Grants and Incentives

Shovel Ready Program

 

 

The Shovel Ready Program lowers the cost of site development, improves efficiency of state permitting and enhances the marketability of the site.  Because site information is available before development, potential risks of investing and improving new land are reduced for businesses.

The Goals of the Shovel Ready Program are to:

  • Certify sites to expedite the location and permitting processes for business development
  • Help local communities identify and prepare sites for economic development
  • Identify and fast track the state, federal and local permits necessary for a specific site
    (dependent on the end user)

Current Shovel Ready Program Application

 

 5th Round application available on IEDC site:  Currently Available
 5th Round application deadline:  Friday, January 16, 2009
 FASTeam decision for 5th Round winning sites:  Friday, March 13, 2009
Key Links
1.  Fact Sheet
2.  Map of existing sites
3.  Indiana Site & Building Database
4.  Guidelines
5.  Frequently Asked Questions
6.  Press releases
            June 2006 
            October 2006
            February 2007
July 2008
 7.  Grant portion of the program

For additional information, please contact:
Brad L. Moore
Shovel Ready Project Manager
Phone: (317) 233-6796
E-mail: bmoore@iedc.in.gov

Comparing the cost to do business in New York with Indiana showed that the best place for us to grow our business was here at home.

-Gregg Baumbaugh, chief executive, FlexForm Technologies