Local Communities Receive Community Development Block Grant

More than $12 million in federal funding was distributed this week to rural Indiana communities.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The towns of Versailles and Osgood will benefit from Community Development Block Grant funding. 

Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs this week awarded 21 Indiana communities with $12.9 million in federal grant funding to create and expand community facilities and improve water infrastructure.

The State of Indiana distributes Community Development Block Grant funds to rural communities, which assists units of local government with various community projects such as infrastructure improvement, downtown revitalization, public facilities and economic development.

Locally, the Town of Versailles is awarded $358,600 in Blight Clearance Program funding to clear a blighted former gas station known as the Raider Gas property. The project will include the acquisition and demolition of the existing building, as well as demolition of the driveway and concrete parking areas.

Other work will include the removal and disposal of four underground tanks, removal of contaminated soils from the tanks, backfill, and environmental testing and reporting to provide a safer and more sanitary environment for residents.

The Town of Osgood will receive $581,481 in Stormwater Improvement Program funding to replace a water main by direct drilling and modifying the existing clear well at the water treatment plant. As a result, the plant will be able to produce treated water.

“Quality of life is important for rural areas in Indiana, and these grants will help several Indiana communities make needed improvements and upgrades,” said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, who is also Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “As communities across the country age, funding infrastructure projects is becoming more and more important, especially water and wastewater projects. I am pleased to see many Indiana communities focusing their efforts in these areas.”

See a full list of grant recipients at https://events.in.gov/event/lt_gov_crouch_ocra_announce_21_communities_to_receive_129_million_in_federal_grants?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=State+of+Indiana.