2025 Impact Update: Postcard #2
Download PDF A 2025 SNAPSHOT GIFT VIII PROGRESS Rural Revitalization Plan is rolling ahead! 6 parcels have been demolished and prepped for redevelopment 5 more blighted properties acquired
GIFT VIII
GIFT VIII Update: Rural Revitalization Progress
BLIGHT ELIMINATION Six parcels have been demolished, cleared, and prepped for redevelopment opportunities. Those properties will be listed for sale to developers in early 2026. We have closed on
More Free Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Housing Repairs
Good news – applications are open again for FREE owner occupied rehabilitation housing repairs If you are a homeowner in the limits of Rush County (excluding Rushville residents) and
GIFT VIII Update: Exciting News & Progress
BOARD GIVING & ENGAGEMENT GRANT By achieving 100% participation in a giving challenge, our board of directors has earned an unrestricted $100,000 grant from Lilly Endowment. We are grateful to
New Fund: Honoring the Beauty of Holly Bess
Known for her energetic and lively spirit, Holly Bess was widely respected by her Rush County community. Her vivacious, and sometime mischievous, nature was a source of joy to her
New Funds: Passionate RCHS Alum Makes Community Involvement a Slam Dunk
In the 1975 and 1976 school years, the Rushville Consolidated High School’s (RCHS) boys’ basketball program reached its pinnacle. The 1974-75 team went 23-4, ending their season among the
GIFT VIII Rural Revitalization Program – Notice of Disposal of Real Property
As part of the Rush County Community Foundation’s GIFT VIII Rural Revitalization program, notice is hereby given that the Southeastern Indiana Community Preservation & Development Corporation, SICPDC, (the “Owner”), intends to
2025 Impact Update: Postcard #1
Download a pdf of the postcard. Reducing blight in our smaller communities is a major component of our most recent $5M grant from Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VIII initiative. This serves
Rush County to receive $500,000 for homeowner repairs
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) has announced that Rush County will receive a $500,000 Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Grant to assist local homeowners. With just under $1
Revitalizing Neighborhoods and Reviving Communities
by Katie Thoman When she pulled through the quiet neighborhood in Milroy, she missed it. To Tara Hagan’s disbelief, her GPS brought her to ferocious green shrouds burying a dreary
2025 Impact Update: Postcard #2
Download PDF A 2025 SNAPSHOT GIFT VIII PROGRESS Rural Revitalization Plan is rolling ahead! 6 parcels have been demolished and prepped for redevelopment 5 more blighted properties acquired
GIFT VIII Update: Rural Revitalization Progress
BLIGHT ELIMINATION Six parcels have been demolished, cleared, and prepped for redevelopment opportunities. Those properties will be listed for sale to developers in early 2026. We have closed on
More Free Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Housing Repairs
Good news – applications are open again for FREE owner occupied rehabilitation housing repairs If you are a homeowner in the limits of Rush County (excluding Rushville residents) and
GIFT VIII Update: Exciting News & Progress
BOARD GIVING & ENGAGEMENT GRANT By achieving 100% participation in a giving challenge, our board of directors has earned an unrestricted $100,000 grant from Lilly Endowment. We are grateful to
New Fund: Honoring the Beauty of Holly Bess
Known for her energetic and lively spirit, Holly Bess was widely respected by her Rush County community. Her vivacious, and sometime mischievous, nature was a source of joy to her
New Funds: Passionate RCHS Alum Makes Community Involvement a Slam Dunk
In the 1975 and 1976 school years, the Rushville Consolidated High School’s (RCHS) boys’ basketball program reached its pinnacle. The 1974-75 team went 23-4, ending their season among the
GIFT VIII Rural Revitalization Program – Notice of Disposal of Real Property
As part of the Rush County Community Foundation’s GIFT VIII Rural Revitalization program, notice is hereby given that the Southeastern Indiana Community Preservation & Development Corporation, SICPDC, (the “Owner”), intends to
2025 Impact Update: Postcard #1
Download a pdf of the postcard. Reducing blight in our smaller communities is a major component of our most recent $5M grant from Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VIII initiative. This serves
Rush County to receive $500,000 for homeowner repairs
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) has announced that Rush County will receive a $500,000 Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Grant to assist local homeowners. With just under $1
Revitalizing Neighborhoods and Reviving Communities
by Katie Thoman When she pulled through the quiet neighborhood in Milroy, she missed it. To Tara Hagan’s disbelief, her GPS brought her to ferocious green shrouds burying a dreary
