CenterPoint has awarded approximately $3.5 million to support more than 1,700 projects since launching the Community Safety Grants program
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – July 22, 2025 –This year, CenterPoint Energy’s Community Safety Grants Program awarded 99 grants totaling nearly $220,000 to communities in Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Texas. Grants are awarded to local government agencies located within CenterPoint’s service area for community safety equipment and projects.
Since launching the program in 2003, CenterPoint has awarded approximately $3.5 million in grants for more than 1,700 efforts.
“At CenterPoint, safety is our core value, and this drives every effort we undertake as a company for the customers and communities we are privileged to serve,” said June Deadrick, CenterPoint’s Vice President, Community Relations. “Through our Community Safety Grant Program, we appreciate the opportunity to fund vital safety equipment and projects helping emergency responders and public officials save lives and improve the health and safety of our customers.”
Grants have enabled communities to fund various projects, including public AEDs (automated external defibrillators), water rescue materials, personal protective equipment for first responders, traffic control signs, utility locate devices and extraction tools to rescue people after vehicle crashes.
CenterPoint awards program grants up to $2,500 to local government agencies working to fill funding gaps for safety materials and projects.
