Holcomb, INDOT award more than $200 million to communities through Community Crossings matching grants

Southern Indiana Business Report

BRAZIL – More than a dozen communities in the Radius Indiana region were awarded grants from the state’s Community Crossings matching grant program.

Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation announced a total of $207 million in awards last week during a gathering at the Clay County Courthouse. Community Crossings is a component of Holcomb’s Next Level Roads program.

“Year after year Indiana’s local Community Crossings program enables hundreds of critically important infrastructure improvements to happen,” said Holcomb in a press release. “I cannot overstate the transformative significance of this program and the positive impacts it has throughout our cities, towns and counties across the Hoosier State known as the Crossroads of America.”

Communities submitted applications for project funding in January. Funding for Community Crossings comes from the state’s local road and bridge matching grant fund. The Community Crossings initiative has provided nearly $1.7 billion in state matching funds for local road improvement projects since 2016.

“Partnership with our local communities is vital to enhancing our state’s transportation network,” said Commissioner Smith. “Community Crossings is just one of many ways INDOT is working with local agencies to improve safety, mobility and connectivity in the places they call home.”

Here’s a list of cities, towns and counties in the eight-county Radius Indiana region awarded funds.

Bedford – $535,077.09 

Dubois County – $1,005,866.01 

English – $179,403.75 

Ferdinand – $201,102.50 

Huntingburg – $604,988.76 

Jasper – $336,115.80 

Loogootee – $1,455,930.75 

Martin County – $994,436.55 

Milltown – $93,827.80 

Mitchell – $152,872.50 

Orange County – $1,500,000

Orleans – $146,125.06 

Salem – $451,683.75 

Shoals – $235,837.50 

Washington – $224,298.69 

Washington County – $1,500,000

A list of all 252 communities receiving matching funds in the 2024 spring call for projects is available here. The next call for projects will open in July. Learn more about the Community Crossings matching grant program on the INDOT website.