John Clauss, German American Bank Vice President, Commercial Banking, received the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis 2017 Community Spirit Award on Wednesday. The award was given out at the Indiana Housing Conference for Affordable Housing Professionals. The Community Spirit Award recognizes efforts to revitalize local communities or increase the availability of quality affordable housing.
Federal Home Loan Bank says that for more than a decade, John has helped bring needed affordable housing solutions to senior citizens in the Daviess County area.
Clauss and German American partnered with Plainville Housing Corporation to secure a $191,500 Affordable Housing Program grant to renovate a small, rural senior housing project in 2004. Then in 2015, under Clauss’ leadership, German American and Martin County Senior Citizen Housing Inc. secured an AHP grant of $500,000, to help renovate 28 duplexes the agency owns in Loogootee.
