RSRF awards $168K in first quarter grants

(RISING SUN, Ind.) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $168,000 in new grants in the first quarter of 2026. 

These grants included: 

● Aberdeen-Pate Water Company $27,000 for SCADA Control Systems update

● New Marion Volunteer Fire Department $35,000 for firefighting gear 

● Osgood Volunteer Fire Department $15,000 for communications equipment

● Ripley County Parks & Recreation $10,000 for electrical updates 

● Rising Sun Church of Christ $17,000 for HVAC upgrades in community use area

● Rising Sun Municipal Utilities $27,000 for sewer influent pump replacement

● Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation $27,000 for HVAC system

● Safe Passage $10,000 for shelter door access control system upgrade 

Applications for the third grant cycle of 2026 must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on July 15. 

Detailed information about the grants is available on the Foundation’s website at www.rsrfonline.org.