The Duke Energy Foundation is in the process of awarding more than $175,000 in microgrants to support 47 local emergency management agencies across the company’s service area in the state of Indiana.
With this funding, Duke Energy aims to help public safety agencies increase their resiliency to severe weather events as well as other emergencies through advanced preparation, prior planning, better equipment and training. Each organization will receive up to $10,000 in funding.
“At Duke Energy, we put safety first in everything we do – and we’re committed to helping our local emergency management agencies prepare to respond in any type of emergency situation,” said Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana.
He went on to add, “We know that successful emergency preparedness and recovery begins and ends at the local level. We appreciate our collaborative relationships with these key organizations in the communities we serve, particularly when storms bring power lines down or an emergency occurs.”
The grants will help fund search and rescue K-9s, the installation of tornado sirens, search and rescue programs for “at-risk” individuals, volunteer training, and various emergency preparedness and response programs.
“Hamilton County has a long history of working in partnership with Duke Energy before, during and after major storm events,” said Shane Booker, executive director of Hamilton County Emergency Management. “This grant from the Duke Energy Foundation will help support our team as we continue to evolve and adapt our level of emergency preparedness to better serve our community and our employees.”
Grants were awarded to emergency management agencies in the following counties:
Monroe County – $5,000 Orange County – $5,000 Lawrence County – $5,000 Brown County – $5,000 Putnam County – $5,000 Vigo County – $5,000 Vermillion County – $5,000 Owen County – $5,000 Clark County – $2,500 Crawford County – $2,500 Floyd County – $2,500 Jefferson County – $2,500 Harrison County – $2,500 Switzerland County – $2,500 Washington County – $2,500 Scott County – $2,500 Knox County – $3,000 Gibson County – $5,000 Martin County – $2,000 Greene County – $2,000 Sullivan County – $2,000 Posey County – $2,000 Warrick County – $2,000 Pike County – $2,000 Montgomery County – $5,000 Tippecanoe County – $5,000 Clinton County – $5,000 Carroll County – $5,000 Huntington County – $5,000 Cass County – $2,500 Howard County – $5,000 Wabash County – $5,000 Fulton County – $2,500 Hamilton County – $10,000 Madison County – $3,000 Henry County – $5,000 Wayne County – $2,000 Shelby County – $5,000 Hendricks County – $5,000 Johnson County – $6,341 City of Plainfield – $3,000 Bartholomew County – $3,200 Decatur County – $2,800 Jackson County – $2,800 Rush County – $2,800 Union County – $2,800 Jennings County – $2,800 With this funding, Duke Energy aims to help public safety agencies increase their resiliency to severe weather events as well as other emergencies through advanced preparation, prior planning, better equipment and training. Each organization will receive up to $10,000 in funding.
“At Duke Energy, we put safety first in everything we do – and we’re committed to helping our local emergency management agencies prepare to respond in any type of emergency situation,” said Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana.
He went on to add, “We know that successful emergency preparedness and recovery begins and ends at the local level. We appreciate our collaborative relationships with these key organizations in the communities we serve, particularly when storms bring power lines down or an emergency occurs.”
The grants will help fund search and rescue K-9s, the installation of tornado sirens, search and rescue programs for “at-risk” individuals, volunteer training, and various emergency preparedness and response programs.
“Hamilton County has a long history of working in partnership with Duke Energy before, during and after major storm events,” said Shane Booker, executive director of Hamilton County Emergency Management. “This grant from the Duke Energy Foundation will help support our team as we continue to evolve and adapt our level of emergency preparedness to better serve our community and our employees.”
Grants were awarded to emergency management agencies in the following counties: