Indy-based Lilly Endowment approves more than $300 million in grants to Indiana colleges/universities

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants to 13 colleges and universities in Indiana totaling more than $300 million.

• Butler University in Indianapolis will use a $22.5 million grant to partially fund its collaborative efforts to enhance the quality of life and place in Midtown Indianapolis, a 12-square-mile area that includes Butler and surrounding neighborhoods. These efforts include partial support to construct a new wellness facility at Martin Luther King Center, a community center in Indianapolis’ Butler-Tarkington neighborhood; build a new safety and transit hub; and enhance publicly accessible green spaces such as Holcomb Gardens on the Butler campus and nearby Tarkington Park.
• Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting will use a $15 million grant to help strengthen economic opportunities and quality of life in northwest Indiana. The grant will partially support efforts to create new community gathering places, enhance recreational and athletic facilities, and improve public transportation connections for students, faculty, staff and residents living in the area.
• DePauw University in Greencastle will use a $32 million grant to enhance downtown vibrancy, improve downtown and campus connectivity, and create and enhance community amenities. The grant...