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Housing Grants in Ohio (2026)

There are currently 112 active housing grants available to organizations in Ohio. Housing grants support affordable housing construction, homelessness prevention, fair housing enforcement, and community development. GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new housing funding opens in OH.

Open Housing Grants in Ohio

Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA)
$150,000 $1,500,000
Community Development

CDBG investments for Ohio small cities and rural areas addressing housing and community development needs.

Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)
$100,000 $1,000,000
Housing

Financing and grants for affordable housing development and preservation in Ohio.

Columbus Foundation
$10,000 $250,000
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealth+1 more

Grants for Central Ohio nonprofits in education, social services, arts, health, and community improvement. Includes both competitive grants and rapid-…

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Housing grants in Ohio: common questions

How many housing grants in Ohio are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 112 open housing grants in Ohio as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds housing grants in Ohio?

The most active funders behind the 112 open housing grants in Ohio on this page are Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA), Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) and Columbus Foundation. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for housing grants in Ohio?

Eligibility for housing grants in Ohio varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

Can an organization outside Ohio apply for these grants?

It depends on the opportunity. Some of the 112 listings here are national programs open to applicants anywhere in the U.S. and simply relevant to Ohio; others are restricted to Ohio organizations or to specific counties. Each listing shows its own geographic eligibility, and national programs are not excluded from this page.

When are the deadlines for housing grants in Ohio?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

Is there a free way to search housing grants in Ohio?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these housing grants in Ohio against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.

How often is this list of housing grants in Ohio updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.