State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP)

State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) is sponsored by Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. Provides grants and loans for infrastructure projects, including bridges, with funding from general obligation bonds.

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× State Infrastructure Programs Home Services Grant Programs State Infrastructure Programs County Planning administers state infrastructure programs in Cuyahoga County. The State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP), the Local Transportation Improvement Program (LTIP), and the Revolving Loan Program (RLP) assist local communities in financing local public infrastructure improvements.

SCIP is a grant/loan program for roads, bridges, water supply, wastewater treatment, septic system conversion, storm water collection, and solid waste disposal. Loan repayment funds return to the District for use through the RLP Program. LTIP is a grant program for roads and bridges only.

The programs run concurrently. OPWC’s District One covers Cuyahoga County, and is administered by the District One Public Works Integrating Committee (DOPWIC) , which consists of seven members. Through an administrative services agreement, County Planning coordinates the program.

The Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) oversees these programs for Ohio. For more information about SCIP, RLP, and LTIP, visit the Ohio Public Works Commission . The FY 2027 program began in July 2025.

This year, District One has approximately $35 million in OPWC funding available. As the program year progresses, updates, project scores, recommendations, appeals, etc. will be added here. Small Government Project Rankings The DOPWIC met on January 27, 2026 and upheld the preliminary scores.

This set of recommended projects includes five of the nine Small Government applications submitted, and left only four Small Government applications. These were assigned District Priority Points by the Small Government Subcommittee and all four of these will be submitted to the Ohio Public Works Commission for funding consideration among the statewide pool of applicants.

For the FY 27 Round 40 application cycle, the DOPWIC received three scoring appeals from: These were reviewed at the January 27, 2026 DOPWIC meeting. Preliminary Project Recommendations Of the 34 applications received this cycle, 24 are recommended for full funding, totaling $37,045,894. Three projects may be offered partial funding with the remaining balances of $3,353,308, of which $2,436,274 is in the Revolving Loan Program fund.

Additional projects will be slated as contingency projects eligible for funding as fund balances grow from prior year project closeouts. Small Government Preliminary Project Recommendations Nine applications were received for Small Government funding. Five of these will likely be funded through the Standard SCIP Program.

District One may rank and submit up to seven applications for funding through the Small Government Program. Funds for this program are in addition to the allocation for the SCIP/LTIP program. The FY 2027 applicant workshop was held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Download the presentation The State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) : A combined grant/loan program based on funding from general obligation bonds. SCIP funds will cover up to 90% of a project’s total cost if it is a repair or replacement project. New and expansion projects will be funded up to 50% of the total project’s cost.

Revolving Loan Program (RLP) : As SCIP loans are repaid, those funds replenish the RLP. The loans are interest-free, and the terms are based on the useful life of the infrastructure. Applicants can request up to 100% funding in the form of a loan.

Infrastructure improvement projects eligible for SCIP and RLP assistance include: Stormwater and sanitary collection, storage, and treatment facilities Water supply and distribution systems Wastewater treatment systems and septic system conversions Local Transportation Improvement Program (LTIP) : A grant program for roads and bridge projects only, based on funding provided from gasoline taxes.