Council, State and Federal Officials All Urge NASA Headquarters to be Relocated to Cleveland NASA Glenn Facility

Mar 26, 2025

Cleveland City Council passed a resolution sponsored by Council President Blaine A. Griffin and then joined by all members urging the United States federal government to relocate the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to Cleveland. 

Council President Griffin also recently sent a letter to the Vice President and Jared Isaacman, the NASA administrator Nominee, urging them to consider relocating NASA headquarters to Cleveland.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio's Congressional delegation, and the Cuyahoga County Executive also all sent letters encouraging the President, Vice President and the nominee for NASA administrator to relocate the headquarters to NASA Glenn. 

Council's resolution states, "The lease to its current headquarters in Washington, D.C. expires in 2028, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is evaluating potential alternative locations. This Council believes that Cleveland, Ohio, home of NASA Glenn Research Center, offers a uniquely advantageous location due to its rich aerospace heritage, lower operational costs, and central role in the nation’s technology and defense sectors.

"Moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio would: provide significantly lower cost of living and operational costs than Washington, D.C. resulting in substantial taxpayer savings; strategically align efforts to decentralize federal agencies; reinvigorate Ohio as the birthplace of aviation and the heart of America’s aerospace industry; and optimize workforce and facility use by consolidating operations near an existing NASA field center.

"This Council enthusiastically agrees with Ohio’s Congressional delegation that relocating NASA’s headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio will help ensure NASA’s continued success and secure the future of aeronautics research in Ohio."

Read the full resolution.