Duke Energy Foundation awards microgrants worth $175,000 to Indiana First Responders
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:
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
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