COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio’s new $60.1 billion state budget includes more than $34 million in direct funding for a wide variety of Northeast Ohio nonprofits and initiatives over the next two years, from quantum computing to neighborhood revitalization.
Some of the dozens of earmarks coming to the Cleveland area are for new initiatives, such as a $7 million quantum computing program involving the Cleveland Clinic. Some of the other recipients say the budget money is crucial to help them continue important programs for K-12 students in the region.
You can see the full list of Northeast Ohio budget earmarks here , but here are some of the key highlights:
A leap into the future: $7 Million for quantum computing
The new state budget provides $7 million for the new Ohio Institute for Quantum Comp