Community Crossing Grant

Community Crossing Grant is a grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) that funds local road and bridge improvements across Indiana cities, towns, and counties. Launched in 2016, the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program invests in infrastructure projects that catalyze economic development, create jobs, and strengthen local transportation networks.

Eligible projects include road and bridge preservation, ADA compliance work, and material costs for chip sealing and crack filling. Match requirements vary: smaller communities (cities/towns under 10,000 population, counties under 55,000) receive an 80/20 match; larger communities receive a 50/50 match. Eligible applicants are all local government units in Indiana.

The next call for projects opens in July.

INDOT: Doing Business with INDOT: Community Crossings Matching Grant Program Community Crossings Matching Grant Program Doing Business with INDOT Local Public Agency Programs Community Crossings Matching Grant Program Launched in 2016, the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program provides funding to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana to make improvements to local roads and bridges.

Community Crossings is a partnership between INDOT and Hoosier communities, both urban and rural, to invest in infrastructure projects that catalyze economic development, create jobs, and strengthen local transportation networks. Projects that are eligible for funding through Community Crossings include road and bridge preservation projects with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance in connection with these projects.

Material costs for chip sealing and crack filling operations are also eligible for funding. Community Crossings is open to all local government units in the State of Indiana. Match Percentages are: Cities and towns with a population of less than 10,000 people will receive funds using an 80/20% match.

Counties with a population of greater than 55,000 people will receive funds using a 50/50% match. Cities and towns with a population of greater than 10,000 people will receive funds using a 50/50% match. Counties with a population of less than 55,000 people will receive funds using an 80/20% match.

2026 Community Crossing Matching Grant Call for Projects Awards for Fiscal Year 2026 were announced on December 9, 2025. A full list of recipients is available here . The next call for projects will open in July.

July 2025 - Notice of Legislative Changes for CCMG Program Past CCMG Award Recipients Asset Management Plan (AMP) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Document Annual Local Vehicle Excise / Wheel Tax Collection Title VI / ADA Compliance July 2025 - Notice of Legislative Changes for the CCMG Program The following article was published in the Local Public Agency Program Newsletter for July 2025 , 1 st & 2 nd Special Edition’s , as a notice to all local governments of the effects that HB 1461 legislative changes will have on the CCMG Program.

It read as follows: Community Crossings Matching Grant Information With recent legislative changes, INDOT would like to share some very important information regarding updates to the Community Crossings Matching Grant (CCMG) Program. The CCMG fund is now capped at $100 million per year. Therefore, INDOT will reduce the annual cap from $1.

5 million to $1 million per local unit of government per state fiscal year. With the new cap on the program, it is extremely important that solid estimates are submitted with no contingencies or built-in inflation costs. All local governments are eligible for this call if all requirements are met.

With this change, INDOT will only have one call for projects per state fiscal year. The call for State FY 2026 will begin on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, and remain open through 5 p. m.

on Friday, October 31, 2025. Starting in the State Fiscal Year 2027, the call for projects will revert back to July of each year. Other legislative changes include a 20% match for smaller communities, which is less than the 25% required in the past.

The total project cost limitation for force account work has increased from $250,000 to $375,000. INDOT has reduced the time frame to award projects to a contractor from four to three months. Projects must be shovel-ready to meet this timeframe.

Each local government is still required to submit an asset management plan to LTAP by December 1 of each year to be eligible for the next year’s call. Another change by INDOT will require each LPA to submit its contract signing authority and documentation with its application.

Finally, any local government entities that have a CCMG project that is more than two years old and not closed out will not be eligible for the October call. All project close out documents must be submitted by August 29, 2025, to your local program director. Any funding paybacks are due by September 30, 2025, to be eligible.

INDOT is obligated to ensure that local units of government receiving any type of state or federal funding for transportation projects comply with ADA and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Any local government not compliant should submit their documents as soon as possible to accessforall@indot. in.

gov if they wish to receive CCMG funding. CCMG Award Recipients CCMG Award recipients and their award amount are linked below by call. Asset Management Plan (AMP) Must submit an approved AMP.

All AMPs must be submitted to the Local Technical Assistance Program – Purdue University (LTAP), which will work with local governments to complete and approve all AMP’s. AMP’s must be submitted to LTAP via their Data Management System (DMS). LTAP will contact you if revisions are required for your AMP’s once it is submitted.

For an informational video on the DMS watch: https://youtu. be/-9hvR-7UVR4 Link: Data Management System. 4.

Contact LTAP for any assistance with your AMP or the DMS. LTAP will be assisting all local units of government with their plans including templates, examples, and resources. Patrick Conner, PE - Lead Engineer, Asset Management, Indiana LTAP Phone: 1-765-494-4971 / 1-800-428-7639 Email: connerp@purdue.

edu or INLTAP@purdue. edu AMP must be submitted to and approved by LTAP once per year. December 1st – AMPs must be submitted each year by December 1 st to LTAP’s DMS.

