Greensburg, In. — The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs along with Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch presented their strategy for improving support for rural communities.
Data shows 40 percent of the population resides in one of 75 rural counties that offer many tourist and business opportunities. These efforts will help community members working to improve the economic well-being of their spaces.
“Through the leadership of OCRA, we are seeing rural communities in our state thrive and become areas that people want to visit and live in,” said Lt Gov. Crouch. “I know the agency has received input from various members of these rural areas, and has configured a plan to take this input and put it into action across the state.”
The strategic priorities announced in Greensburg were:
- Provide opportunities and programs focused on people and place-based investments
- Expand as a trusted resource for rural Indiana
- Build capacity of rural leadership
- Support economic growth and preservation in the downtown and commercial districts
- Facilitate strategies to address rural broadband access
“The Strategic Plan for Rural Indiana outlines a collaborative, innovative agenda for OCRA to accomplish over the next three years. This plan will help us focus our support for rural Indiana communities to help make them better places to live, work, play and grow,” said Jodi Golden, executive director of OCRA.
