Community Project Funding Requests
FY2027 Community Project Funding Requests:
Project Name: Amplify Hancock Innovation Center
Recipient: Mt. Vernon School Corporation/Amplify Hancock Innovation Center
Address: 1806 W IN-234, Fortville, IN 46040
Amount Requested: $1,788,793.51
Project Explanation: A state-of-the-art facility that will provide a 9-16+ workforce development ecosystem addressing the training and educational needs of schools, employers and adult learners. Through strategic partnerships, Amplify will host Hancock Health and Ivy Tech to deliver adult learning courses and industry-recognized certifications in fields such as Radiology, Computer Science, Advanced Manufacturing, HVAC, and Welding. The Hancock County Career Center (HC3) will offer high school students’ opportunities to earn certifications and dual credits across twelve programs, including HVAC, Electrical, Welding, Carpentry, Automotive Services, Automotive Collision, Aviation Management, Criminal Justice, Dental, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Amplify is committed to strengthening existing collaborations with regional businesses, creating a sustainable pipeline for workforce development and supporting continued economic growth in Hancock County and the surrounding counties.
Project Name: City of Richmond Fire Station Project
Recipient: City of Richmond
Address: 50 N 5th St., Richmond, IN 47374
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Explanation: This new fire station is a long‑term investment in the community’s safety and emergency readiness. One of Richmond’s existing facilities has exceeded its lifespan, requires frequent repairs, and can no longer accommodate today’s larger, more advanced fire apparatus. Building a modern station is essential to replace outdated infrastructure, provide adequate space for new engines and equipment, enhance firefighter training conditions, and ultimately improve emergency response times for the next fifty years.
Project Name: Forsythe Street over Hurricane Creek Culvert Replacement
Recipient: Town of Franklin
Address: 70 E. Monroe Street, Franklin, IN 46131
Amount Requested: $1,100,000
Project Explanation: Upgrading and replacing an existing small structure to improve creek crossing. The new small structure will improve failing stormwater infrastructure.
Project Name: Greenfield Water Utility Service Line Replacement
Recipient: City of Greenfield
Address: 10 S. State St., Greenfield, IN 46140
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Explanation: This project will replace up to 182 water service lines in the city as part of our compliance efforts under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvement law. This requires the replacement of aging galvanized or unknown material service lines and frequent failures increase the risk of service disruption, water loss, and degraded customer reliability. This project advances essential service reliability by removing high-risk/aging service line materials, reducing leak/break events, and improving system resiliency in an area with limited ability to absorb unexpected repair costs.
Project Name: Northwest Shelby Co. RSD Proposed Sewer Project Phase I
Recipient: Northwest Shelby County Regional Sewer District
Address: 6222 W 800 N, Fountaintown, IN 46130
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Explanation: The proposed sewer system will consist of gravity sewer mains for each of the three areas, five lift stations, and a new wastewater treatment plant located just south of the Triton School campus. The project will provide much needed infrastructure to a rural community and will also resolve numerous clean water issues due to failing septic systems.
Project Name: New Palestine Septic Elimination Regional Project
Recipient: Town of New Palestine
Address: 42 E. Main St., New Palestine, IN 46163
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Explanation: The Town of New Palestine has multiple neighborhoods that sit just outside of incorporated limits, all of which are on septic tanks. The status of many of these existing tanks are either unknown or in some state of failure. The Town has been approached by a number of residents looking to hook on the Town's sewer system. These funds will be used for preliminary planning and engineering design. The Town could eliminate 448 septic tanks of county residents who live just outside of town limits. These failing septic tanks contaminate the soil and streams in and around their neighborhoods.
Project Name: Heartland Horizons
Recipient: Hancock County Regional Water and Sewer District
Address: 111 American Legion Pl. Greenfield, IN 46140
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Explanation: The Heartland Horizons project will construct a new regional public water system in the State Road 9 corridor of Hancock County, Indiana, serving the unincorporated communities of Maxwell and Eden. This infrastructure will replace reliance on private wells, improve drinking water reliability and fire protection, and support planned residential, and agricultural innovation development in the area.
Project Name: Carthage Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Recipient: Town of Carthage
Address: 6 West 1st Street Carthage, IN 46115
Amount Requested: $1,400,000
Project Explanation: The Town of Carthage has severe issues with stormwater backflowing into their sewer system. This project will eliminate infiltration and inflow of stormwater into the town's sewer system through upgrades and improvements to the water plant for an underserved area with limited funds to address the issue impacting residents.
