Indiana’s second round of 2025 Community Development Block Grant funding is now open for applications, according to an announcement from Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
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The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced on August 6th that applications are now open for the 2026 Indiana Main Street program.
Continue readingThe Office of Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced 15 rural communities will receive more than $9.4 million in federal grant funding to expand community facilities, improve water infrastructure and eliminate blight.
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The Hamlet Town Council welcomed new member Shirley Budka during their recent meeting. Budka was the lone candidate to fill the seat previously held by the late Connie Bailey in a recent Democratic caucus.
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The restroom project at Norwayne Field in North Judson is expected to begin in late July or early August this year.
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The North Judson Town Council members reviewed several items involved with a project that will be partially funded with money from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). The county was a finalist in the 2019 Regional Stellar Communities Designation process and $333,000 was given to the county for reaching that stage in the process.
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The Starke County Commissioners considered a recommendation concerning the bids received and opened for the projects that will be funded with money from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). The county was a finalist in the 2019 Regional Stellar Communities Designation process and funding was given to the county for that honor.
Continue readingLieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch announced last week that better NDIS disability support will be available for Hoosiers with disabilities.
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Members of the Constellation of Starke team will move forward with projects totaling $333,000 in funding from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
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Pulaski County government leaders are seeking to apply for a State CDBG COVID-19 Response program grant in the amount of $250,000.
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The Starke County Commissioners read aloud from a thank you note from two residents who have benefited from the Starke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program.
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The Starke County Commissioners are seeing the overwhelming need of the Starke County Government Mobile Food Delivery Program.
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Starke County is the recipient of two grants to assist with the Starke County Government Food Delivery Program.
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Thirteen rural communities in Indiana were selected to receive federal grant funding through the COVID-19 Response Program as announced by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) on Wednesday afternoon.
The program launched on April 1 where 108 letters of need were submitted requesting $23 million in funds. In this particular distribution of funding, $1.96 million was disbursed to expand or alter existing medical facilities to help in the increase patient load due to COVID-19, provided fixed or mobile testing, expand food pantry services to low-to-moderate populations, and provide grants or loans to small businesses to help retain low-to-moderate jobs.
Locally, the City of Knox was awarded $250,000 to provide working capital to local businesses for job retention, and the Town of Lacrosse was awarded $10,000 to install four WiFi hot spots for residents to access the internet to complete eLearning activities, file unemployment claims, and submit job applications.
More projects will be announced as they continue to be evaluated and reviewed by OCRA.
The company expected to work on upgrades to the Knox Wastewater Treatment Plant plans to start mobilizing equipment soon.
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Five Indiana Main Street organizations were recently announced as finalists for the state’s INspire Idea competition. Two of those organizations are local!
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Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor and the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) are offering grant opportunities to communities who want to celebrate the second annual Downtown Development Week.
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