Two Area Communities Receive $50K Planning Grant

Lt. Gov. Crouch, OCRA announce 20 communities to receive more than $3.6 million in federal grants.

INDIANAPOLIS – Two local communities have received comprehensive planning grants.

Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today 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 program.

The City of Aurora and Town of Brookville each received $50,000 to aid 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.

“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.”

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

Comprehensive Planning Grants of $50,000 each are awarded to the following communities:

• The City of Aurora
• The Town of Brookville
• The Town of Goodland
• The Town of Lewisville

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