Nonprofits in NIPSCO's northern Indiana territory can apply each spring for Environmental Action Grants for habitat restoration, invasive species work and environmental education; 2026 awards were mostly about $5,000. The 2027 application opens in February.
NIPSCO's Environmental Action Grant, with the NiSource Charitable Foundation, funds local nonprofit environmental restoration and education projects across northern Indiana, such as pollinator habitat, invasive species removal, wetland and dune restoration, and youth nature programs. The 2026 round funded 25 projects (most around $5,000); applications for the 2027 grant open in February.
Our reading of the listing: for-profit businesses are not eligible for this one.
Local nonprofit organizations with environmental restoration or education initiatives in NIPSCO's northern Indiana service area
Projects with community engagement components are typical of funded work
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