Several local Hoosier communities receiving COVID-19 Response Grant By 14 News Staff | April 19, 2021 at 10:25 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 10:25 AM INDIANA (WFIE) - Lt. Governor Suzanna Crouch, along with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, announced that 80 additional Hoosier communities will receive more than $18.6 million in federal grant funding. That comes from OCRA’s COVID-19 Response Grant Program. Back in April of 2020, officials say OCRA began addressing the impact of COVID-19 on communities. Last year, they say 112 grants were awarded to 96 different communities, which totaled more than $20.9 million. For this round, eligible applicants could apply for up to $250,000.