- 12 Utah organizations
receive $182,500 from the
Foundation
- Environmental grants awarded to 114 organizations across 8
states
- Grants focus on environmental education and stewardship
initiatives
SALT
LAKE CITY, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dominion
Energy Charitable Foundation has awarded $1.3 million in environmental grants to 114
organizations across eight states, including $182,500 to 12 organizations in Utah.
This year's recipients will beautify local parks, restore and
preserve waterways, host environmental education programs, protect
native plants, and launch outdoor science programs, among other
exciting projects.
"We're proud to recognize local organizations that safeguard the
environment and create more sustainable communities," said
Hunter A. Applewhite, president of
the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. "These grants reflect
our commitment to support meaningful projects in the areas we
serve."
The competitive grants support projects that educate about
environmental stewardship, protect and preserve habitat, and
enhance or make nature more accessible. Some of this year's grants
include:
- Canyonlands Field Institute, Inc. will launch an outdoor
education program, which includes citizen science service-learning
project and STEM curriculum that emphasizes the value of a sense of
place and teambuilding.
- Summit Land Conservancy will run 15 conservation
projects across the Wasatch Back to protect wildlife as well as the
Kamas Valley aquifer, which is vital to the health of the Weber
River, its tributaries, and the larger watershed.
- The Jordan River Foundation will purchase understory
plants and seeds to add to the success seen in the tall pot
plantings, which allows native plants to thrive in place of the
invasive plants.
2023 Utah Grant Recipients:
Organization
|
City
|
Canyonlands Field
Institute, Inc.
|
Moab
|
Ducks
Unlimited
|
Syracuse
|
Friends of Arches and
Canyonlands
|
Moab
|
Grand Staircase
Escalante Partners
|
Escalante
|
Red Butte Garden &
Arboretum
|
Salt Lake
City
|
Summit Land
Conservancy
|
Park City
|
The Jordan River
Foundation
|
Salt Lake
City
|
The Leonardo
Museum
|
Salt Lake
City
|
The Living
Planet
|
Draper
|
The Nature
Conservancy
|
Salt Lake
City
|
Utah Clean Air
Partnership (UCAIR)
|
Salt Lake
City
|
Youth Garden
Project
|
Moab
|
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About the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
About 7 million customers in 15 states energize their homes and
businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy
(NYSE: D). Through its Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation,
as well as EnergyShare and other programs, Dominion Energy
contributed $46.7 million in
2023 to community causes. The Foundation supports nonprofit causes
that meet basic human needs, protect the environment, promote
education, and encourage community vitality. Please visit
www.DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
About Dominion Energy
About 7 million customers in 15 states energize their homes
and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy
(NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond,
Va. The company is committed to providing reliable,
affordable, and increasingly clean energy every day and to
achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050. Please visit
DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
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