NIPSCO has donated funds to 21 nonprofit organizations through the 2024 Environmental Action Grant Program.
Funds from the Merrillville-based utility and the NiSource Charitable Foundation will support environmental restoration and education efforts throughout northern Indiana.
“We are honored to partner with these organizations and contribute to innovative restoration and education projects throughout northern Indiana,” said Rick Kalinski, NIPSCO Director of Public Affairs and Economic Development. . “Their dedication to environmental stewardship is inspiring and will have a lasting impact that enriches our lives today and ensures a better tomorrow.”
NIPSCO will receive $78,700 to fund a variety of projects including native habitat restoration, wildlife research, pollinator projects, youth nature programming, water quality monitoring, rain shelter education, and forestry worker safety training. are donating.
- Grant recipients include:
- Indiana conservation groups participate in Monarch Festival in East Chicago
- St. Mary's College Campus Canopy Project Living Exhibit
- La Porte County Park Foundation Habitat Restoration Project
- Indiana Audubon Society's Chasing Melody Project in Lake and Jasper Counties
- Lupine Meadow Expansion at Headacres Farm in Steuben County by Blue Heron Ministries
- Knott's Nature Club at Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center
- Habitat restoration at Perfect Lake Nature Preserve in Steuben County by the Lee Family of ACRES Land Trust
- Fulton County Outlet Youth Center Youth Programs
- Morning Bishop Theater Playhouse Summer Youth Environmental Education in Gary
- Indiana Land Conservation Alliance Safety and Forest Worker Training Course
- Sisters of the Holy Cross Pollinator and Monarch Way Station Habitat Facilities.
- Monarch Joint Venture’s Cedar Swamp Pollinator Project in Steuben County
- Restoring the native habitat of Allen County's Little River Wetland
- Rainscape Education at Noble County Public Library
- Speaking on behalf of the Allen County St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative’s Flow the St. Joe’s Trees and More Summer Nature Camp
- NICHES Land Trust’s sustainability efforts
- Pollinator Habitat at Augsburg Lutheran Church in Porter
- Improvements to the Coffee Creek Park Pond in the Town of Chesterton
- DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District Invasive Species Removal Education
- East Chicago Sanitary District – Rain from the Stormwater Authority's McShane Rainwater Tank Project.
NIPSCO has awarded $577,700 through 143 environmental action grants over the past nine years. Grants range from $500 to $5,000.
