Cedar Rapids, Iowa — An energy provider that serves northwest Iowa is letting its customers know that they are now accepting grant applications.
Alliant Energy and its Foundation are inviting community and nonprofit organizations to begin applying for community grants — the applications for which will be accepted through September 1, 2020.
Officials tell us the community grants are available for local programs and projects that benefit residents in the communities Alliant Energy serves throughout Iowa and Wisconsin. Alliant Energy and its Foundation look for opportunities and partnerships that foster intentional inclusion of diverse perspectives leading to more equitable outcomes and greater impacts for communities. These efforts focus on Hunger and Housing, Workforce Readiness, Environmental Stewardship and Diversity, Safety and Wellbeing, which resonates with Alliant Energy’s core values.
Alliant lists some examples of projects that have received grants in the past. They include meal programs to fight hunger, reading initiatives, nature restoration projects and the purchase of equipment for first responders.
Officials say grants typically range from $500 to $5,000. The Alliant Energy Foundation will communicate all grant decisions by November 1, 2020. Grants are funded solely by Alliant Energy shareowners.
For more information about Alliant Energy and its Foundation, they tell us you can visit alliantenergy.com/foundation.
Alliant provides power in George, Little Rock, all of the smaller communities in Osceola County except for Sibley, a small area on the eastern side of O’Brien County, and a very small area north and west of Matlock, plus some rural areas around these towns; and they are the natural gas provider in a number of Lyon and Osceola County towns.
