Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

For assistance with applications for any of these Community Development Block Grant Programs, please contact us.

Community Focus Fund Projects

Rural communities have many pressing needs that can require outside financial assistance. Through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the state of Indiana requests federal funding to help rural communities with a variety of projects. Projects include sewer and water systems, community centers, health and safety programs, and many others. These funds help communities improve their quality of life and ensure the health and safety of their citizens.

Find out more about eligible projects and criteria, and view the application: www.in.gov/ocra/2374.htm

For assistance with the application, contact us.

Community Economic Development Fund

A primary focus of the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs is to assist Indiana’s rural residents in improving their quality of life as they promote successful and sustainable communities. Community Economic Development Fund (CEDF) grants are funded with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Most economic development activities are undertaken for the purpose of job creation or retention. Most job creation or retention activities are classified as eligible under one of several economic development-oriented categories.

Find out more about eligible projects and criteria, and view the application: www.in.gov/ocra/2373.htm

For assistance with the application, contact us.

Microenterprise Assistance Program

The goal of the Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP) is to encourage rural communities to focus on long-term community development. Eligible projects will be designed to assist microenterprise businesses owned by low- to moderate-income persons and microenterprise businesses that will create jobs for low- to moderate-income persons.

Find out more about eligible projects and criteria, and view the application: www.in.gov/ocra/2372.htm

For assistance with the application, contact us.

Urgent Need Grants

Urgent Need Grants are funded with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). An activity must be designed to alleviate existing conditions that are certified by the local government and determined by the state to pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community. Urgent Need Grants will be considered if…

  • The threat is of recent origin or recently became urgent
  • The state grant recipient is unable to finance the activity on its own
  • Other sources of funding are not available to carry out the activity.

Find out more about eligible projects and criteria, and view the application: www.in.gov/ocra/2370.htm

For assistance with the application, contact us.

Community Focus Fund Planning Grants

Planning Grants are funded with Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The goal of the program is to encourage communities to plan for long-term development. Community leaders may apply for funding for projects relating to infrastructure, downtown revitalization, community facilities, and other such issues.

Find out more about eligible projects and criteria, and view the application: www.in.gov/ocra/2371.htm

For assistance with the application, contact us.

Third Round of TIGER Transportation Grants

Thursday, June30, 2011
Contact: Justin Nisly
Tel: (202)366-4570
 
Secretary LaHood Announces $527 Million in Funding for New Round of Popular TIGER Grant Program
 
Competitively Chosen Projects Will Create Jobs, Lay Foundation for Growth
 
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $527 million will be available for a third round of the highly successful TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery)competitive grant program, which funds innovative transportation projects that will create jobs and have a significant impact on the nation, a region or a metropolitan area.
 
“Through the TIGER program, we can build transportation projects that are critical to America’s economic success and help complete those that might not move forward without this infusion of funding,”said Secretary LaHood. “This competition empowers local communities to create jobs and build the transportation networks they need in order to win the future.”
 
In the FY11 budget President Obama signed in April, $527 million was directed to the Department of Transportation for critical investments in the nation’s transportation infrastructure. States, cities, local governments, and other partnerships and groups will have until this fall to prepare their applications for the popular TIGER program, which has funded high-impact projects including roads, bridges, freight rail, transit buses and streetcars, ports, and bicycle and pedestrian paths.
 
The previous two rounds of the TIGER grant program provided $2.1 billion to 126 transportation projects in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Demand forthe program has been overwhelming, and during the previous two rounds, the Department of Transportation received more than 2,500 applications requesting more than $79 billion for transportation projects across the country.
 
Projects will be selected based on their ability to contribute to the long-term economic competitiveness of the nation, improve the condition of existing transportation facilities and systems, improve energy efficiencyand reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improve the safety of U.S. transportation facilities and improve the quality of living and working environments of communities through increased transportation choices and connections. The Department will also focus on projects that are expected to quickly create and preserve jobs and spur rapid increases in economic activity.
 
For more information, please visit http://www.dot.gov/tiger/.

Find out more about eligible projects and criteria, and view the application:

For assistance with the application, contact us.