Lieutenant Governor Skillman Awards Carroll County a $250,000 Community Focus Fund Grant

Yesterday at a Statehouse ceremony, Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman awarded the Carroll County a $250,000 Community Focus Fund grant for a community facility.  The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) administers the grants, which are funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Thirty-three communities and counties were recognized at the ceremony, with grant awards totaling more than $15 million.

"Grant opportunities, like this one, allow rural communities to undertake projects they might not otherwise be able to fund," said Lt. Governor Skillman. "The Community Focus Fund grants provide communities with the resources they need to achieve their long-term development goals and eliminate the barriers that stand in the way of their economic success."

Carroll County will use the grant funding for improvements to a community-serving facility on behalf of Mid-Land Meals.  Mid-Land Meals is a non-profit agency that provides nutritious daily meals to various community-serving agencies and home-bound clients in financial need.  Currently, the agency prepares and ships, on average, 1,825 hot and frozen meals per day to 24 counties in Indiana.  This grant will be used to build additional frozen food storage capacity, a delivery dock, electrical system upgrades, a permanent generator and security fencing for the production facility.

The Community Focus Fund grants are awarded twice annually through a competitive application process. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to: community and senior centers, special needs facilities, libraries, water system improvements, storm drainage projects, and sewer system improvements.  

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