Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant (Indiana)

Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant (Indiana) is sponsored by NIPSCO. NIPSCO's Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant aims to provide funding for community and youth public safety education programming and training for first responders.

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The Public Safety Grant cycle will open again in summer of 2026. ## About NIPSCO’s Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant Introduced in 2018, NIPSCO’s Public Safety Education and Training Action Grant aims to provide funding for community and youth public safety education programming and training for first responders.

* **Grants available for $500 to $5,000** for organizations seeking funds for public safety education and first responder training programs and have a direct impact on NIPSCO service area. * Preferred programs would promote public safety education and training. Areas could include, but not limited to, areas of damage prevention, police and fire departments, carbon monoxide safety, and youth related safety education.

* Grant funding is not intended for purchase of equipment other than needed to support public safety education programs and training. * Safety education programs where employee volunteerism is available is a plus. **Applications should include:** 1.

Project description and goals 4. Timeline and evaluation method **Grants will be evaluated on:** 4. Public benefit and Management Contact Karen McLean at **1-765-434-6056** or email at **karenmclean@nisource.

com** * Auburn Fire Department – Fire and Life Safety Education * Carroll County Emergency Management – Booms Across the River * Crown Point Fire Department – Fire and Life Safety Public Education, “Get Alarmed CP!

” * Chesterton Fire Department – Community Outreach Initiative * City of Elkhart Fire Department – Youth Fire Prevention Workshops * Columbia City Fire Department – Emergency Preparedness Training * Connersville Community Schools – Safety Awareness Curriculum * Crown Point Police Department – Crown Point Police D. A. R.

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Program * Dunebrook Inc. – Public Education Program * Dyer Fire Department – Community Risk Reduction Campaign * East Chicago Fire Department – Carbon Monoxide Program * Elkhart County EMA – Leadership Training * Fowler Fire Department — Cadet Firefighter Program * Franciscan Health Foundation, Inc. - Emergency Medicine Education for Directors and Employees on Safety and Security * Griffith Police Department — Hometown Highlights Welcome Kit Initiative * Hammond Police Department — Child Safety Seat Education * Hebron Fire Department — Public CPR Class Expansion * Hielo Service LLC dba Latin Media — National Night Out Sponsorship * Hobart Fire Department — Fire Smart Hobart Program * Hobart Police Department — Police K9 Public Safety and Education * Huntington County EMS — Training for Lithium Ion Battery Emergencies * LaGrange Fire Department — First Responder Emergency Training * Michigan City Fire Department — Community Gas Safety and Outreach Initiative * Michigan City Police Department — Search and Rescue K9 Freya Program * Porter County Hazmat — Operations Hazardous Materials Training * Porter Volunteer Firefighters Inc. — School-Aged Fire Safety Program * White County Emergency Management — River Booms Project * 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 & 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 & AED Demo Blitz * Lagrange Firefighters - CO 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 * Cass County Emergency Management Agency - Lithium Ion Battery Response Training * Elkhart County Emergency Management Agency – Safety Education Events * St.

John Volunteer Fire Department - Carbon Monoxide Safety Blitz * Boys & Girls Club of White County - First Aid, CPR and AED Training * Lutheran Social Services of Indiana - Gear Up for Safety Program * Early Childhood Alliance - AED Trainers and Machines for Learning Programs * South Haven Fire Department - CO Recognition and Safety * Carroll County Emergency Management Agency - CPR/AED Training for Public and 1st Responders * Metz Volunteer Fire Department – Safety Education Events * Rensselaer Fire Department – NWI Live Firefighter Training * Dunebrook Inc. - Public Education Program * Town of Cedar Lake/Cedar Lake Police Department * East Chicago Fire Department - Carbon Monoxide Safety Education * United Way of Miami County - School Resource Officers New Firearms Training * YMCA Northeast Indiana - YWCA Northeast Indiana's Community Education Training & Safety Program * Indiana Arborist Association - Indiana Tree Climbing Competition Safety Day * MAAC Foundation - MAAC Lunch and Learn Series * American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana - Disaster Relief/Preparedness * Monticello Fire Rescue Association - Emergency Response Diver II Certification * Fractured Atlas - Teacher of Patience Educational Screenings for Public Safety Groups * Kouts Volunteer Fire Department - Fire Prevention Education * Kokomo Family YMCA - CPR Training and Lifeguard Safety Training * Dunebrook, Inc. – Child Safety Education Program * Porter County Emergency Management Agency - CPR Training Equipment * Fowler-Center Township Fire Department - Fire Prevention Program * Dyer Fire Department - Dyer Fire Get Alarmed Program * Griffith Indiana Police Department - Too Good For Drugs Graduation * Kouts Police Department - Police Autism Community Education (P.

