rebates
Amount: Unknown
Status: No current school/business rebate found - verify
Columbia Gas of Ohio commercial efficiency programs
Amount: Unknown
Status: Likely discontinued for non-low-income commercial (unconfirmed; OpenEI lists small-business program as inactive)
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