Community Grant Program
Supporting local education, sustainability, safety, and economic development
Lotus Wind is committed to supporting educators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers in the community. One small way we do this is by giving back through our Community Grant Program. Through the Lotus Wind community grant program, the project has already invested more than $125,000 in local organizations, creating meaningful impact.
If you represent a group or organization that meets one of our four key funding categories (see below), we encourage you to complete the application and apply today. Our goal is to fund projects and programs that build healthy communities, create economic opportunity, encourage environmental sustainability, and promote education.
Community grants tend to fall in the $1,000-to-$5,000 range, but may be larger or smaller depending on the quality of the application and identified community needs. Grant dollars are limited; priority will be given to proposals that benefit residents in and around the project area.
Download a copy of the Community Grant Program Rules for more information and to learn how grant recipients will be selected.
Key Funding Categories
Safe and Healthy Communities
Programs that support first responders, public health, good government, open communication, citizen resources, and/or enhance the quality of life in the community. Applicants must demonstrate how the program or event contributes to these social goals.
Economic Development
Apex Clean Energy supports and encourages the entrepreneurial spirit. It is part of our mission to serve as a catalyst for economic opportunity and development within the communities where we operate.
Environmental Sustainability
Programs that possess a strong link to environmental revitalization, sustainability, or education thereof, empower residents to be stewards of the environment, and/or encourage partnerships to address environmental concerns and sustainability.
Promoting Education
Programs that support educational institutions, the advancement of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and training programs for careers in the energy industry. This may include curriculum development, literacy, school readiness, and other initiatives that help students grow into young leaders. Vocational training institutions that help build a skilled workforce are encouraged to apply.
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Northwestern Physics Club
“This will benefit the students of the community by showing the students real-world examples of the curriculum that the students have been learning this year in Physics."
- NWHS science teacher Jami Bowman
Girard Food Pantry
"Huge shout out to Lotus Wind Farm for the donation to the food pantry. This makes $3000 they have donated to our mission of feeding families."
Northwestern High School FFA
“Every year the FFA has a plant and mum sale and during these, the county gets to come to the school and purchase plants for their gardens and flowerbeds. Hopefully, with this renovation of the greenhouse, it will be nicer when it comes time to plant and grow the plants. Which in turn will benefit the community."
- Chapter Advisor Matthew Hampton