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Stellar Communities Program

Rush County Economic and Community Development Corporation

Foundation Annual Community Development Grants Quality of Life Grants

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Stellar Communities Program

Funder: Collaboration of Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Office of Community and Rural Affairs, Indiana Department of Transportation, and 11 supporting agencies

Geographic Scope: Indiana statewide; smaller Hoosier communities (cities and towns)

Overview:
Stellar Communities is a statewide initiative involving funding and resources for projects designed to improve quality of life in smaller Indiana communities. The program provides "transformative" support to help communities plan, leverage existing assets, foster regional investments, and stimulate long-term growth.

Program Goals:

Help cities and towns plan strategically

Leverage existing community assets

Foster regional investments

Stimulate long-term economic growth

Improve quality of life

Support Provided:

Planning grants for selected finalists

Technical assistance and expertise from 11 agencies

Resources to launch or bolster strategic plans

Connection to potential funding partnerships

Community Categories:

Division 1: Communities with populations between 6,000 and 50,000

Division 2: Communities with populations of 5,999 or fewer residents

Selection Process:

Competitive application process

Finalists announced annually

Lieutenant Governor visits each finalist

One winner selected from each division annually

Past Winners:

2011: North Vernon and Greencastle

2012: Princeton and Delphi

2013: Richmond and Bedford

2014: Huntingburg and Wabash

2015: Crawfordsville and North Liberty

Rush County Status:

City of Rushville named finalist for 2016 Stellar Communities Program (Division 1)

Supporting Agencies (11 total):

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority

Office of Community and Rural Affairs

Indiana Department of Transportation

Plus 8 additional agencies providing technical expertise

What Rush County Economic and Community Development Corporation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 1
Total given: $4M
Median grant: $4M

By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Rushville, IN.

Example grants

Love Community Center · Rushville, IN

Building of community center

$4M

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

community-developmentquality-of-life

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