As a service to our member communities, ECIRPD writes grant proposals for a variety of state and federal agencies. We have submitted grant proposals to EPA, EDA, FEMA, OCRA, and USDA for many different projects. We also have a certified grant administrator on staff to facilitate projects.
Grant Writing
2022
2022
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| EPA Brownfield Grant | $500,000 | To clean up and identify brownfields in the Whitely, Industry, and McKinley neighborhoods as well as the rest of Delaware County |
| 2022 USDA BEST Program | $100,000 | Expand on current efforts to provide needed project development as well as training and technical assistance including project planning, business counseling/training, market research, feasibility studies, professional/technical reports, and product/service improvements to targeted businesses located in rural areas throughout the region |
| Community Crossing Matching Grant Funds (Daleville) | $55,603.73 | Provides funding to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana to make improvements to local bridges and roads |
| Community Crossing Matching Grant Funds (Swayzee) | $15,857.85 | Pavement preservation project |
2021
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| USDA Grant for BEST Program | $56,983 | Provides technical assistance and advice to small, rural businesses |
| EDA Recovery and Resiliency grant | $400,000 | Improve the region’s ability to deal with economic hardship caused by unexpected economic events |
| Community Crossing Matching Grant Funds (Daleville) | $77,868.75 | Pavement preservation project |
| Community Crossing Matching Grant Funds (Chesterfield) | $686,247.18 | Pavement preservation project |
2020
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG)
From INDOT |
$163,647.75 | Surface treatment projects |
| INDOT Railroad Grade Crossing Fund grant | $1,750 | Pavement marking |
| IFA grant | $80,000 | Funds for tank removal at a former gas station on Weiser Street |
| USDA grant for BEST Program | $90,000 | Provides technical assistance and advice to small, rural businesses |
2019
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG)
From INDOT |
$211,488.18 | Surface treatment projects |
| IDA environmental cleanup grant | $70,000 | Fund Phase 1 environmental clean up at the former CR3 Rubber Recycling Site |
2018
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| Economic Development Administrative Grant | $88,600.00 | Surface treatment projects |
| I-69 Corridor Impact AssessmentUnited States Department of Agriculture– Rural Development Block Grant | $68,000.00 | Entrepreneur and Business Development Assessment Grant for Grant, Delaware, Blackford, Randolph and Jay Counties |
| Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG)
From INDOT |
$213,986.65 | Provides funding to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana to make improvements to local bridges and roads |
| USDA grant for BEST program | $68,000 | Provides technical assistance and advice to small, rural businesses |
2016
| Grant | Amount | Used for | |
| Economic Development Administration Grant | $51,628.00 |
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| Place Based Investment Fund Grant | $50,000 | To finance streetscape improvements in a mixed use development project in Daleville |
2013
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| EDA Investing in Manufacturing Communities Project Grant | $300,000 | Anderson, Muncie, New Castle |
2011
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| U.S EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant | $609,000 | ECI Brownfields Coalition Brownfield Inventory and Assessment – Priority Sites |
2010
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| Brownfield Trails and Parks Grant | $22,481 | 1605 E. Main St. Site Phase II Assessments (Delaware County) |
| Indiana Office of Energy Development Energy Efficiency Grant | $250,000 | New HVAC Boiler for Delaware County Justice Center |
| Economic Development Administration Grant | $60,000 | Blackford, Delaware, Grant and Jay Counties Regional Planning |
2009
| Grant | Amount | Used for |
| Indiana Brownfield Grant | $58,198 | Muncie Paper Processing Site Phase I and Phase II Assessments (Delaware County) |
| Indiana Brownfield Grant | $38,627 | Sodder Lumber Yard Site Phase I and Phase II Assessments (Blackford County) |
| Economic Development Administration Grant | $50,000 | Blackford, Delaware, Grant and Jay Counties Regional Planning |
| Economic Development Administration Grant | $2,268,750 | Railspur for Park One Business Park (Delaware County) |