Dubois County communities receive Community Crossings grants

Dubois County, Ferdinand, Huntingburg and Jasper were among the 252 communities that received funds through Indiana’s Community Crossings Matching Grant Program.

Funds can be used for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements and other items.

For this round, Dubois County received $1 million; Ferdinand, $201,102; Huntingburg, $604,988; and Jasper, $336,115.

Communities submitted applications for funding during a highly competitive call for projects in January. To qualify for the competitive grant, smaller municipalities provide a 25 percent match in local funds, while larger communities provide a 50 percent match. State law requires 50 percent of the available matching funds to be awarded annually to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer. Since 2016, Community Crossings has awarded more than $1.7 billion to improve local roads and bridges.

Visit in.gov/indot/communitycrossings and click on “Community Crossings Matching Grant” to learn more about the program.