(Indianapolis, IN) – A local community has been awarded a planning grant.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) have announced 20 Indiana communities will receive more than $3.6 million in Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Grants and Planning Grants through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
The Town of Brookville was awarded $50 thousand for a Comprehensive Planning Grant.
It’s designed to aid communities in evaluating assets and identifying opportunities to address current needs in the following areas: land use, government capacity, public services, placemaking, economic development, housing, transportation, agriculture, natural resources and historic resources.
The Planning Grant program encourages communities to plan for sustainable community development with the aid of subject matter experts and community input. The applications being funded this quarter address comprehensive planning efforts, water utilities, downtown revitalization and broadband readiness.
Another Southeastern Indiana community, the City of Aurora, was also awarded a $50 thousand Planning Grant.
“Each of these grant programs will contribute to improving the lives of Hoosiers across our state,” said Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “I am grateful to the 20 awardees who are committed to investing more into their residents and community development.”
“Congratulations to the communities receiving these important grants. These funds are vital to improving the quality of life throughout the Hoosier state,” said OCRA Executive Director Duke Bennett. “I look forward to seeing how these improvements will benefit our rural cities and towns and encourage others to apply when the next round opens.”
Comprehensive Planning Grants of $50,000 each are also awarded to:
- The Town of Goodland
- The Town of Lewisville
Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Grants are awarded to the following communities:
- The Town of Bloomfield is awarded $350,000
- The City of Mitchell is awarded $350,000
- The City of North Vernon is awarded $350,000
- The City of Tell City is awarded $350,000
- The City of Martinsville is awarded $350,000
- The City of Bedford is awarded $300,000
- The City of Seymour is awarded $350,000
- Henry County is awarded $500,000
Utility Study Planning Grants are awarded to the following communities:
- The Town of Carthage is awarded $90,000
- The Town of Dana is awarded $60,000
- The Town of Dayton is awarded $86,000
- The Town of Kewanna is awarded $58,320
- Fayette County is awarded $60,000
- Rush County is awarded $87,000
