Ohio Public Works Commission

It’s Public Service Recognition Week here in the State of Ohio—a perfect opportunity to celebrate the dedicated team behind the Ohio Public Works Commission. 🌟

💡 Fun fact: OPWC operates with just 8 full-time staff to administer more than $400 million in annual funding for conservation and infrastructure projects. Our small but mighty team is committed to efficiency, accountability, and making a real impact in communities across the state.

We’re kicking off the week by highlighting Jeffrey Brown, our Clean Ohio Analyst. Jeff works in the field, traveling throughout Ohio to visit Clean Ohio properties and ensure they meet program requirements. His role offers a unique, firsthand look at conservation in action—giving him the chance to experience some of the most remarkable natural spaces our state has to offer while supporting the communities that protect them.

Ohio is moving forward confidently. The State Capital Improvement Program now invests up to $250 million annually in roads, bridges, water, and wastewater infrastructure, supported by voter approval of State Issue 2 in May 2025. Over 5,600 projects have been launched since 2017.

July 1, 2025, Press Release from the Ohio Public Works Commission:

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) has released project agreements for the most recent annual round of infrastructure funding.

These local government projects are selected by the state’s 19 district integrating committees based on a variety of factors including health and safety, age and condition, and number of users. In addition, the committees send unfunded projects belonging to communities of 5,000 or less in population to compete in the OPWC Small Government Program. In total, 601 projects were awarded to communities in all Ohio’s 88 counties for roads ($201.7 million), bridges and culverts ($26.9 million), water supply ($48.1 million), wastewater ($38.1 million), and stormwater ($7.8 million).

“We are pleased to announce another round of grants and loans awarded to Ohio’s local governments for critical infrastructure,” said Linda Bailiff, the OPWC Director. “We thank the district committees for their work to bring necessary funding to communities ensuring public health and safety and improving the economic welfare and quality of life of Ohioans.”

Questions may be directed to [email protected].

Who are we and what do we do? We better the lives of Ohio’s residents, businesses, and visitors by funding infrastructure projects that are important to your communities!

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Please join our office in congratulating Director Linda Bailiff on her reappointment by Governor DeWine as Director of the Ohio Public Works Commission.

We’re grateful to have the opportunity to continue working under her leadership in our efforts to improve the lives of Ohio’s residents and communities.

Congratulations Director!

OPWC program representatives Nick Rose and Will Gaberle are meeting and greeting at the 2024 CEAO/CCAO Winter Conference so please take a moment and stop in to say hello. You two represent OPWC well!

In the coming weeks, OPWC will be highlighting some great projects throughout the state, and the communities that make them happen.

Today’s project is the Village of Willard’s Park Street Improvements project. The project repaved and repainted the roadway, along with new sidewalks and ADA compliant ramps. It was funded using State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) funds.

Today we released our FY 23/24 Biennial Report showcasing how our infrastructure and Clean Ohio funding has benefited the State of Ohio in the last two years.

View the full report on our website:
https://publicworks.ohio.gov/about/04-br/4-biennial-report

Come meet your OPWC program rep at the Ohio Department of Transportation’s OTEC Conference in booth 1005! This is the first time OPWC has had a booth. See Jenn and Ashley on Tuesday and Nick and Will on Wednesday to say hello.