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New round of grants will build 77 miles of trails across Indiana

Once the funded projects are completed, the three rounds of Gov. Eric Holcomb's Next Level Trails Grants will have helped create nearly 200 miles of trails across Indiana.
Justin Hicks
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IPB News
Once the funded projects are completed, the three rounds of Gov. Eric Holcomb's Next Level Trails Grants will have helped create nearly 200 miles of trails across Indiana.

Local governments and non-profit groups in nearly 40 communities across Indiana are getting money to help build out trail systems.

The newest round of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Next Level Trails Grants totals $60 million and will help create 77 miles of trails across the state, many connected to existing trail systems.

In a statement, Holcomb called the projects “quality of life investments” that connect communities and improve mental and physical well-being.

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The first two rounds of grants – which began in 2019 – were paid for by a new lease for the Indiana Toll Road. The newest grants are paid for by President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, last year’s COVID-19 stimulus bill.

Those three rounds of grants will have helped create nearly 200 miles of trails across Indiana.

Contact reporter Brandon at bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.

Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.