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.
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...
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...
Nana Britwum and Jannice Newson, 2019 BOOST winners. Photo courtesy of Joshua Johr and Lillian Augusta We here at Delta are getting excited about BOOST 2020! Taking place in November, this year’s event will be conducted remotely, though its basic substance remains the...
Delta Institute envisions a region in which all communities and landscapes thrive through an integrated approach to environmental, economic, and social challenges. In pursuing this vision, Delta has greatly valued our partnership with the Great Lakes Restoration...
Following the Chicago Prize winner announcement by the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, all of us at Delta congratulate Always Growing, Auburn Gresham for winning the Chicago Prize. We're excited to see their plans unfold in Auburn Gresham and the impact they will have...
The past few weeks have highlighted many ways in which inequity persists throughout every facet of society. As a nonprofit devoted to addressing complex environmental, economic, and social challenges, it is impossible for us at Delta Institute to advocate for...
What we are seeing now—and numerous other times in U.S. history—is a collective response to systemic injustice, and the desire to amplify the voice of those who have been silenced and subjugated. As a collaborative partner in the fight to reverse inequity,...