COLUMBUS – The state on Thursday announced nearly $25.9 million in grants and targeted tax credits to help Ohioans achieve home ownership in the latest round of a program that has so far benefitted 24 counties.
Thursday’s round of funding included more than $25.7 million in grants toward the construction, purchase, or rehabilitation of 130 homes and $119,274 in planned tax credits to support the construction or rehab of three homes.
The money is part of the state’s Welcome Home Ohio program, an initiative enacted in 2023 that targets $100 million in grants to landbanks to help income-eligible Ohioans become homeowners. Another $50 million in tax credits is targeted for other qualifying activities…