Once approved, you will receive an approval letter from LTAP dated by December 1st, to be eligible for the following year’s call for projects. Do not submit the entire AMP with your CCMG application, only the approval letter page from LTAP. AMP is a living document and should be updated whenever improvements are made to roads or bridges and then submitted to LTAP every year.

An approved AMP is required by law to receive consideration for funding. If a local government does not have an approved AMP, they are not eligible to pursue CCMG funding. Certified Road Inventory Locals are advised to prioritize verifying and updating your Certified Road Inventory to ensure your local is properly compensated for all its road assets and to ensure the Asset Management Plan matches.

The locals state MVH funding is based on their Certified Road Inventory. Important : Only roads listed in your Certified Road Inventory are eligible for CCMG funding.

To receive a copy of the certified road mileage for your agency’s certified road inventory, or to add or to delete a road from Certified Road Inventory contact: INDOT Road Inventory Manager Updates will take a minimum of 48 hours to be approved but could take a maximum of 2 weeks for the updates to show on the maps. A summary report can be found at this link: https://www. in.

gov/indot/about-indot/central-office/asset-data-collection/roadway-assets/ Title VI / ADA Compliance INDOT is a recipient of federal funds and has a Stewardship and Oversight Agreement with the Federal Highway Administration which means that if locals receive any funding from INDOT (state or federal), whether through a contract to perform work or provide professional services or as part of a grant or award for your community, INDOT is required to ensure locals follow Title VI & Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) nondiscrimination and accessibility requirements.

If you are non-compliant with ADA and Title VI, you will not receive Federal or CCMG Funding until becoming compliant. INDOT is working with and reviewing nondiscrimination plans for local governments throughout Indiana to ensure compliance or at least show that each local government is making a good faith effort in adopting and becoming compliant.

All locals must have both an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan and a Title VI Implementation Plan to be an eligible sub-recipient for funding through INDOT and must maintain their compliance with civil rights laws and nondiscrimination policies and procedures to remain an eligible sub-recipient for funding through INDOT.

Our goal in monitoring our sub-recipients is to provide technical assistance tools, templates for all required program and policy documents, and resources to make compliance efforts manageable and easier for our sub-recipients as we work together to improve Indiana communities by constructing roads, bridges, highways, and pedestrian facilities across the state.

To ensure your local is compliant with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, please visit INDOT’s resource page for subrecipients of state or federal funds below: Resources for Indiana Communities Nondiscrimination at INDOT Title VI Implementation Plan INDOT sub-recipients are required to submit a compliant Title VI Implementation Plan to INDOT annually: due on or before October 1st each year for the next federal fiscal year.

For example, a plan submitted by October 1st, 2025, will serve as the standard Title VI operating procedures for the federal fiscal year 2026. Goals and Accomplishment reports are due on or before November 1st of each year The Title VI Implementation Plan details standard nondiscrimination operating procedures for each federal fiscal year.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ADA Transition Plans The ADA Transition Plan is due every three years , but The ADA Transition Plan is a living document that changes with the condition of assets and requires annual updates to reflect asset remediation, removal, or addition. Please visit ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments, Action Step 6 – Develop a Transition Plan for guidance at adaactionguide.

org/action-steps#step6-developatransitionplan for guidance . Voluntary Commitment Letter (VCAP) If you do not have compliant nondiscrimination plans, you must submit a voluntary commitment letter (VCAP) to be eligible for federal and state grant monies.

The VCAP letter serves as a binding agreement to be eligible for funding and must verify that the city will provide a compliant ADA Transition Plan and a compliant Title VI Implementation Plan within 90 days from the date of your VCAP letter’s execution .

The VCAP letter must also contain all the following nondiscrimination documents: Identification of the individual responsible for ensuring the deficiencies are resolved and contact information for that individual. Identification of every deficiency being addressed with a summary of the action plan to address those deficiencies. Estimated timeline for resolution of each deficiency.

A statement of commitment to resolving the deficiencies by a person authorized to obligate the community. Submit your VCAP letter and nondiscrimination documents to accessforall@INDOT. in.

gov . Title VI and ADA Plans and compliance related questions can be submitted to INDOT at accessforall@indot. in.

gov , or for further assistance contact Taffanee Keys, Civil Rights Counsel at TKeys@indot. in. gov .

Annual Local Vehicle Excise / Wheel Tax Collection If you intended to adopt, revise, or rescind an ordinance to impose an annual county or municipal surtax and wheel tax, ordinances must have been adopted and sent to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) on or before September 1, 2025, to be effective on January 1, 2026.

Click the link to the Annual Local Vehicle Excise / Wheel Tax Collection letter from the Director of Revenue and Treasury. Please contact the BMV directly at tcooper@bmv. in.

gov to ensure that your questions are answered, and that your ordinance will function in the way that you expect. To meet the requirements of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), locals must request an Asset Management Plan Approval Letter from INDOT.

The law states that INDOT must provide locals with an Asset Management Plan Approval Letter after verifying that the locals asset management plan is current with LTAP. To request an Asset Management Plan Approval Letter from INDOT, locals should email a copy of their current LTAP Approval Letter for Pavement Asset Management Plan to Cassandra Hudson at chudson1@indot. in.

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