Indiana American Water-backed $25,000 STEM grant funds Girls Inc. of Shelbyville Outdoor Learning Lab

Indiana American Water said in a PR Newswire release datelined Oct. 20, 2026, that the American Water Charitable Foundation awarded Girls Inc. of Shelbyville a $25,000 STEM Education Grant to create an Outdoor Learning Lab in Shelbyville featuring a pollinator sensory garden and hands-on learning spaces and to support year‑round STEM, sustainability and environmental stewardship programming for youth.

The award is part of the foundation’s Keep Communities Flowing Grant Program, which the release says focuses on three giving pillars — Water, People and Communities. Indiana American Water is a subsidiary of American Water and, the release added, provides water and wastewater services to about 1.5 million people.

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