RSRF awards $244K in grants to 10 organizations

(RISING SUN, Ind.) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation has awarded a total of $244,300 to 10 different organizations. 

It’s the second grant cycle of the year with the deadline for the next round being on July 15. You can click here to learn more or apply for a grant. 

Here are the recipients of this round of grants:

• Batesville Fire and Rescue, $30,000 for extrication equipment; 

  
  

• Batesville Memorial Public Library, $25,000 for arts and innovation hub site improvement; 

  
  

• Town of Holton, $30,000 for a generator for the Holton Community Center;

  
  

• New Marion Volunteer Fire Department, $30,000 for radio equipment upgrades;

  
  

• Town of Osgood, $14,900 for a water tower mixer; 

  
  

• Rising Sun Municipal Utilities, $38,000 for water tower painting;

  
  

• Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation, $15,900 for a lawn mower; 

  
  

• Ross Run Chapter, Inc., Daughters of the American Revolution, $2,500 for a Revolutionary War Patriots Marker; 

  
  

• South Ripley Community School Corporation, $26,970 for expanded physical activity space at South Ripley Elementary School; and, 

  
  

• Versailles Volunteer Fire Department, $30,940 for extrication equipment;

  
  

The Rising Sun Regional Foundation serves Ohio County, Ripley County, and the cities of Aurora and Batesville. Established in 1994 by the City of Rising Sun, the Foundation is funded  

by the Rising Star Casino & Resort, which is owned by Full House Resorts, Inc.