Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged to work with local, state, and national partners providing resources and technical assistance that assist rural communities in shaping their visions for community economic development. Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann oversees the office that was created by legislation in 2005, making rural Indiana a major focus for the first time.
Stellar Communities
The Stellar Communities[1] program is a multi-agency partnership designed to fund comprehensive community development projects in Indiana’s smaller communities. The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA), the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA),[2] and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), along with the State Revolving Fund, are participating in this innovative program. The program seeks to leverage state and federal funding from multiple agencies to undertake large-scale projects in rural communities.
Only cities with a population of 50,000 or fewer were welcome to apply, and somewhere between 46-48 cities submitted initial applications. 12 finalists were selected to submit proposals and the first winners of grant funding are the communities of Greencastle and North Vernon.[3][4]
DePauw University played an integral part in the grant application for Greencastle by providing matching funds for some of the proposal's initiatives.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Stellar Communities, in.gov. Retrieved July 2011
- ↑ Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA), in.gov. Retrieved July 2011
- ↑ The DePauw. 7 Dec 2010 http://www.thedepauw.com/news/greencastle-in-finals-for-stellar-communities-grant-1.2047541. Retrieved 18 June 2011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Stellar Communities Official Press Release (March 7, 2011)" (PDF).
- ↑ Banner Graphic. 25 May 2011 http://www.bannergraphic.com/story/1730566.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. Missing or empty
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