Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $297,636 in New Grants

Twelve organizations received funding.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $297,636 in new grants in the fourth quarter of 2024.

These grants included:

• $10,000 to Batesville Community School Corporation for a Student Wellness Center
• $23,000 to Batesville Fire and Rescue for EMS equipment
• $40,000 to New Horizons Rehabilitation for transit vehicles
• $40,000 to Ohio County Rescue Services for cardiac monitoring equipment
• $4,600 to Ripley County Community Foundation for Kids Riding Bikes programs for Ripley County schools
• $40,000 to Ripley County Economic Development Corporation for a new Ripley County Comprehensive Plan
• $25,000 to Rising Sun Municipal Utilities for electrical upgrades and transformers
• $20,952 to Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation for a washer and dryer for the athletic department
• $40,000 to Rising Sun Ohio County Senior Citizens Housing for vinyl plank flooring
• $18,600 to the city of Rising Sun for community pool upgrades
• $10,984 to Safe Passage for HVAC replacement
• $20,000 to South Ripley Community School Corporation for softball facility upgrades
• $4,500 to Special Olympics Indiana - Ripley, Ohio, Dearborn counties - for a HeartStart AED package

Applications for the first grant cycle of 2025 must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

Applicants are advised to review the grant guidelines and criteria before applying. Detailed information about the grants is available on the Foundation's website at www.rsrfonline.org.