Project Name: West College Corner/College Corner Water Infrastructure Improvements Project
Recipient: Town of West College Corner Indiana and Village of College Corner Ohio
Address: 403 Liberty Ave, West College Corner, IN 47003
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Explanation: This water project will upgrade the more than 80-year-old water distribution system including the water mains, valves, and hydrant replacements; perform rehabilitation and re-coating for the existing 32-year-old 400,000-gallon elevated water tower, and "loop” the dead ends for improved water circulation, quality and redundancy. The request is made on behalf of two neighboring rural communities that sit on the Indiana/Ohio state line but share the water infrastructure in an effort to maximize efficiency and minimize cost burden on their residents and ratepayers.
Project Name: Water Improvements – Town of Trafalgar
Recipient: Town of Trafalgar
Address: P.O. Box 57 Trafalgar, IN. 46181
Amount Requested: $1,040,000
Project Explanation: Trafalgar’s 40-year-old water main infrastructure has minimal valves installed, which results in shutting down large portions of town in the event of repair that often requires boil water advisories. By adding a redundant loop, replacing aging fire hydrants and extending water mains from Prince's Lakes Utility to the Town of Trafalgar, this will bring reliability and trust in the local water supply.
Project Name: Fayette Central Elementary School Water Line Project
Recipient: Fayette County School Corporation
Address: 1401 Spartan Drive, Connersville, IN 47331
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Explanation: Fayette Central Elementary School currently relies on a shallow on-site well system with two 2,000-gallon storage tanks to supply water for daily operations. The area has experienced wells running dry and multiple unsuccessful drilling attempts (“dry digs”), underscoring the instability and long-term unreliability of the local aquifer. This project will fund the design and construction necessary to extend a municipal water main approximately three (3) miles from the City of Connersville to Fayette Central Elementary School. Connecting to the City of Connersville’s municipal water system will provide a dependable, regulated, and sustainable source of clean drinking water that meets state and federal standards.
Project Name: Cherry Street Extension (Stormwater)
Recipient: City of Rushville
Address: 330 N Main St, Rushville, IN 46173
Amount Requested: $1,125,000
Project Explanation: The Cherry Street Extension project will connect an existing city street in Rushville while addressing a long-standing stormwater management challenge. During significant rainfall events, stormwater flows rapidly into the city and overwhelms existing infrastructure, resulting in flooding that impacts businesses, parks, and residential neighborhoods. This project will incorporate a series of strategically placed retention ponds designed to slow and temporarily store stormwater as it enters the community, allowing for a more controlled release through the city’s drainage system before ultimately reaching the Flatrock River.
Project Name: Green Township Fire Rescue truck
Recipient: Green Township Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 8031 IN-9, Greenfield, IN 46140
Amount Requested: $500,000
Project Explanation: Replacement of a 2004 Fire Rescue truck that is aging and will be 23 years old by the time of the grant. This will keep the volunteer fire department updated with equipment to ensure the community is served with modern firefighting equipment, thus enhancing firefighter safety and response time in emergency situations.
Project Name: IMPD – Protective Equipment
Recipient: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Address: 50 N. Alabama St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
Amount Requested: $1,650,000
Project Explanation: This project will provide officers with NIJ‑certified ballistic rifle plates and ballistic helmets to ensure appropriate protection during responses to armed, violent, or high‑risk incidents.
Project Name: City of Shelbyville Police Radios
Recipient: City of Shelbyville
Address: 44 W Washington Street, Shelbyville, IN 46146
Amount Requested: $650,000
Project Explanation: This project will provide officers with access to updated police radios as the current in car and handheld radios are at their end of life. By providing this funding, Shelbyville Police Department will be able to adequately respond to incidents
Project Name: Bartholomew County Communication and Identification Police Upgrades
Recipient: Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office
Address: 543 2nd Street, Columbus, IN 47201
Amount Requested: $120,000
Project Explanation: Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office purchased a vehicle from the Columbus Township Fire Department, and has been diligently working to transform the same into a mobile command center for law enforcement. Bartholomew County is adding communications system and overhead spot lights. Additionally, in the last two years, Bartholomew County has made a total of 1,165 drug arrests, with the possibility of multiple drug charges listed within a single arrest. Exposure to some of these substances, including Fentanyl, can be deadly. The ability to quickly identify these substances without direct contact is crucial to officer safety and the preservation of evidence to be used for bringing charges against the possessor(s). These devices will provide officer and public safety, while quickly identifying illegal substances. Having law enforcement and/or first responders centralized and fully equipped in the event of a natural disaster or emergency event is an asset to the general public and in the best interest of public safety.
Project Name: Indiana National Guard Aircraft Maintenance Hangar
Recipient: Indiana National Guard
Address: 3556 N Michigan Rd, Shelbyville, IN 46172
Amount Requested: $55,000,000
Project Explanation: This project will provide design and engineering funds to construct 87,088 square feet (SF) and alter 23,557 (SF) for 77 Soldiers and MTOE equipment required to maintain and repair 13 aircraft. The construction effort consists of the following: Operations and Admin Area: 19,883 SF and Aviation Hangar Area: 67,205 SF.
