NORTH VERNON, Ind. — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced that 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 Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Grants will be used to empower these communities to directly fund homeowners of low-to-moderate income to make needed repairs on their homes. While communities awarded Planning Grants will use the funding to develop plans for long-term planning efforts.
Eligible repairs include roof repair or replacement, ADA accessibility, heating/cooling/water heater replacement, and lighting/electrical upgrades.
The following local communities were awarded Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Grants:
- The City of North Vernon is awarded $350,000
- The City of Seymour receives $350,000
- The City of Bedford is granted $300,000
Comprehensive Planning Grants are designed to aid communities 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.
Comprehensive Planning Grants of $50,000 each are awarded to the following area communities:
- The City of Aurora
- The Town of Brookville
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. For more information, visit in.gov/ocra/cdbg/.
