Background:

Successful federal grant applications are increasingly private-sector driven and require strong, committed partnerships among businesses, universities, local and state governments, economic development organizations, and major nonprofits—including charitable organizations.

By capitalizing on federal grant opportunities and more broadly pursuing strategic federal investments, Ohio can drive key areas such as AI-driven modernization, cybersecurity, defense logistics, and infrastructure.

Since inception, OGA has prioritized and supported 12 successful grant opportunities. Just from these alone, Ohio secured over $5 billion in federal funding. This achievement highlights the power of collaboration across the state, and OGA will continue to strategize and execute on how best to leverage Ohio’s assets to secure more funding.

Business Response:

To seize the opportunity presented by the unprecedented federal programs, a group of leading Ohio business organizations collaborated to form the Ohio Grants Alliance (OGA) to serve as a resource to potential federal grant applicants. OGA’s goal is to maximize the benefit to Ohio from federal grant programs and strategic federal investments.. OGA will identify and promote grant opportunities, convene coalition partners, facilitate cross-regional coalitions, provide subject matter expertise, obtain up-to-date intelligence on the preferences of federal agencies making grants, and generally serve as a promoter of Ohio applications.

OGA founders include the Ohio Business Roundtable, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cincinnati Business Committee, Columbus Partnership, Appalachian Partnership, Regional Growth Partnership, and Dayton Development Coalition.