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Rush County to apply for $500,000 CDBG owner-occupied rehab grant; commissioners approve authorization
Summary
Rush County commissioners voted to authorize an application to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to fund an owner-occupied rehabilitation program; the application includes a proposed $125,000 non-CDBG match from the Rush County Community Foundation.
Victoria Becker, speaking for county staff, opened a public hearing and said Rush County intends to apply to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for a Community Development Block Grant under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. "The total amount of CDBG funds to be requested is $500,000," Becker said, and the county proposes that $460,000 of that amount would benefit low-to-moderate-income residents.
Becker told commissioners the application would cover an owner-occupied rehab program for scattered homes in Rush County, excluding the city of Rushville, and that the applicant proposes an estimated $125,000 in non-CDBG local match from the Rush County Community Foundation's Lily gift funds. She read required public-notice language and invited comments; none were recorded and the board closed the hearing.
The commission then considered and adopted a resolution authorizing submission of the CDBG application and recognizing the local match requirement. Commissioners voted after a motion and second and the resolution "authorizing application submission" carried.
Why it matters: the CDBG program provides federal funds administered by the state to support housing rehabilitation for low- and moderate-income households. If awarded, the grant would fund repairs to scattered owner-occupied homes in Rush County (outside Rushville), potentially addressing housing conditions for residents who qualify for the program.
What is not specified: the resolution and the hearing record identify the grant request, the intended activities and the local-match source, but the record does not specify the final application timeline, the number of homes targeted, eligibility thresholds for recipients, nor an implementation schedule should the grant be awarded. Those program details would be developed in the application and subsequent staff materials if the county is invited to proceed.
Next steps: staff was authorized to sign and submit the application and to provide necessary certifications and assurances to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs and the Federal Transit Administration where required for related transportation certifications.
