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City staff outlines grants pipeline; town mall demolition, Renaissance Point and community grocer cited
Summary
City grant coordinator Tracy Jenkins reported nearly $6 million in grant awards year-to-date, ARPA and ODOD funds for the former Paperboard site, an ODOD roadway grant for Renaissance Point and pre-planning funds for a mixed-use project; several larger appropriations remain pending.
Tracy Jenkins, grant and special-projects coordinator for Middletown’s Department of Community and Economic Development, briefed council on July 15 about grant activity supporting downtown redevelopment and other city projects.
Highlights Jenkins cited included $2.5 million awarded for a town mall (paperboard) project and an ODOD brownfield remediation grant previously described for the site; she also referenced the American Rescue Plan Act funds used earlier to advance demolition activity. Jenkins said the ODOD 629 roadway improvement grant for Renaissance Point was awarded at $1,875,000 (75% reimbursement up to that amount) for infrastructure work on phase 2. She noted JobsOhio Ready Cincinnati pre-project planning funding of approximately $28,000 and other predevelopment grants aimed at feasibility and environmental assessments.
Jenkins said the city has submitted letters for congressional appropriations and is awaiting responses for additional funding requests, including an author-requested $7 million ask tied to a community grocer and health clinic project. She added that the airport is likely to receive an FAA grant to replace a jet-hangar roof (project cost about $252,000, local match roughly $12,000) and that the city had secured other smaller awards and subgrants across departments.
Why it matters: the grants fund infrastructure and redevelopment projects that the city says will catalyze further private investment and address environmental remediation and community needs.
Ending: Jenkins asked council to refer specific projects when staff has greater project readiness so grant applications can be submitted; she said several NOFOs and federal/state funding lines remain uncertain.
