INDIANAPOLIS — The town of Hope is receiving $428,360 in federal grant funding through the Indiana Office and Community and Rural Affairs for a downtown streetscape project.
The project will include replacing streetlamps, adding accessible sidewalks and other improvements to tie the interior and exterior of the Hope Town Square together.
The state of Indiana distributes Community Development Block Grant funds to rural communities to assist units of local government with various community projects such as: infrastructure improvement, downtown revitalization, public facilities and economic development.
“We’re thrilled to support such a diverse array of projects in cities and towns throughout rural Indiana,” said Jodi Golden, Executive Director of OCRA. “Communities with reliable infrastructure are positioned for growth and an improved quality of life.”
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