Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Business/Industry Programs

Business/Industry Programs

Program Division Contact/Description
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Watercraft See the grant packet online. For the construction of transient mooring facilities for recreational boats 26' and over in length. Application deadline in August.
Cooperative Boating Facility Grant Watercraft Contact Julie McQuade or 614-265-6443, or see the grant packet online. Waterways Safety Fund grant for construction and renovation of public boating access facilities. Application deadline in April.
Forest Products Utilization and Marketing Forestry Contact Andy Sabula, 614-265-6703
Technical assistance to improve manufacturing techniques used by primary and secondary forest products companies, increasing the company's profitability while conserving Ohio's natural resources.
Minerals Leasing Forestry Contact Chad Sanders, 614-265-6701
Authority to lease minerals on state forest lands, normally handled on request basis.
Ohio Buy Recycled Business Alliance Recycling Contact Jim Ankrom, 614-265-6333
Non-profit organization of Ohio businesses active in buying or manufacturing products made with recycled-content material. Over 160 business and community organizations are members of the Ohio alliance, which is affiliated with the National Recycling Coalition's Buy Recycled Business Alliance.
Ohio Materials Exchange (OMEx) Recycling Contact Anne Filbert, 614-265-6333
Statewide materials exchange facilitating reuse and recycling of recovered materials in business and industry. No charge for listing or exchanging materials. OMEx is a joint program of the departments of Natural Resources, Development, Environmental Protection, and the Association of Ohio Recyclers.
Timber Management/Sales Forestry Contact Chad Sanders, 614-265-6701
Authority to manage state forest timber and make sales to industry, with approximately 5-6 million board feet sold annually.