Mike Wolanin | The Republic Central Middle School student Ananya Ramanujapuram, bottom left, Ritisha Rashmil, upper left, and Sruthika Gangisetty watch the solar eclipse on Monday.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Grant money is available from the Columbus Area Visitors Center to support events planned around the 2024 eclipse that will be Monday, April 8, 2024.
The time that the sun will be completely blocked by the moon in totality is at 3:04 p.m. that day. Officials anticipate the weekend leading up to the eclipse will provide a significant opportunity to entertain visitors, as well as residents, while they await the total solar eclipse.
A total eclipse of this magnitude will not occur again in this area until Aug. 12, 2045.
The Columbus Area Visitors Center maintains a grant program to encourage and support events which generate out-of-county visitor spending in Bartholomew County, create a vibrant quality of life, and advance the community brand.
In celebration of this rare cosmic event, the Visitors Center will provide non-profit organizations the opportunity to receive funding to produce events taking place Friday, April 5, through Monday, April 8, with the goal of attracting visitors to Bartholomew County.
The grant application and requirements can be found at https://columbus.in.us/grants-info/.
