By Max Kaczor, Communications & Marketing Intern Updated with video from the June 4th Montrose Beach Cleanup. It’s summertime in Chicago, which means sunny skies, days by the lake, and toes in the sand. Lake Michigan is utilized by millions of fishermen,...
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On The Table: How Might Lake Michigan Be A Unifying Force For Chicago?
On May 10th, Delta joined thousands of organizations and individuals across the Chicago region to host an event for the Chicago Community Trust’s On The Table event. For the last three years, On The Table has provided an umbrella for thousands of Chicagoans to gather...
Delta Institute Selected by Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Fund Grant Program to Accelerate Economic Opportunity
Chicago-based Community Progress Maker Joins Leading Nonprofit Organizations Across the United States to Address Urban Challenges Ranging from Affordable Housing to Environmental Sustainability and Infrastructure [Chicago] – May 18, 2016 – Delta Institute...
Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Fund Awards $20 Million in Grants to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities
This Business Wire article shares the winners of the Citi Foundation's Community Progress Makers Fund, an initiative that supports nonprofit organizations in their efforts to tackle long-standing urban economic challenges. Delta was awarded funding in their most...
Delta Institute teams up with nonprofit WattTime to launch smart thermostat pilot
Wouldn't you like to set your thermostat to "clean power mode", and rest easy knowing that you are powering your household from clean energy sources? Us too. And with funding from The Great Lakes Protection Fund, Delta Institute, Berkeley nonprofit WattTime, and smart...
Hobart Initiative Scores Funding
This Inside Indiana Business article highlights the $355,000 in USEPA Great Lakes Restoration initiative funds that will be used to support infrastructure projects aiming to reduce polluted stormwater runoff in Hobart, Indiana. Read more.
EPA grant will cut pollutants entering Lake Michigan
This WFLI article shares the news of the recent US EPA grant that Delta Institute and partners will use to implement green infrastructure practices in Hobart, Indiana. Read more.
WattTime Partners With Energate to Launch Green Smart Thermostat Solution
This Chicago Tribune community post celebrates the launch of a smart thermostat beta pilot that Delta Institute is involved with. WattTime, a nonprofit based in California, has developed software that helps households automatically use cleaner energy to power their...
How 37 U.S. cities are reimagining their communities
This CNN Money article highlights six of this year's Knight Cities Challenge awardees, including Delta Institute's Steel City Salvage project in Gary, IN. Read it here.
Gary, Indiana: A 2016 Winner of a Knight Cities Challenge Grant
This Chicago Crusader article highlights Delta Institute's project, Steel City Salvage, as a recent winner of the 2016 Knigh Cities Challenge. The $385,000 prize will be used to establish a materials reuse hub in Gary, IN.
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