Demolitions
As of the current year, two hundred fifty-one (289) demolitions have been completed by the Jefferson County Land Bank. Some twenty-four (24) jurisdictions – cities, villages, townships – will have received the real estate and public safety benefits of these demolitions.
Our past demolition effort was financed through the Neighborhood Initiative Program or NIP. This program has since ended as of December 2019. In 2022 the State of Ohio implemented a new demolition program: Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Grant. This funding is overseen by the Ohio Department of Development. Some background on these programs is provided below.
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Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program
In 2021, the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program was launched under the Ohio Department of Development as part of Governor Mike DeWine’s new State budget. The program allocates $150 million to the demolition of commercial and residential buildings that are not brownfields and site revitalization of surrounding properties.
- $500,000 in funding is allocated to each of Ohio’s 88 counties (demolitions funded at 100% of the project cost)
- The remaining $106 million in funding is to be provided on a first-come, first-served basis
- Up to 75% of the project cost will be funded under the remaining $106 million (i.e. a 25% minimum match is required)
- Jefferson County Land Bank was awarded $964,728.00 through this grant funding.
In 2023, the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program was renewed for FY 24-25 as part of Governor Mike DeWine’s state budget. The program allocation mimics the FY 22-23 grant described above.
The Jefferson County Land Bank was awarded $500,000 through this grant funding.
Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP)
In 2013, the Ohio Housing Finance Authority (OHFA) successfully petitioned the federal government to utilize part of the Hardest Hit Funds (HHF) for demolition, creating NIP. U.S. Treasury authorized the use of these funds to eliminate blight through demolition citing research that established the value of demolitions in protecting home values and preserving home ownership. The Jefferson County Land Bank has received $3.2 million dollars for demolitions under NIP. Funds can only be used in hardest hit geographically-defined target areas.
