Applications Available for Change Ripley County Grant

The grant encourages youth to partner with a local nonprofit to make a real difference in Ripley County. 

Photo by the Ripley County Community Foundation.

(Ripley County, Ind.) - If you have an idea for the betterment of Ripley County, apply for a $10,000 Change Ripley County Grant. 

Established by Ripley Youth Outreach and administered through the Ripley County Community Foundation, the grant gives local youth (ages 13-23) a platform to be heard by encouraging youth to partner with a local nonprofit to make a real difference in Ripley County. 

This grant was previously distributed to the Town of Osgood, who worked with Lanie Narwold and Iron Timbers to design and install artwork on a concrete traffic barrier along U.S. 421.

To be eligible for this grant, projects must be youth-led and partner with a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, an educational institution, or a government entity. Applications must be submitted online through the Ripley County Community Foundation website at www.rccfonline.org/grants/ no later than May 2, 2025. As applications are reviewed, up to five finalists will be chosen to advance to a final review process where they will give a project pitch and answer any questions from the standing Ripley Youth Outreach executive committee.

This grant is awarded every two years.

Ripley Youth Outreach was established in 2015 and is a youth philanthropy program made up of students from Batesville High School, Jac-Cen-Del High School, Milan High School, Oldenburg Academy, and South Ripley High School. The program focuses on promoting, growing, and supporting all aspects of philanthropy in the youth of Ripley County. As an initiative of the Ripley County Community Foundation, the program empowers the youth to create a powerful voice in local communities and become leaders of their generation. For additional information, please visit www.rccfonline.org/youth-outreach/.