Lt. Governor Skillman Awards Jay County a $525,000 Community Focus Fund Grant

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at a Statehouse ceremony, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman awarded Jay County a $525,000 Community Focus Fund grant for a fire and EMS station.  The grants are funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and administered by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Thirty communities and counties across the state were awarded a total of more than $13 million in Community Focus Fund grants. 

Jay County will use the grant to construct a combined facility that will house both the Dunkirk Fire Department and the Jay County EMS Dunkirk base. The project will provide a high-quality working facility, which will enable both groups to provide better services to the community.  The project will also address various structural and spatial problems at the previous sites.

"Governor Daniels and I are committed to the sustainability and vitality of our state's rural communities," said Lt. Governor Skillman.  "The Community Focus Fund grants provide communities with the resources they need to achieve their long-term development goals and eliminate the barriers that stand in the way of their economic success."

The Community Focus Fund grants are awarded twice annually through a competitive application process.  The grants support long-term community development projects for small cities and towns.  Eligible projects include but are not limited to:  community and senior centers, special needs facilities, water system improvements, and sewer system improvements.

Earlier this year, Lt. Governor Skillman awarded $12,468,474 in Community Focus Fund grants to 26 Hoosier communities. 

Source: Office of Community and Rural Affairs Press Release

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