Community Grant Application

Apex Clean Energy is pleased to support community groups, educators, and changemakers in the Franklin and Cerro Gordo County community. One small way we can do this is by giving back through the Indigo Wind Community Grant program.

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 below and apply today. While grant dollars are limited, our goal is to fund projects and programs which build healthy communities, create economic opportunity, encourage environmental sustainability, or promote education. Recipients will be selected quarterly.

A) Building Healthy Communities: Programs that support 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.

B) Economic Development: Programs that spur economic growth. 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.

C) 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. Participating organizations must have a credible record of success in environmental performance.

D) Promoting Education: Programs that support educational institutions, the advancement of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and training programs for careers in the wind 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 also included and encouraged to apply.

To submit: When filling out your application, please be as detailed as possible. Please fill out the form below, or if you prefer a separate document, please download the printable version of the application. Once completed, please email the completed application, along with any attachments or supporting documents to Indigo Wind at [email protected]

Download a copy of the Community Grant Program Rules for more information and to learn how winners will be selected.

Deadlines: Recipients of the community grant will be selected quarterly. Please have your application submitted no later than the first day of the last month of each quarter. For 2022, those deadlines are: March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1.

Questions? Please contact us at [email protected] or by phone at (641) 381-2455.

Apex is cautious to ensure that its community grant program is not used to create undue influence on local decision-makers, or even the appearance of such an impropriety. Grant applications that Apex determines might create a perception of impropriety will not be awarded. No preferential treatment is expected or desired in exchange for grant awards.

Select your category (required), and begin your application for a community grant.

Promoting Education

Environmental Sustainability

Economic Development

Building Healthy Communities

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Last Name

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Phone

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Home Street Address

City

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What is the full legal name of the organization applying for the grant?

Please provide the organization's mailing address, if different from the address we already have listed:

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Tell us briefly about your organization. For example, you may include a brief synopsis of the organization's mission and history - when founded, for what purpose, etc.

Please provide a description of the project to be funded, including the amount of support being requested and total budget for the project.

What specifically will the funding be used for, and how will this benefit the community as a whole?

Please provide the name(s) and title(s) of the board member(s), or key leader(s) of the organization requesting the funding.

Are you willing and able to provide proof of registration, or qualifying non-profit status, including tax-exempt determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service?