Duke Energy: Indiana: Local Impact Grants

From The Duke Energy Foundation

The Duke Energy Foundation is dedicated to building vibrant local economies, enhancing climate resiliency, and promoting justice, equity, and inclusion. It aims to support workforce development, economic recovery, education, environmental conservation, and diversity initiatives.

Type of Support

Overview

Local Impact Grants by the Duke Energy Foundation offer up to $20,000 for projects focused on vibrant economies, climate resilience, and justice, equity, and inclusion. These grants support workforce development, especially for underrepresented populations, local economic development efforts, educational initiatives in energy and engineering for K-12 students and teachers, environmental conservation and resiliency projects, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives aimed at creating upward mobility and supporting communities transitioning to cleaner energy sources. The grants are available year-round to support these areas.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
IN (Bartholomew County, Boone County, Brown County, Carroll County, Cass County, Clark County, Clay County, Clinton County, Crawford County, Daviess County, Dearborn County, Decatur County, Dubois County, Fayette County, Floyd County, Fountain County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Gibson County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Hendricks County, Henry County, Howard County, Huntington County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Jennings County, Johnson County, Knox County, Lawrence County, Martin County, Miami County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Ohio County, Orange County, Owen County, Parke County, Pike County, Putnam County, Ripley County, Rush County, Scott County, Shelby County, Sullivan County, Switzerland County, Tippecanoe County, Tipton County, Union County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Wabash County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County)
Organization Type
Organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Governmental entities, including school systems
Other
  • Serve communities that are also served by Duke Energy
  • Located in specific Indiana counties: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Pike, Putnam, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne
  • Must serve communities without discrimination based on race, creed, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, or national origin
  • Required to have a method for measuring, tracking, and reporting program outcomes and specific results demonstrating measurable community impact

Ineligibility

Churches or evangelical organizations
Organizations with a substantial purpose of influencing political, legislative, or regulatory causes
Fraternal, veteran, or labor membership organizations serving only their members
Organizations offering benefits to Duke Energy Corporation or its officers from the grant
Nonprofits opposing, intervening, or negatively advertising against Duke Energy
Individual K-12 schools or those operating within one
Sports teams or events
Religious programs, projects, or activities
Programs aimed at direct cost reduction for Duke Energy services
External fundraising campaigns or events
General operating expenses
Capital investments and improvements
Endowments or other foundations
Multiple grants to the same institution in a calendar year.
up to 20k

Submission

Review Criteria

We favor awarding grants on an annual basis rather than committing to multi-year funding.

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