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Real Estate Grant Programs in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton's historic neighborhood fabric, distressed census tracts, and JobsOhio Southwest Ohio presence create strong incentive stacking opportunities — particularly for historic rehabilitation, brownfield conversion, and affordable housing projects.

Grant Landscape in Dayton

Dayton's Oregon District, St. Anne's Hill, and Wright-Dunbar neighborhoods contain historic buildings eligible for Ohio and federal historic tax credits. The city's NMTC-eligible tract coverage is extensive, and CDEs have deployed NMTC in Dayton's commercial corridors. The Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program is active in Montgomery County, addressing former industrial sites along the Great Miami River. JobsOhio Revitalization grants have funded multiple Dayton adaptive reuse projects, and the Montgomery County Land Bank provides brownfield-eligible property with streamlined acquisition.

Key Funding Opportunities

  • 1Oregon District — historic entertainment and commercial district
  • 2Wright-Dunbar historic district — aviation heritage, NR-eligible
  • 3St. Anne's Hill — historic residential rehabilitation
  • 4Great Miami River corridor — brownfield remediation
  • 5West Side neighborhoods — affordable housing, NMTC eligible
OPTIMAL STACK FOR DAYTON

Dayton's Oregon District projects stack Ohio HTC (25%) + Federal HTC (20%) + CRA property tax abatement — three programs available simultaneously for qualifying income-producing historic buildings.

Active Grant Programs for Dayton

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Eligible Project Types in Dayton

historic rehabilitationaffordable housingbrownfieldmixed usecommercial
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