Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced Tuesday, September 13 that 21 rural Indiana communities will receive more than $12.9 million in federal grant funding to create and expand community facilities and improve water infrastructure.
The State of Indiana distributes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to rural communities. This assists units of local government with various community projects such as infrastructure improvement, downtown revitalization, public facilities and economic development.
Medaryville was awarded $700,000 for upgrades to the wastewater system. The improvements include rehabilitating three lift stations, backup power for three lift stations, wastewater treatment plant power upgrades and replacing a culvert on the wastewater treatment plant drive.
Funding for OCRA’s CDBG programs originates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program and is administered for the State of Indiana by OCRA.
