Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (State FY 2027 Call for Projects)

Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (State FY 2027 Call for Projects) is sponsored by Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). This program provides funding to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana to improve local roads and bridges. Eligible projects include road and bridge preservation, ADA-compliant improvements, and material costs for chip sealing and crack filling operations.

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 (CCMG) Program provides funding to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana to improve local roads and bridges.

Community Crossings represents a strong partnership between INDOT and Hoosier communities—urban and rural—focused on investing in infrastructure that supports economic development, job growth, and safe, efficient transportation networks. Eligible projects include road and bridge preservation, ADA-compliant improvements associated with preservation projects, and material costs for chip sealing and crack filling operations.

Community Crossings is open to all local government units in Indiana.

Match percentages are based on population: Cities and towns with populations less than 12,500: 80/20 match Cities and towns with populations greater than 12,500: 50/50 match Counties with populations less than 55,000: 80/20 match Counties with populations greater than 55,000: 50/50 match Community Crossing Matching Grant State FY 2027 Call for Projects Due to recent legislative changes, INDOT has issued the next call for projects for the State FY 2027 Community Crossings Program in September 2026.

The call will open on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, and will remain open until 5 p. m. EDST on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

As we move forward, INDOT intends to issue the CCMG call each September on an annual basis. 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. FY 2026 CCMG Awards – June 2026 Asset Management Plan (AMP) & Paser Certification Local governments must submit their Asset Management Plans (AMPs) to the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) at Purdue University, which reviews and approves all AMP submissions.

AMPs must be submitted once per year through LTAP’s Data Management System (DMS), with a deadline of December 1 . Submitting and Updating Your AMP AMPs must be submitted annually through LTAP’s DMS. LTAP will notify you if revisions are needed.

Once approved, LTAP will issue a local approval letter. This letter is required to be eligible for the following year’s Community Crossings Matching Grant (CCMG) Call for Projects . Do not submit the full AMP with your CCMG application—only the LTAP approval letter.

The AMP is a living document and should be updated whenever road or bridge improvements are completed, then resubmitted annually. Accessing DMS and Support Resources Watch LTAP’s DMS informational video: https://youtu. be/-9hvR-7UVR4 Access the Data Management System: Data Management System LTAP provides support, templates, examples, and additional resources for AMP preparation and DMS use.

Contact Information for Assistance Patrick Conner, PE Lead Engineer, Asset Management, Indiana LTAP Phone: (765)494-4971 or (800)428-7639 Email: connerp@purdue. edu or INLTAP@purdue. edu An approved AMP is required by law.

Local governments without an approved AMP are not eligible to pursue CCMG funding. The 2025 legislative session (HEA 1461) established a requirement for INDOT, in coordination with LTAP, to administer a PASER certification program. As a result, all PASER data submitted in this year’s pavement asset management plans must be completed by a certified PASER rater.

For questions about PASER certification requirements or program updates, please contact: Patrick Conner, LTAP Asset Management Engineer. Certified Road Inventory IMPORTANT : Only roads listed in your Certified Road Inventory are eligible for CCMG funding. Be sure that the road names you submit are accurate and match the official names in INDOT’s inventory database.

Road names entered in your CCMG application must exactly match what is listed in the Certified Road Inventory. It is essential to regularly verify and update your Certified Road Inventory to ensure that your locality is properly compensated for all its road assets and that your Asset Management Plan remains consistent. Local MVH funding is based directly on the Certified Road Inventory.

To add or remove a road from your Certified Road Inventory, or to request a copy of your agency’s certified road mileage, please contact: Mark McMahan, 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 your county or municipality intended to adopt, revise, or rescind an ordinance imposing an annual surtax or wheel tax, that ordinance must have been adopted and submitted to both the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) on or before September 1, 2026, in order to take effect on January 1, 2027.

For questions or assistance, please contact the BMV directly at tcooper@bmv. in. gov to ensure your ordinance functions as intended.

Reference the Annual Local Vehicle Excise / Wheel Tax Collection letter from the Director of Revenue and Treasury . To meet BMV and DOR requirements, local units of government must request an Asset Management Plan Approval Letter from INDOT. State law requires INDOT to issue this letter after verifying that the local government’s Pavement Asset Management Plan is current with LTAP.

To request an Asset Management Plan Approval Letter, email a copy of your current LTAP Approval Letter to: Cassandra Hudson at chudson1@indot. in. gov .

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