Delta Institute works with communities throughout the Midwest to solve complex environmental challenges. We envision a region in which all communities and landscapes thrive through an integrated approach to environmental, economic, and social challenges.
We are a trusted 501c3 partner who is working with hundreds of communities, municipal departments, nonprofits, and for-profit companies to achieve a more sustainable and vibrant Midwest.
When it comes to making an investment this upcoming Earth Day, consider investing in our home: the Midwest. At Delta, we not only work with large urban communities on projects that reduce municipal flooding, solid waste, and air pollution, but we also partner with...
Are you, or someone you know, passionate about advancing innovative solutions to sustainability in the Midwest? Consider applying to join the volunteer associate board of Delta Institute: the Delta Emerging Leaders (DELs)! The DELs advance Delta’s mission by...
Delta Institute undertook and recently completed an 18-month planning period to identify, explore, and strengthen our goals related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Delta recognized in Spring 2019 that we need to evolve to better serve our community partners...
Collaborating with communities to solve complex environmental challenges connects with the need to acknowledge that racial inequity has driven many of these legacy challenges. For far too long, the communities which are most negatively impacted by environmental racism...
As climate change accelerates, Great Lakes communities face more extreme weather-related threats. One of the most common is frequent flooding, causing expensive damage to property, polluting and stressing our water systems, decimating aquatic habitats, and...
Positioned on the Lake Michigan shoreline, the city of Gary emphasizes both natural splendor and the community’s steel mill history. As climate change accelerates—with more frequent extreme weather events—this coastal city is vulnerable to flooding, which can...
Gary, Indiana, is a resilient community. With the rise and ebb of Midwestern industry, in tandem with population rise and decline, Gary has lived and evolved—often with the region and nation watching. Delta Institute has worked within Gary for years—decades even—with...
Presenting the winner of Delta Institute's 9th annual BOOST event! BOOST is a platform for early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative products and services to provide sustainable change in the Midwest. BOOST 2020 is a virtual showcase, welcoming hundreds of supporters...
2020 is – at its heart – a year about resilience. Resilience against injustice, against climate impacts, against generational inequity. But for many Chicago communities, resiliency is an ongoing campaign – not just in 2020. Located on Chicago's Southwest Side, Little...
Trista Li receiving the 2018 BOOST award for her venture, KitcheNet. BOOST 2020 is right around the corner! Taking place in November, this year’s event will be conducted remotely, though its basic substance remains the same: local entrepreneurs will pitch their...