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* Tri Town Safety Village – Safety Education * Steuben Township Volunteer Fire Dept.

– Fire Prevention Education * Fort Wayne Fire Department - Trench Operations-Technical Course * Griffith Fire Department - Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Education * Cass County Emergency Management Agency - Public Safety Education Program * Carroll County Emergency Management - Active Shooter Training * American Red Cross - Northeast Chapter, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, serving Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley Counties in NIPSCO service area * American Red Cross - Northwest Chapter, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, serving Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St.

Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Starke, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, Fulton, White, Cass, Carroll, Benton, and Warren Counties in NIPSCO service area * District 1 Fire Training Council, Ben's Blue Bags Autism Awareness Training * Dunebrook, Inc., Safe, Smarter Teens Safety Education * Elkhart County Safe Kids, Child Passenger Safety Consultation Program * Griffith Police Department, Too Good for Drugs Graduation * Hammond Fire Department, 2021 Fire Safety Community Outreach Program * Hobart Fire Department, Fire Safety Education * Huntington Township Fire Department, Natural Gas Safety Preparedness * La Porte County Sheriff's Office, Unmanned Aerial Systems Program * MSD of Boone Twp.

School Corporation, CPR/Stop the Bleed Training Program * Pines Fire Department, Safety Monitoring Program * Porter Volunteer Firefighters Inc., Lifesaving AEDs * Purdue University Northwest, PNW CERT Program * Rensselaer Fire Department, Emergency Training Center Materials * Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department, Firefighter Safety Preparedness * Tri-Town Safety Village, Keeping the Children Safe Program * Wheatfield Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Safety Awareness * Pines Fire Department, Energy Saving Safety through Lighting * Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Smoke Machine * Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne, Blue Bucket Brigade * Benton County Department of Homeland Security, Benton County C.

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Program * Union Volunteer Fire Department, Vehicle Stabilization * Wheatfield Volunteer Fire Department, Gas Safety Preparedness * Jasper County Sheriff's Office, Motorola Spillman Flex Emergency Response Software * Portage Fire Department, PFD PR and Training Grant * Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force Inc., Incident Response Tooling * Boys & Girls Club of White County, Staff CPR, Basic First Aid Training * The MAAC Foundation Inc., First Responder Appreciation and Demonstration Day * Griffith Fire Department, Get Alarmed in Griffith * City of Hammond Fire Department, 2020 Fire Safety Outreach Program * City of Goshen, Firefighter Training & Public Safety Drone Program * Dunebrook Inc., Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Education * Gary Fire Department, What you should know About CO * Angola Parks & Recreation, trail safety education * Crown Point Fire Rescue, safety education * East Allen County Schools, training * Franciscan Health, smoke/carbon monoxide detectors * Hammond IN Police, first responder training * Idaville Volunteer Fire Dept.

, firefighter training * Indiana Operation Lifesaver, first responder training * LaGrange County Sheriff's Office, safety education * Pines Fire Department, CPR Community Safety * Poe Volunteer Fire Department, safety education * REAL Services, Inc., CPR training * St Joseph County PSAP, 911 gives back * Trustees of Indiana University, self-defense classes * Warren Township, safety education * Wheatfield Volunteer Fire Dept.

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