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Community Entrepreneurship Fund (Indiana) - AI in Action: From Learning to Implementation is sponsored by Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). This specific project, funded through Indiana's Community Entrepreneurship Fund, offers instructional workshops and hands-on labs to help entrepreneurs and small business owners integrate AI tools into their daily operations.
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OCRA: Community Development Block Grants: Home Community Development Block Grant Program COVID-19 Response Program Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Indiana's state-administered Community Development Block Grant program fosters growth and resilience in rural cities and towns by investing in local initiatives that encourage communities to build, strengthen and thrive.
Rural communities frequently face substantial challenges that require additional financial assistance. The State of Indiana, via the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, manages Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
These federal funds aim to support non-entitlement towns, cities, and counties throughout Indiana with various initiatives, such as improving water infrastructure, enhancing public facilities, preserving historical sites, addressing residential and commercial blight, and revitalizing Main Streets.
CDBG funding plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life in Indiana communities while ensuring the health and safety of their residents. To explore how the CDBG programs offered by OCRA can boost your community's vitality, review the programs highlighted above. Certified Grant Administrators The State CDBG Program provides grants exclusively to Indiana’s non-entitlement local governments.
These include cities with populations under 50,000 (excluding cities of Metropolitan Statistical Areas) and counties with populations under 200,000. Non-entitlement local governments that meet the general selection criteria and are not listed on the CDBG Project Timeliness Report may apply for CDBG-funded programs offered by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
To confirm that your non-entitlement local government is not included on the CDBG Project Timeliness Report, please check the table below. The Office of Community and Rural Affairs offers training for individuals interested in becoming certified grant administrators. These administrators assist non-entitlement local governments in applying for and managing CDBG funds.
To find a certified grant administrator, please refer to the Grant Administrator Certification page . Grant administrators can work on CDBG applications through the electronic Grants Management System . For important information regarding funding rounds, grant deadlines, and training for grant administrators, visit OCRA’s calendar .
If you have specific questions regarding project eligibility, please contact your Community Liaison. You can find the map of the Community Liaison regions here . For questions regarding CDBG Programs, please email cdbg@ocra.
in. gov and a program managers will assist you.
CDBG Project Timeliness Reports GRANTEE GRANT NUMBER DUE DATE (MISSED) ADMIN ENGINEER/ARCHITECT PRIME CONTRACTOR COMPLETION DEADLINE MISSED Cromwell, Town of WW-21-111 2/11/2024 Region 3A DLZ Engineering Kirk Brothers Inc Marengo, Town of WW-22-105 3/31/2024 Indiana Region 15 HMB Professional Engineers Mitchell & Stark Lynn, Town of WW-21-123 2/28/2025 Kleinpeter Consulting Choice One Engineering Pittsburg Tank & Tower Vevay, Town of PF-22-107 12/31/2025 SE IN Regional Planning Commission Hrezo Engineering Thoro-Clean Pressure Washing New Market, Town of WW-23-103 1/30/2026 Kleinpeter Consulting Commonwealth Engineering Ottenwell Contracting Gosport, Town of WW-23-105 2/15/2026 Kenna Consulting Curry & Associates Graves Construction Services, Inc. Clay City, Town of WW-22-122 2/28/2026 Kleinpeter Consulting Midwestern Engineering Caldwell Tanks, Inc. Mulberry, Town of WW-23-104 2/28/2026 Northern Indiana Redevelopment Commission FA Wilhelm Construction Miller Pipeline Switzerland County OOR-18-101 5/30/2026 SE IN Regional Planning Commission N/A N/A Brookville, Town of PL-23-104 5/30/2026 SE IN Regional Planning Commission American Structurepoint N/A MONITORING DOCUMENTS OVERDUE Dale, Town of WW-20-119 11/23/2025 Indiana Region 15 Midwestern Engineering Koberstein Contracting Ripley County WW-22-113 12/15/2025 SE IN Regional Planning Commission Curry & Associates Pittsburg Tank & Tower Laurel, Town of PF-CV3-405 1/18/2026 SE IN Regional Planning Commission SHP Whisenhunt Construction Lt.
Governor Beckwith, OCRA announce 15 rural communities to receive more than $10. 8 million in federal grants Lt. Governor Beckwith, OCRA announce four Indiana communities to receive more than $1.
5 million in federal grants Community Development Block Grants now open for applications Lt. Governor Beckwith, OCRA announce 15 communities to receive over $9. 4 million in CDBG funding For more CDBG and OCRA news, click here .
Below is a map of all the CDBG funded projects, including planning grants and disaster recovery, from 2013 to 2018 Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs More IN. gov Online Services Find out who my legislator is. Find out more about the Lt.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Entrepreneurs and small business owners in Indiana. This specific project is offered in partnership with the Southwest Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $15,500 (for this specific project). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Community Entrepreneurship Fund (Indiana) - AI in Action: From Learning to Implementation is funded by Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Indiana. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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On June 29, 2026, EPA announced it will waive the $25,000 WIFIA application fee and the credit processing fee — averaging roughly $156,000 per loan — for communities of 25,000 or fewer residents in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Combined, that removes nearly $200,000 in upfront cost from the single most affordable federal water-infrastructure financing program, which carries roughly $11 billion in available capacity and can cover up to 80% of eligible project costs at Treasury-rate pricing. For small towns, rural utilities, and the nonprofits and districts that serve them, this is a rare instance of the federal government lowering the barrier to a program that has historically been out of reach for exactly the communities that need it most. Here is what changed, who qualifies, and how to move on a letter of interest before the window closes.
Read articleCMS awarded all 50 states their first-year slice of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in December 2025 — from $147M in New Jersey to $281M in Texas. Now the money is moving downstream: New Jersey and New York have already launched subaward RFAs, and rural hospitals, clinics, community organizations, and tribal groups are the eligible applicants. Here is how the allocation formula worked, what the money can and cannot fund, and the strategy to win a state subaward.
Read articleThe FY2026 Rural Health Network Advancement Program (HRSA-26-082) offers six awards of roughly $500,000 to help independent rural hospitals and clinics form integrated networks without surrendering local ownership. With a July 24, 2026 deadline and a pilot design that rewards genuine collaboration over merger, here is who qualifies, what a fundable network looks like, and how small rural providers should approach it.
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