In 2024, Merrillville-based NIPSCO awarded grants to 16 northern Indiana organizations to further their public safety initiatives.
Support from the 2024 NIPSCO Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant program will help the organizations provide safety education and training.
The 2024 program recipients received grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 each.
“NIPSCO is proud to support the municipalities and organizations across our service territory that are committed to public safety education and training,” said Vince Parisi, NIPSCO president and chief operating officer, in a press release.
Over the past seven years, NIPSCO’s Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant has funded 110 projects geared toward community and youth public safety education. The projects have provided training for first responders, police, fire departments and residents.
The 2024 grant recipients include:
• American National Red Cross – Disaster preparedness in NWI
• Boys & Girls Club of Greater NWI – Trauma-informed crisis intervention staff certification
• Cass County Emergency Management Agency – Fire service rapid intervention team
• Cedar Lake Fire Department – Public safety education and first responder training initiative
• Delphi Police Department – Citizen gun safety course
• City of East Chicago Fire Department- Fire prevention programs
• Cleveland Township Fire Department – Fire safety education house
• Crown Point Police Department – School resource officer protection
• Dyer Firefighters Association – Enhancing community risk reduction
• Franciscan Alliance Foundation – CPR and AED demo blitz
• Lagrange Firefighters – Supply carbon monoxide detectors for medic bags
• Lake County Homeland Security/EMA – Lithium-ion battery safety
• Lutheran Social Services of Indiana – Gear-Up Safety Program
• MAAC Foundation – First Responder Appreciation Day
• Pulaski County Emergency Medical Services – Emergency medical responder education
• Town of Long Beach – Youth Safety Adventure Camp
A selection committee reviewed applications and chose awardees based on a set of criteria. The goal of the grant program is to support community safety initiatives in communities throughout NIPSCO’s footprint.
“This year’s winning organizations presented compelling and impactful programs and initiatives that amplify safety and strengthen our communities,” Parisi said.