This project supports the 38th Aviation CBT BDE and will replace the inefficient maintenance structure. It increases readiness of aviation assets by providing the required specialty shops and right-sized maintenance bays for the current 13 fielded modern aircraft.
FY2026 Community Project Funding Requests:
Project Name: Bargersville Country Road 144 Reconstruction
Recipient: Town of Bargersville
Address: 24 North Main Street, Bargersville, IN 46106
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Explanation: The funding will be used for repair and reconstruction of CR 144 which contains multiple deficiencies contributing to vehicular accidents due to safety and capacity issues. This would prioritize safety on CR 144 and bring it compliant with clear zone requirements.
Project Name: Carthage Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Recipient: Town of Carthage
Address: 6 West 1st Street Carthage, IN 46115
Amount Requested: $1,312,500
Project Explanation: The town of Carthage has severe issues with stormwater backflowing into their sewer system. This project will eliminate infiltration and inflow of stormwater into the town's sewer system through upgrades and improvements to the water plant for an underserved area with limited funds to address the issue impacting residents.
Project Name: City of Richmond Bridge Reconstruction
Recipient: INDOT
Address: 100 N Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Amount Requested: $1,800,000
Project Explanation: Repair and reconstruction of the Richmond bridge over the Whitewater River. There are significant issues with the bridge’s expansion joints and bridge deck. There is also a need to install a new guardrail and catch fence. As this is a thoroughfare for Richmond, it is critical to have this bridge in good working order.
Project Name: Indiana National Guard Aircraft Maintenance Hangar
Recipient: Indiana National Guard
Address: 3556 N Michigan Rd, Shelbyville, IN 46172
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Explanation: This project will provide design and engineering funds to construct 87,088 square feet (SF) and alter 23,557 (SF) for 77 Soldiers and MTOE equipment required to maintain and repair 13 aircraft. This project supports the 38th Aviation CBT BDE and will replace the inefficient maintenance structure. It increases readiness of aviation assets by providing the required specialty shops and right-sized maintenance bays for the current 13 fielded modern aircraft.
Project Name: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Mobile Incident Command Vehicle
Recipient: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Address: 50 N. Alabama St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
Amount Requested: $2,500,000
Project Explanation: The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) is seeking funding to purchase a mobile incident command vehicle (ICV), allowing for a more efficient, coordinated and safe response to emergency situations. A dedicated IMPD ICV will ensure the ability to rapidly respond and manage critical incidents, mitigate threats, provide aid, and to better safeguard residents of Indianapolis.
Project Name: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Barriers
Recipient: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Address: 50 N. Alabama St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
Amount Requested: $2,500,000
Project Explanation: The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) is seeking funding to purchase mitigation barriers. These barriers will assist in mitigating hostile vehicle attacks, further protecting pedestrians on sidewalks and during community events. IMPD’s Special Operations Bureau recently conducted a physical security assessment of the event footprint of the 500 Festival Parade as part of their continuous risk management process. Through this assessment, 222 lanes of roadway were identified as needing hostile vehicle mitigation for the event.
Project Name: Mt. Comfort Road Regional Underpass
Recipient: Town of McCordsville,
Address: 6280 W 800 N McCordsville, IN 46055
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Explanation: Funding for the engineering and design for a dual (4-lane) underpass under the CSX rail line for Mt. Comfort Road. This project is on a regional corridor in the eastern portion of the Indianapolis MSA and the underpass will relieve traffic congestion in the fastest growing town and county in Indiana.
Project Name: The Glenwood and Connersville Water Regionalization Project
Recipient: Town of Glenwood
Address: 217 North Main Street, Glenwood, IN 46133
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Explanation: This funding will allow water pipes to be laid from Connersville to Glenwood. Approximately 6 miles to provide for treated water to be used as drinking water for a small, rural community. Currently, the community does not trust their water supply and needs access to reliable clean water.
Project Name: The Town of Dublin Water Improvements
Recipient: Town of Dublin
Address: 2250 E Cumberland St, Dublin, IN 47335
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Explanation: This funding will be used as financial assistance for the town's upcoming water improvements project, which includes a new water treatment plant. The town's water treatment plant is on the verge of collapse, due to its location next to a creek which is eroding away the bank and creeping closer to the plant.
Project Name: Town of Liberty Bridge Reconstruction
Recipient: INDOT
Address: 100 N Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Amount Requested: $1,300,000
Project Explanation: Repair and upgrades for the bridge on Dunlapsville Road to bring it up to safety standards for use by the local community.