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Serving Indiana’s rural communities through technical, financial, and personal assistance.

Serving Indiana’s rural communities through technical, financial, and personal assistance. . Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.

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Serving Indiana’s rural communities through technical, financial, and personal assistance.

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  1. Serving Indiana’s rural communities through technical, financial, and personal assistance.

  2. Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs To work with local, state, and national partners to provide resources and technical assistance to aid rural communities in shaping their visions for economic development.

  3. Community Liaisons • Community Liaisons work proactively with Indiana’s rural communities and their leaders by providing resources and technical assistance. • They are strategically placed throughout the state and are committed to meeting the needs of rural Indiana. • They assist communities and their leaders to generate creative solutions.

  4. Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) • Indiana administers federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). OCRA uses these funds to provide grants to small cities, towns, and counties with populations of less than 50,000 residents for community improvement projects. • These federal funds are used to implement a variety of activities for housing and community development projects. • Listed below are some of the grants OCRA offers through the CDBG program: • Economic Development Grants; • Health and Safety Projects; • Infrastructure Projects; • Quality of Life Projects; and • Urgent Need Grants.

  5. Community Focus Funds (CFF) • Awards are available to units of local government. • Two competitive funding rounds per year. • Maximum grant amount cannot exceed $600,000. • Required local match of at least 10% of the total project cost. • Projects must benefit low to moderate income persons or eliminate slum/blight.

  6. Planning Grants (PL) • Awards are available to units of local government. • Monthly non-competitive funding cycle. • Maximum grant amount cannot exceed $50,000. • Required local match of at least 10% of the total project cost. • Projects must benefit low to moderate income persons or eliminate slum/blight.

  7. Economic Development (CEDF) • Aspects of fundable economic development projects: • Creates/retains jobs for low to moderate income persons; • These jobs must be 51% low to moderate income; • Types of projects: • Land acquisition; • Clearance and disposition; • Provision of infrastructure; • Micro-enterprise; and • Job training.

  8. CDBG Disaster RecoveryAppropriation 2 • What kind of projects are eligible: • Wastewater/Drinking Water Program • Storm Drainage Improvements Program • Economic Development Program • Emergency Services Program • Downtown Revitalization Program

  9. Wastewater & Drinking Water Improvements • Approved projects with SRF and/or USDA-RD water and environmental programs • Non-Competitive • Applications accepted April 17th • Projects/applications will be evaluated using the following criteria: • The importance of the project to post disaster recovery of the applicant; • The percentage of low-to-moderate income persons served; • The relative economic distress of the applicant.

  10. Economic Development Programs • Non-Competitive • Applications accepted April 17th • Projects/applications will be evaluated using the following criteria: • The importance of the project to post-disaster recovery of the applicant; • The percentage of low-to-moderate income persons served.

  11. Storm Drainage Improvements • Due June 12, 2009 • Awarded on July 31, 2009 • Projects/applications will be evaluated using the following criteria: • The importance of the project to post-disaster recovery of the applicant; • The percentage of low-to-moderate income persons served; • The percent of grant amount in relation to applicant’s annual budget; • The relative economic distress of the applicant; • Applicant ranking on the OCRA Rurality Index.

  12. Community Development Programs • Due July 31, 2009 • Awarded on September 25, 2009 Includes Emergency Services & Downtown Revitalization • Projects/applications will be evaluated using the following criteria: • The importance of the project to post disaster recovery of the applicant; • The percentage of low-to-moderate income persons served; • The percent of grant amount in relation to applicant’s annual budget; • The relative economic distress of the applicant; • The rurality of the applicant.

  13. Indiana Main Street • Using economic development, redevelopment, and historic preservation tactics to help individuals, businesses, and organizations strengthen the centers of their cities and towns. • Indiana Main Street’s Four Point Approach: • Organization; • Design; • Promotion; and • Economic Restructuring.

  14. Contact OCRA Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs One North Capitol, Suite 600 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 800.824.2476 www.ocra.IN.gov

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