Versailles, IN — Ripley County is the recipient of $250,000in awards from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) COVID-19 Response, Phase 3 grant. The money will provide grants of up to $10,000 to assist any eligible business.
Eligible businesses include those that have proven to be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, have less than 100 employees, and must be located in Ripley County, Indiana, or be located in Batesville, Indiana within the limits of Franklin County, Indiana. Ripley County applied in previous rounds (phase 2), and received funding to support 35 eligible businesses located within Ripley County.
The grant committee, also known as the Ripley County Economic Recovery Taskforce (RCERT) is made up of the Ripley County Economic Development Commission, Batesville Economic Development Commission, Ripley County Chamber of Commerce, Ripley County Tourism, Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (SIRPC).
