RISING SUN, IN — The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $264,037 in 18 new grants in the second quarter of 2022.
These grants included:
- $40,000 to the Town of Versailles for its state grant application for a Blight Clearance project;
- $13,000 to the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation toward upgrades to student furniture at Sunman Elementary School;
- $20,000 to the Southeastern Indiana Vietnam Veterans of America to install a monument and finish a park under the Huey helicopter display;
- $15,000 to the Rising Sun Volunteer Fire Department toward the purchase of turnout gear;
- $12,280 to the Rising Sun/Ohio County Community School Corporation for the addition of a repeater and antenna system;
- $20,000 to the Rising Sun Municipal Utilities toward the installation of new 3-phase electrical pole lines;
- $15,000 to the Otter Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of turnout gear;
- $17,901 to the Town of Osgood toward the replacement of water treatment instrumentation;
- $4,775 to the Ohio County Public Library for one interior wall mural;
- $37,386 to the Ohio County Rescue for the purchase of AEDs and related medical supplies;
- $5,000 to Ohio County toward the purchase of items for the restoration of the Carnegie Library;
- $25,000 to the New Marion Fire Department toward the purchase of turnout gear;
- $4,910 to the Milan Community School Corporation for updates to its equipment for the robotics program;
- $17,900 to the Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation for the replacement of the mill in its engineering program;
- $11,156 to the Dearborn and Ohio County Prosecutor’s Special Crimes Unit for the purchase of equipment for use by Cellular Analysts;
- $9,875 to the Dearborn County Clearinghouse for an awning to assist with flooding issues;
- $10,150 to the Bear Branch Volunteer Fire Department for materials needed for BLS non-transport certification; and
- $4,704 to Aurora Emergency Rescue for the purchase of cradle points.
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Friday, July 15, 2022, by 4:00 pm.
Applications can be downloaded from the RSRF website at rsrfonline.org and must be emailed to risingsunregionalfoundation@gmail.com.
Please note that hard copies are no longer accepted.
