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DESCRIPTION:INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 11\, 2021) – The Indiana Office of Communi
 ty and Rural Affairs today announced it is awarding 13 planning grants tot
 aling more than $818\,000 to communities to develop a specific plan to imp
 lement community and economic development projects.\n\n"Planning grants ar
 e invaluable tools that can help rural communities properly shape and prep
 are their vision for improving the quality of life for its residents\,” 
 said Denny Spinner\, Executive Director of OCRA. “I applaud the foresigh
 t by the local leaders and residents taking the time to plan for these sig
 nificant investments within their communities.”\n\nThe State of Indiana 
 distributes the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Commu
 nity Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to rural communities to assist u
 nits of local government with various community projects. Planning grants 
 are one type of grants offered through OCRA’s CDBG Program.\n\n"This fun
 ding will allow communities to make important investments to enhance the l
 ocal quality of life\,” said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. “Planning grants
  can lead to big differences as rural Indiana looks to support local infra
 structure.”\n\nThe Planning Grant Program strives to encourage communiti
 es to plan for long-term community development with the aid of subject mat
 ter experts and community input. The applications being funded this quarte
 r are aiming to address water infrastructure and comprehensive community p
 lanning.\n\nWater Infrastructure grants allow communities to take a holist
 ic view of potential issues and opportunities across the drinking\, waste 
 and stormwater infrastructure. By completing this planning\, communities w
 ill be able to make decisions regarding the most urgent water needs while 
 understanding how each system works in context with other utility systems.
  The nine communities are awarded the following grants:\n\nThe City of Cra
 wfordsville is awarded $60\,000\;The Town of Camden is awarded $58\,500\;T
 he Town of Holton is awarded $60\,000\;The Town of Lynn is awarded $85\,32
 5\;The Town of Mulberry is awarded $58\,320\;The Town of Seelyville is awa
 rded $60\,000\;The Town of Spencer is awarded $60\,000\;The Town of Swazye
 e is awarded $90\,000\; andThe Town of West Lebanon is awarded $87\,300.Co
 mprehensive Planning grants are designed to aid communities in assessing a
 ssets and identify opportunities to address current needs. Each comprehens
 ive plan includes a holistic view and potential opportunities to improve i
 n the following areas: land use\, government capacity\, public services\, 
 placemaking\, economic development\, housing\, transportation\, agricultur
 e\, natural resources\, broadband access and historic resources. The four 
 communities are awarded the following grants:\n\nThe City of Alexandria is
  awarded $50\,000\;The City of Elwood is awarded $50\,000\;The City of Nor
 th Vernon is awarded $50\,000\; andThe City of Tell City is awarded $49\,5
 00.Planning Grant applications are accepted on a quarterly basis. Based on
  the number of Planning Grant applications funded for the first quarter of
  2021\, funds will not be available to open applications for the second qu
 arter. For more information\, visit in.gov/ocra/cdbg.\n\n\n-30-\n\nUnder t
 he leadership of Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch\, who also serves as t
 he Secretary of Rural Development\, the Indiana Office of Community and Ru
 ral Affairs’ (OCRA) mission is to work with local\, state and national p
 artners to provide resources and technical assistance to assist communitie
 s in shaping and achieving their vision for community and economic develop
 ment. For more information\, visit ocra.in.gov.
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