Rising Sun, IN — The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $222,792 in 17 new grants in the first quarter of 2023.
These grants included:
● $30,000 to Aberdeen Pate Water Corporation for a new pump at the Thuermer Hollow
booster station;
● $12,500 to Canaan Utilities for a preliminary engineering study;
● $19,300 to the City of Aurora’s Police Department for patrol officer safety equipment;
● $15,000 to the City of Rising Sun toward a controller system for the Rising Sun
Community Pool;
● $6,317 to Hillforest Historical Foundation for repairs, restoration, and a security system;
● $5,000 to Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation for bleeding control kits for Ripley
County Schools;
● $1,000 to Main Street Versailles for a mural on the historic Versailles town square;
● $20,000 to Ohio County 911 toward a protocol system for the 911 dispatch center;
● $13,000 to the Ohio County Historical Society for the installation of an HVAC system in the
historic Whitlock building;
● $3,500 to Ohio County Rescue toward the purchase of cradle points for in-vehicle wifi
connectivity;
● $3,500 to Rising Sun Church of Christ for a publicly accessible play area;
● $25,000 to Rising Sun-Ohio County Community School Corporation for a digital sign;
● $3,675 to South Dearborn Community School Corporation toward the purchase of
equipment for its Digital Design Graduation Pathway;
● $40,000 to the Town of Milan toward Phase I of its downtown street lighting project;
● $20,000 to the Town of Sunman toward the purchase of a vehicle for the Sunman Police
Department; and,
● $5,000 to the Town of Versailles for the replacement of tasers for the police department.
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, April 17, 2023, by 4 pm.
Applications must be submitted online via the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org.
(Rising Sun Regional Foundation press release)
