The matching grant program awards funds to nonprofit, community-based organizations for neighborhood projects that could include sidewalks, street resurfacing, multi-use paths and bridges. 2020 will be the third year for the program.
Mayor Hogsett marked the event by highlighting a Decatur Township project made possible through the program. DPW and the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township split the cost of the new, $500,000 multi-use trail on South High School Road, which connects nearby schools and neighborhoods. The trail extends nearly three-quarters of a mile from Decatur Commons to Mooresville Road and includes a pedestrian bridge over a drainage ditch.
“This time last year, this multi-use trail was merely an idea,” Hogsett said. “Because of matching funds from the Indy Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership, this project will serve neighbors and students in this area for years to come. It was their idea, and it was a good idea.”
Approximately $6 million has been leveraged by partner organizations between 2018-2019 through the INIP program in the form of cash, land donation or other in-kind commitment. This is an investment that has been dedicated to public infrastructure projects by community-based organizations and has not been borne by the taxpayers of Marion County.
DPW estimates that the INIP projects of 2018 and 2019 together represent:
- More than 12.5 lane miles of asphalt street rehabilitation
- More than three linear miles of new multi-use trail
- 3/4 linear miles of new or rehabilitated sidewalk
- Three bridge rehabilitation projects and one new pedestrian bridge
DPW is accepting Indy Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership project applications for year 2020 between November 1, 2019 and January 10, 2020. Applications can be found by visiting indy.gov/dpw.
