Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announced this week that 13 rural Indiana communities will receive more than $8 million in federal grant funding to create and expand community facilities, remove blight and improve water infrastructure.
The State of Indiana distributes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to rural communities, which assist units of local government with various community projects such as infrastructure improvement, downtown revitalization, public facilities and economic development.
The goals of the Wastewater/Drinking Water Program are to protect resident and environmental health, reduce utility rates for low-to-moderate income communities and improve rural infrastructure to enable long-term economic growth. The City of Plymouth was awarded a $700,000 Wastewater Drinking Water Program grant which will be used to rehabilitate the city’s elevated water storage tank and upgrade various water mains. This project will improve water quality for residents and enhance firefighting capabilities throughout the city.
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.
