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READI Amount: $1,250,000
Matching Amount: $60,000
Lead Organization: Southern Indiana Development Commission
Counties Directly Impacted: Crawford, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Orange
READI funding enabled the Southern Indiana Development Commission to launch a land bank nonprofit to address blighted, dilapidated, and unsafe housing in six counties in the Uplands region. The Indiana Uplands Land Bank is acquiring properties & returning them to the tax rolls to provide new housing, grow industry, create jobs for residents, and revitalize and stabilize neighborhoods.
- December 2023 Update: New regional land bank forms to revitalize Indiana Uplands communities