In its second Community Grant cycle of the year, Alliant Energy and the Alliant Energy Foundation awarded $708,599 to various causes and nonprofits, including two locally.
The Ho-Chunk Nation received $14,010 for project support for the One Million Trees program in Shawano County. The University of Wisconsin Foundation received $7,000 for the Menominee Nation 4-H summer camp and counselor training.
All Community Grant recipients seek to make an impact in Alliant Energy’s four focus areas: community safety and engagement, environmental stewardship, workforce readiness and hunger and housing.
Conservation projects, like the Ho-Chunk Nation project focused on protecting natural habitats, expanding tree and prairie plantings and supporting wildlife, received nearly $90,000 in grant funding across 15 communities. Grants will also help advance environmental education initiatives and school programs, as well as support park and trail enhancements that benefit local communities.
More than $255,000 in grants and scholarships for workshop readiness were awarded in this cycle, including the Menominee 4-H project to support programs that help prepare future generations for success through education, skill development and hands-on learning opportunities. Grants supported programs in 32 communities, including youth agriculture initiatives, school gardens, farm education and innovation, libraries, bookmobiles and STEM programming.
