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Dominion Offers $1 Million in Educational Grants

  • 04/04/16

RICHMOND, VA – Dominion Resources has announced that it will provide $1 million in educational grants to schools within the company's geographic footprint through its philanthropic arm, the Dominion Foundation. The grants will focus on outstanding energy and environmental programs for students from kindergarten through college. The higher education grants also will include workforce development programs.

“Once again, Dominion is inviting eligible schools and educational nonprofits to apply for grants designed to support quality educational programming,” says Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the Dominion Foundation. “As an energy company, we believe it is important to encourage young people to learn and gain experience with the advanced technologies that will protect the environment while providing a secure energy future for generations to come.”

Eligible organizations in targeted areas of Connecticut, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and other areas within Dominion's footprint can submit applications through May 31, 2016. Recipients will be announced in August.

For complete details, including sample proposals and links to online applications, please visit Higher Educational Partnership grants are for programs in business, skilled craft, energy, engineering, environmental and technical studies, and for student-led conservation programs in colleges, community colleges and post-secondary training schools. Grants up to $50,000 each will be awarded for exceptional programs, based in part on having immediate benefits for students, the campus and the community. Information is available online at K-12 Educational Partnership grants are available in awards up to $2,500 each. These awards help students strengthen their mathematics and science skills through the study of energy and the environment. Information is available online at D), headquartered in Richmond, is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy. The www.dom.com.

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