Hoosier communities financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are receiving help from the state.
Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced 80 new grant recipients of the COVID-19 Response Program on Monday.
The grants are worth over $18.6 million dollars and will support communities with economic recovery activities to help small businesses retain “Low-to-Moderate Income Jobs,’ or LMI.
The Southern Indiana communities receiving money include:
-The towns of Chandler, Elberfeld, Fort Branch, and Princeton, who were awarded $250,000 to provide grants to small businesses located within 2 miles of corporate limits
-Martin and Gibson counties, who were awarded $250,000 to provide grants to small businesses located within the counties
-The town of Haubstadt, who was awarded $150,000 to award grants to small businesses located within 2 miles of the corporate limits
-Oakland City, who was awarded $180,000 to award grants to small businesses
-Pike County, who was awarded $250,000 to offer grants of up to $10,000 to at least 25 small businesses
-Knox County, who received a $250,000 grant to assist with Helping His Hands Disaster Response Inc.
ORCA began addressing the COVID-19 impact on Indiana communities in April of 2020.
112 grants totaling over $20.9 million were awarded to 96 communities last year.
