Rising Sun, IN—The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $250,191 in 21 new grants in the second quarter of 2019.
- $20,000 to the City of Aurora toward playground equipment for its Powerscape Extra Innings Playground Replacement project at the Aurora ball fields;
- $1,000 to the Aurora Riverfront Beautification toward the 2019 Red, White & Boom festival;
- $9,640 to the Batesville Community School Corporation toward its Leveled Literacy Intervention system;
- $16,500 to the Batesville Fire & Rescue toward the purchase of a mechanical CPR device;
- $2,678 to the Batesville Youth Football League to seed and aerate a practice field;
- $18,754 to the Bear Branch Volunteer Fire Department toward the purchase of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus with attached thermal imaging cameras;
- $27,000 to the Milan Community School Corporation toward upgrades to classroom locks;
- $5,600 to the Town of Napoleon toward the purchase, installation, and calibration of an ultrasonic flow meter;
- $20,000 to Ohio County Emergency Management for computers and devices for Ohio County Sheriffs’ and Rising Sun Police Department’s vehicles;
- $6,000 to the Ohio County Public Library for new public computers;
- $2,000 to the Ripley County Humane Society toward the purchase of a lawn mower;
- $11,337 to the City of Rising Sun for the purchase of safety equipment for the police department;
- $7,000 to Rising Sun Family Medicine toward the replacement of flooring;
- $23,000 to the Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation for security equipment;
- 2,000 to the Rock Solid Families for incentives for its parenting series, Families Rock;
- $6,896 to the South Dearborn Community School Corporation toward its Campus Security Initiative;
- $40,000 to the Sunman Area Life Squad for a manual monitor/defibrillator and auto pulse system;
- $10,000 to the Tyson Community Advancement Foundation for renovations to the stage area at Tyson Activity Center;
- $2,400 to the Tyson Library Association toward the installation of an automatic door for the handicap entrance;
- $9,000 to the Town of Versailles for Pangburn Park improvements; and
- $9,386 to the Versailles Volunteer Fire Department for a six-position headset.
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, July 15, 2019, by 4:00 pm. Applications can be downloaded from the RSRF website by clicking here and can be emailed to Jascia Redwine at [email protected].
