Napoleon Receives $60,000 Grant Through the Community Development Block Grant Program

The communities will use the funds to develop plans for long-term comprehensive development and the implementation of utility improvement projects.

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(Napoleon, IN) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced four Indiana communities will receive over $280,000 in Planning Grants through the Community Development Block Grant program. The town of Napoleon will be receiving part of this funding.

The communities will use the funds to develop plans for long-term comprehensive development and the implementation of utility improvement projects.

Napoleon received $60,000 from Water Infrastructure Planning Grants.

The Planning Grant program encourages communities to plan for sustainable community development with the aid of subject matter experts and community input. The applications being funded this quarter address downtown revitalization and water utilities efforts.

“As communities across the state continue to attract more residents, it is important that they are maintaining a strong infrastructure,” said Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Water Infrastructure Grants allow communities to complete a holistic study of potential issues and opportunities across their drinking, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. By completing this planning, communities will be able to make decisions regarding their most urgent water needs while understanding how each system works in context with other utility systems.