Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $275,411 in New Grants

Sixteen grants were awarded in the second quarter of 2023.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $275,411 in sixteen 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 a 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 the Ripley Youth Outreach revitalization of Darren Baker Memorial Park 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 Southeastern Indiana Recycling District toward the purchase of forklifts for 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 4:00 p.m. Applications must be submitted online via the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org.