(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $275,411 in 16 new grants in the second quarter of 2023.
These grants included:
● $40,000 to Aberdeen Pate Water Corporation for a SCADA Control system;
● $5,000 to Batesville Area Ministerial Food Pantry for commercial-grade appliances;
● $5,000 to Batesville Community School Corporation for the implementation of a Computer Integrated Manufacturing course at Batesville High School;
● $15,000 to Batesville Fire Department for a SCBA decontamination washer;
● $5,300 to the City of Aurora for the development of pickleball courts adjacent to Aurora City Park;
● $40,000 to the Ohio County Highway Department toward the purchase of a Total Patcher Vortex machine;
● $30,000 to the Otter Creek Volunteer Fire Department for turnout gear;
● $5,000 to the Ripley County Community Foundation for Ripley Youth Outreach’s Daren Baker Memorial Park revitalization project;
● $16,000 to the Ripley County Humane Society for Phase 2 of kennel refurbishment;
● $20,000 to Rising Sun Municipal Utilities for its sewer relining project;
● $20,000 to Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation for sealing and painting parking lots;
● $4,600 to Safe Passage for the purchase of window blinds;
● $34,000 to the Southeastern Indiana Recycling District toward the purchase of forklifts for the Ripley County Recycling Center and the Batesville Area Recycling Center;
● $2,105 to Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children for the development of a new website;
● $22,406 to St. Nicholas Catholic School toward a security camera and communications system; and,
● $10,000 to the Town of Osgood toward the replacement of a police cruiser.
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, July 17, 2023, by 4 pm.
Applications must be submitted online via the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org.
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation serves Ohio and Ripley counties and the City of Aurora.
(Rising Sun Regional Foundation press release)
