Ohio Rev. Code § 122.751: Certifying loan applicants.

The minority development financing advisory board or a regional economic development entity shall only consider an application for a loan from any applicant after a determination that the applicant is a community development corporation, or after a certification by the director of development under division (B)(1) of section 122.921 of the Revised Code that the applicant is a minority business enterprise, or after a certification by the minority business supplier development council that the applicant is a minority business, and that the applicant satisfies all criteria regarding eligibility for assistance pursuant to section 122.76 of the Revised Code.