STATEHOUSE (Nov. 4, 2021) – Harmony will receive $73,619 in a state matching grant to steer toward much-needed road improvement projects, according to State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle).
Baird said 218 towns, cities and counties throughout Indiana received a combined total of over $101 million through the Community Crossings Matching Grant program. The Indiana Department of Transportation oversees and distributes these grants twice each year.
"Funding Indiana's roads and bridges is essential to growing the state's economy and attracting new residents and visitors," Baird said. "This program has proven to be a strategically sound investment in our future and helped so many communities complete projects."
Baird said communities can use these funds for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, guardrail replacements and signage. Smaller municipalities must provide a 25 percent match in local funds, while large communities must provide a 50 percent match. State law requires that 50 percent of the available matching funds be awarded annually to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer.
More information about the program and recipients can be found online at in.gov/indot/communitycrossings.
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State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) represents House District 44, which includes
all of Putnam County and portions of Clay, Morgan, Owen and Parke counties.
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