Grantees

    Early Learning Indiana, with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc., recently announced the first grantees of the Early Years Initiative grant program. Eighty-six organizations serving Indiana infants and toddlers have received more than $31M in grants of up to $500,000 each. 

    Grantees

    Early Learning Indiana, with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc., recently announced the first grantees of the Early Years Initiative grant program. Eighty-six organizations serving Indiana infants and toddlers have received more than $31M in grants of up to $500,000 each. 

    GRANTEECOUNTYFUNDING
    Lutheran Social Services, Inc.Allen$373,300
    SCANAllen$487,500
    Foundations First Child Care MinistryAllen$349,500
    Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with DisabilitiesAllen$231,600
    Fort Wayne Community SchoolsAllen$500,000
    Healthier Moms and Babies Inc.Allen$500,000
    Ivy Tech Community College - Indiana Fort Wayne CampusAllen$407,300
    United Way of Allen CountyAllen$500,000
    Heritage FundBartholomew$245,000
    Goodwill of Central & Southern IndianaClark$250,000
    Lincoln Hills Development CorporationCrawford$500,000
    United Day Care Center of Delaware CountyDelaware$495,500
    Young Men's Christian Association of Muncie Inc. - Mitchell Early Childhood and Family CenterDelaware$500,000
    Walnut Hill Early Childhood CenterElkhart$165,200
    Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyElkhart$400,000
    Greater Faith Apostolic Church Inc.Floyd$235,400
    Align Southern IndianaFloyd$360,000
    Blue River Services, Inc.Floyd$147,800
    Southeastern Indiana YMCAFranklin$230,800
    Indiana Wesleyan UniversityGrant$345,000
    United Way of Grant CountyGrant$323,100
    United Way of Greater Cincinnati Southeast IndianaHamilton County, OH$250,000
    Sheltering WingsHendricks$387,000
    Sycamore Rehabilitation Services Hendricks County ARC, Inc.Hendricks$465,800
    Henry County Community FoundationHenry$377,000
    Ivy Tech Community College - Muncie/Henry County and AndersonHenry$300,000
    Family Service Association of Howard CountyHoward$201,000
    YMCA of Kokomo IndianaHoward$331,100
    Right StepsJasper$339,500
    The Portland FoundationJay$500,000
    Metro United WayJefferson County, KY$393,000
    Johnson County Public Library FoundationJohnson$85,500
    Johnson County Learning Center - Early Learning CommunityJohnson$409,100
    LaunchPadKosciusko$183,100
    Dunebrook, Inc.La Porte$200,000
    LaGrange County Community FoundationLaGrange$500,000
    Crossroads Young Mens Christian AssociationLake$250,000
    GeminusLake$250,000
    Mental Health America of Northwest IndianaLake$500,000
    Trinity United Church of Christ GaryLake$432,600
    East Side Church of God, Inc.Madison$385,000
    Villa Baptist Church dba Wee Care Early Learning MinistryMarion$283,600
    Young Audiences of Indiana Inc. d.b.a. Arts for LearningMarion$212,300
    Edna Martin Christian CenterMarion$500,000
    Family Development ServicesMarion$470,000
    Firefly Children & Family AllianceMarion$275,400
    Fletcher Place Community CenterMarion$497,500
    YMCA of Greater IndianapolisMarion$500,000
    Indiana University FoundationMarion$468,200
    The John H. Boner Community Center dba John Boner Neighborhood CentersMarion$438,600
    Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center Indianapolis Inc. (MLK Center)Marion$328,600
    Shepherd Community CenterMarion$250,000
    Hawthorne Community CenterMarion$466,000
    HealthNet, Inc.Marion$306,000
    New Beginnings, Inc.Marion$500,000
    The Villages of IndianaMarion$500,000
    Volunteers of America Ohio & IndianaMarion$499,400
    United Way of Marshall CountyMarshall$423,300
    Monroe County United MinistriesMonroe$198,900
    Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House, IncMonroe$500,000
    South Central Community Action ProgramMonroe$222,400
    Montgomery County Community FoundationMontgomery$374,200
    Community Foundation of Noble CountyNoble$315,000
    Parke County Community Foundation, Inc.Parke$300,000
    Neighbors' Educational Opportunities, Inc.Porter$500,000
    Jacob's Ladder Pediatric Rehab Center, IncPorter$500,000
    Habitat for Humanity of Northwest IndianaPorter$500,000
    Porter County Community FoundationPorter$500,000
    Young Men's Christian Association of Valparaiso, Indiana, Inc. (Valparaiso Family YMCA)Porter$250,700
    Robinson Community Learning Center at the University of Notre DameSt. Joseph$500,000
    El Campito Child Development CenterSt. Joseph$200,000
    The Family Connection of St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph$250,000
    LOGAN Community ResourcesSt. Joseph$325,600
    Women's Care Center, Inc.St. Joseph$300,000
    Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County aka/YSBSt. Joseph$61,600
    STEAM Academy West LafayetteTippecanoe$500,000
    ABC & METipton$167,900
    Community Care In Union CountyUnion$125,000
    St. Vincent Early Learning CenterVanderburgh$443,100
    Foundation for Better HealthVanderburgh$494,100
    Building BlocksVanderburgh$500,000
    Community Foundation of Wabash CountyWabash$500,000
    Oak Park Church Inc/DBA Oak Park Early Learning AcademyWayne$350,000
    Richmond Community SchoolsWayne$300,000
    Family Centered ServicesWells$483,800
    Whitley County Consolidated SchoolsWhitley$500,000

    Awarded Proposals

    Awarded organizations will work to help Hoosier families support the cognitive, social-emotional and physical wellbeing of infants and toddlers during the unique period of growth and brain development during the first three years of life.

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