70+ rural Indiana communities recognized for collaboration

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) recently recognized more than 70 rural Indiana communities that improved their community and economy in 2018.

These communities used more than $41 million in local funding and $22 million in grants from OCRA’s Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Program to improve their quality of life and ensure the health and safety of their citizens through a variety of projects, including sewer and water systems, community centers, health and safety programs, and many others.

The full list of recognized communities can be found here.

Specific CDBG-funded projects include the:

• Blight Clearance Program;
• Public Facilities Program;
• Main Street Revitalization Program;
• Stormwater Improvements Program; and
• Wastewater and Drinking Water Program.

For more information on OCRA and the CDBG Program, click here.