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Crawford County commissioners hear Region 15 briefing on owner-occupied rehab grant, move to pursue application
Summary
Region 15 presented details of a state owner-occupied rehabilitation grant administered by OCRA; commissioners moved to pursue the county-level application, which can fund home repairs (roof, HVAC, water heaters, electrical, ADA entry) and requires a 10% county match. Applications opened quarter 4 2025; deadline listed in the presentation was Nov. 14.
Jennifer Montes of Region 15 briefed the Crawford County commissioners on a state owner-occupied rehabilitation program now administered by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA), and the board moved to pursue a county application.
Montes told the commission counties can apply for up to $500,000 (towns and cities up to $350,000) for owner-occupied rehabilitation. She said the program requires a minimum 10% local match from the county and listed eligible activities as roof replacement, HVAC replacement, water heater replacement, lighting and electrical upgrades, and limited ADA accessibility work such as ramps and handrails. Montes also said the grants are based on household income levels; for Crawford County she noted the program’s posted income limits were $47,550 for a single-person household and $67,900 for a four-person household.
“The county can develop their application,” Montes said, adding that extra points in scoring are given to applications that prioritize seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and single-parent households and that the program is competitive and typically awards about three grants per round. Montes said the current round opened in the fourth quarter of 2025, applications were due on November 14, and awards were scheduled for December 22.
After questions about applicant responsibilities and who would administer the program locally, Speaker 4 moved that the county pursue the application; Speaker 1 seconded the motion. The transcript records the motion and second; no roll-call tally is recorded in the transcript.
If funded, Montgomery Region 15 personnel said they would handle coordination with homeowners, inspectors and contractors; the county would serve as the applicant and would need to provide local support such as letters and residential engagement. The presentation emphasized radon testing and mitigation when required and noted that single-wide manufactured homes built after 1981 on permanent foundations are now eligible under recent rule changes.
Next steps recorded in the meeting transcript: the commission accepted the motion to pursue the application and will prepare the county’s local match and outreach required to assemble eligible homeowners and documentation for the application.
