Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation gathered Friday at Eagles Theatre in Wabash with cities, towns and counties from across northeast Indiana receiving portions of the $91.5 million awarded through the Community Crossings Matching Grant program.

This is a component of Holcomb’s Next Level Roads program.

Brownstown was one of 188 communities to receive matching funds in the 2023 fall call for projects. The town was awarded $375,817.32.

“Community Crossings continues to provide opportunities for Indiana local communities, large and small, to make connectivity and safety road improvements for Hoosiers families and our visitors,” Holcomb said. “The importance of this matching grant program is immediately obvious as we take our award-winning statewide infrastructure network to the next level.”

Communities submitted applications for funding during a highly competitive call for projects in July. Funding for Community Crossings comes from the state’s local road and bridge matching grant fund.

The initiative has provided nearly $1.5 billion in state matching funds for local road improvement projects since 2016.

“It’s encouraging to see continued dedication and commitment to transportation infrastructure at the local level,” INDOT Commissioner Mike Smith said. “Seeing the completed projects from this program is reward in itself and a win for the state.”

State legislators identified long-term funding for Community Crossings as part of House Enrolled Act 1002, passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Holcomb in April 2017.

The next call for projects will open in January.