MERRILLVILLE, IN — Eighteen organizations will receive grants from NIPSCO to help fund their safety education and training projects throughout Northern Indiana. This year, NIPSCO has granted a total of $68,000. Over the past five years since this grant program was initiated, a total of 78 projects were funded, totaling $281,000 in grant donations that positively impact safety education and programming within the NIPSCO’s service territory.
This year’s recipients include:
• MAAC Foundation – MAAC Lunch and Learn Series
• American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana – Disaster Relief/Preparedness
• Monticello Fire Rescue Association – Emergency Response Diver II Certification
• Fractured Atlas – Teacher of Patience Educational Screenings for Public Safety Groups
• Kouts Volunteer Fire Department – Fire Prevention Education
• Kokomo Family YMCA – CPR Training and Lifeguard Safety Training
• Dunebrook, Inc. – Child Safety Education Program
• Porter County Emergency Management Agency – CPR Training Equipment
• Fowler-Center Township Fire Department – Fire Prevention Program
• Dyer Fire Department – Dyer Fire Get Alarmed Program
• Griffith Indiana Police Department – Too Good For Drugs Graduation
• Kouts Police Department – Police Autism Community Education (P.A.C.E.)
• Tri Town Safety Village – Safety Education
• Steuben Township Volunteer Fire Dept. – Fire Prevention Education
• Fort Wayne Fire Department – Trench Operations-Technical Course
• Griffith Fire Department – Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Education
• Cass County Emergency Management Agency – Public Safety Education Program
• Carroll County Emergency Management – Active Shooter Training
“At NIPSCO, our primary focus is to safely deliver reliable energy services to our customers, and we have a relentless focus on keeping our customers, communities and employees safe in everything we do,” said Mike Hooper, NIPSCO President. “We always look to add layers of protection wherever possible, and programs like these are exactly the kind we want to support in their pursuit of enhanced public safety.”
Information on the annual NIPSCO public safety grant opportunity is shared with communities throughout the company’s 32-county service area. A selection committee comprised of several NIPSCO departments reviews applications against a set of criteria and chooses grant recipients each year. NIPSCO’s goal is to support important safety initiatives as well as consider geographical areas so as many communities as possible are assisted.
“NIPSCO’s fifth year offering this program led to many outstanding applications received, and
we are impressed with how organizations are prioritizing safety and educational projects,” said Rick Calinski, NIPSCO public affairs and economic development director. “Public safety education and training are very important to us at NIPSCO, and we are pleased to assist these organizations in their missions.”
For more information visit NIPSCO.com/SafetyGrant.