PLAINFIELD – The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded 20 grants totaling more than $250,000 to Indiana-based organizations undertaking a wide range of environmental initiatives across the state, including projects to enhance Indiana parks, protect vulnerable habitats, support clean water, and expand outdoor recreational and educational opportunities.
“We’re pleased to partner with local nonprofits and organizations across our service territory to enhance the quality of life of our customers and communities,” said Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana. “From planting trees to creating community gardens and nature trails, we hope to make a positive impact through meaningful and sustainable projects that make Indiana a desirable and vibrant place to live.”
Over the last five years, the Duke Energy Foundation has awarded more than 70 grants totaling nearly $1 million to organizations across Indiana for projects that support environmental stewardship.
This year, grants were awarded to 20 Indiana-based organizations to support conservation and educational programs in Boone, Clark, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Owen, Putnam, Ripley, Rush, Tippecanoe, Vigo and Wabash counties.
The full list of communities and projects are below:
- Alquina Blue Arrows Park (Fayette County)
- $10,000 for planting of trees and native pollinators, installing new fencing, and providing educational opportunities
- CanopyBloomington (Monroe County)
- $15,000 for tree planting in economically disadvantaged areas
- City of Rushville (Rush County)
- $15,000 for tree planting to commemorate bicentennial
- City of Seymour (Jackson County)
- $10,000 for tree planting near Freeman Field Recreational Complex
- Decatur County Community Foundation (Decatur County)
- $15,000 for a new playground, improvements to memorial walking trail
- Franklin County Community Foundation (Franklin County)
- $10,000 for expansion, maintenance of community gardens
- Healthy Communities of Henry County (Henry County)
- $10,000 for Wilbur Wright Trail development
- Keep Noblesville Beautiful (Hamilton County)
- $10,000 for pollinator garden and sculpture
- Lake Monroe Water Fund (Monroe County)
- $15,000 for healthy woodlands and clean drinking water
- Louisville Grows (Clark County)
- $15,000 for tree planting in Jeffersonville and Clarksville
- Manchester University (Wabash County)
- $10,000 to establish garden spaces on campus
- Parks Foundation of Hendricks County (Hendricks County)
- $5,000 for Williams Park ecological enhancement
- Pennsy Trails (Hancock County)
- $13,561 to increase parking at Eagle Station
- Ripley County Community Foundation (Ripley County)
- $25,000 for tree planting, installation of water bottle filling stations and trash/recycling receptacles
- The Nature Conservancy (Jefferson, Putnam and Owen counties)
- $10,000 for ecological enhancement
- Tree Lafayette (Tippecanoe County)
- $15,000 for tree planting in Lafayette
- Vigo County 4-H Council (Vigo County)
- $8,000 for tree planting at Vigo County Fairgrounds
- Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department (Vigo County)
- $15,000 for osprey and eagle nesting platforms
- Westfield-Washington Education Development Foundation (Hamilton County)
- $15,000 for Shamrock Outdoor Learning Lab
- Zionsville Parks Foundation (Boone County)
- $14,970 for ecological enhancement at Zionsville Golf Course
