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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




Feb. 24, 2020





Community Development Block Grants now open
for applications

*INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 24, 2020) *The _Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs [ [link removed] ]_ today announced that the first round of_Community Development Block Grants [ [link removed] ]_ for 2020 is now open.

The following programs are accepting applications this round:


* _Main Street Revitalization [ [link removed] ]_;
* _Public Facilities [ [link removed] ]_;
* _Stormwater Improvements; [ [link removed] ]_ and
* _Wastewater/Drinking Water [ [link removed] ]_.

Proposal submission will be collected via the new Electronic GrantsManagement System (eGMS). Submission instructions can be found at _www.in.gov/ocra/cdbg [ [link removed] ]_.

Round one proposals are being accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, April 3, 2020. However, we encourage you to submit by 4 p.m. ET as there will be no technical support available after that time. Final applications are due by Friday, May 22, with funding awards announced on July 16

Funding for all CDBG programs comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and is administered by OCRA. The state of Indiana distributes CDBG funds to rural communities to assist units of local government with various community projects like: improving infrastructure, downtown revitalization, public facilities improvements, and economic development.

For further information on these programs, contact the assigned _Community Liaison [ [link removed] ]_ for your region.

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"Under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, [ [link removed] ] who also serves as the Secretary of Rural Development, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) mission is to work with local, state and national partners to provide resources and technical assistance to assist communities in shaping and achieving their vision for community and economic development. For more information, visit ocra.in.gov. [ [link removed] ]"





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