Marion County Summer Youth Programs Get $2.9 in Funding
INDIANAPOLIS — The Summer Youth Program Fund (SYPF), a funding collaborative of 10 local and national partners, announced grants totaling $2,928,182 will be awarded to 169 not-for-profit organizations serving youth in Marion County. The grants will fund 210 summertime programs, activities and experiences for individuals ages 4-24.
Local groups that will receive funding include Indiana Black Expo Inc., Pathway Resource Center, Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis, and The Recovery High School at Fairbanks Inc.
A full list of projects funded through SYPF can be found at cicf.org.
Local Nonprofits Receive Indiana Humanities Grants
INDIANAPOLIS — A total of 18 libraries, schools, museums and other nonprofit organizations from Gary to New Albany have received grants from Indiana Humanities this spring. Selected projects range from the creation of an exhibit to explore the history of women firefighters to the production of a video to preserve the history of an African-American church in West Baden Springs.
Action Grants offer up to $3,000 to support nonprofit organizations that sponsor public humanities programs such as exhibitions, workshops, lectures and reading and discussion programs.
This spring, Indiana Humanities awarded more than $30,000 in Action Grants to 12 organizations, funding projects that intertwine history, literature and culture with opportunities for public dialogue and conversation. Historic Preservation Education Grants, awarded in partnership with Indiana Landmarks, fund programs that educate Indiana citizens about historic places and properties — and particularly about the need to preserve and protect them.
Locally, one of the grants went a program for constructing a history of the Rivoli Theatre in Indianapolis.
Scooter Company Gets OK to Operate in City
INDIANAPOLIS — The Department of Business and Neighborhood Services recently gave final approval for Lyft to operate electric scooters in Indianapolis. It will be the fourth company offering services in the city.
In addition, the department will hold a meeting on May 10 to propose several regulations on scooter services. Some of the proposed regulations include setting caps on the number of companies allowed to operate in the city, the number of scooters on the streets, and tighter rules on where companies can set scooters out.