Ombudsman
Can the Ombudsman help my community?
- Is your rural community faced with a community development issue or problem, but no one knows what resources are available to you or where to begin?
- Has your rural community taken the initiative to make improvements or correct a problem, but you are unable to implement the project?
- Is your rural community working on a project, but having trouble identifying what the next steps should be?
What issues does the Ombudsman help with?
If you are aware that your community needs improvements but you aren't quite sure where to start, the Ombudsman can help. The Ombudsman can provide your community with the following:
- Troubleshooting assistance about rural development needs,
- A neutral perspective on your community's specific issue, and
- Identifying and coordinating potential state agency resources which might be utilized to help your community.
For more information, please contact:
Susie Bruce, Ombudsman
317.232.8908
pbruce@ocra.in.gov
- Access to Public Records Request
- Community Focus Fund application
- Planning Grant application
- Microenterprise application
- Workforce and Educational Development Rural Capacity Grant application
- Entrepreneurial Support Rural Capacity Grant application
- Indiana Main Street Active Community Application
- Community Economic Development Fund Application
Top FAQsI Want To...
- What grants are available for my community?
- How do I know if my community is defined as “rural”?
- How can my community get involved in the Indiana Main Street Program?
- Is broadband Internet service available in my area?
- How do I sign up for the Lt. Governor’s newsletter?
- How can the Ombudsman benefit my community?
- How can OCRA help my community address issues of diversity?
