Indiana HomeTown Competitiveness
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs along with Ball State University's Building Better Communities, Indiana Grantmakers Alliance, Indiana Rural Development Council, Purdue University's Center for Regional Development/Extension Service, and USDA - Rural Development are pleased to introduce an exciting new tool called the Indiana - HomeTown Competitiveness (IHTC) Pilot Program. We believe that Indiana rural communities can use it to accomplish their economic and community development goals.
IHTC harnesses the power of the nationally recognized community development program entitled: HomeTown Competitiveness. Employing four pillars, this program will help communities focus on:
- Mobilizing local leaders and building community civic capacity;
- Energizing local entrepreneurs to build strong economies;
- Capturing wealth transfer to raise development dollars; and
- Attracting young people to strengthen community demographics.
This program has a proven record of helping smaller and more rural communities build significantly stronger and more sustainable development.
All of us believe in the potential in IHTC and have committed our various resources to help communities initiate, implement, and sustain the activities associated with the four pillars.
Program Application
Indiana HomeTown Competitiveness ApplicationIndiana Resource Team
- 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
- 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?
