This year, HFL accepted grant applications addressing strategic priorities (Healthy Children, Healthy Living, and Healthy Minds) and Healthy La Porte requests on a rolling basis from January through June. Applications submitted by March 15 were notified of a decision by June 15.  

As of June 2025, HFL has awarded 30 grants for a total of $1,914,780 invested, which brings HFL’s total amount invested in the community since 2017 to more than $49M.

HFL will announce the second round of 2025 grantees in late September.

Healthy Children – 8 grants totaling $346,222

Boys & Girls Clubs of La Porte County: 2025/2026 Capacity Building

$93,473

Family Advocates: School-Based Mentoring Program Expansion

$76,800

Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana: Confident La Porte County Girls

$25,000

La Porte Fire Department: Vehicle Safety Seat Program

$9,949

New Prairie United School Corporation: Be Your Best!

$90,000

Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation: Ensuring ALL Students’ Needs are Met Through the Support of a Full-Time Social Worker

$25,000

Youth Service Bureau: Kids on the Block

$6,000

Youth Service Bureau: School Buddies

$20,000

Healthy Living – 8 grants totaling $528,608

Citizens Concerned for the Homeless: CCH Level Up

$137,500

Hanna Township: Hanna Community Park Improvement Project

$100,000

Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry: Meat4Forks

$10,000

Just Unleashing More Positivity: JUMP Program

$7,500

La Porte County Family YMCA: Health & Wellness Director

$150,000

Paladin: Transportation Program

$75,000

Tannehill Community Soup Kitchen: Soup Kitchen Program

$25,000

The Collective Events: Farmed & Forged SNAP Program

$23,608

Healthy Minds – 6 grants totaling $924,441

Citizens Concerned for the Homeless: Keys to Hope Community Resource Center – Collective Impact Barrier Busters

$23,450

City of La Porte Police Department: Law Enforcement Resiliency Initiative

$20,554

La Porte County Drug Free Partnership: La Porte County Certified Recovery Residence Initiative for La Porte County Men

$750,000

South Central Community School Corporation: Social Services Advisor/Social Worker

$50,000

Stepping Stone Shelter for Women: Operational Excellence Initiative

$62,437

We All In Recovery: WAIR Program Operations

$18,000

Healthy La Porte – 8 grants totaling $115,509

A Rosie Place: “Reach Every Family” at A Rosie Place for Children

$10,000

Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana serving La Porte County: JA Middle School Programming in La Porte County 2025-26

$2,000

La Porte County Soil & Water Conservation District: Kankakee River Days

$10,000

Lubeznik Center for the Arts: Public Art to Enhance Our Community

$25,000

Michigan City Police Department: CPR Training Tools

$9,684

MSD of New Durham Township: Ride to Regulate

$9,345

Reins of Life: Equine-Assisted Learning for South La Porte Special Education Cooperative

$24,480

Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation: Fitness for Students & Community

$25,000