Dominion Energy Donates $1.3M to Environmental Education and Stewardship Initiatives

<br /> Dominion Energy Donates $1.3M to Environmental Education and Stewardship Initiatives<br />

– Grants will support 118 nonprofit organizations in eight states

PR Newswire

RICHMOND, Va.

,

Jan. 22, 2021

/PRNewswire/ — Whether it’s enhancing STEM programs, building a rooftop garden or providing care for

Virginia

wildlife, this year’s Dominion Energy environmental stewardship grants will support a variety of initiatives benefitting communities across eight states.

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation has awarded

$1.3 million

in grants to 118 organizations working to improve natural spaces or teach about the environment. Over the last 15 years, Dominion Energy has donated over

$37 million

to a wide variety of environmental projects across its footprint.

“These grants support programs and people dedicated to making our world a better, more livable place for future generations,” said

Hunter A. Applewhite

, president of the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. “It’s a privilege to support these community efforts to improve the environment and provide environmental education opportunities.”

The competitive grants support education and stewardship projects that preserve, enhance or make nature more accessible. Some of this year’s grants include support for:

The Audubon Society of

Northern Virginia

,

Reston, Virginia

,

is receiving

$15,000

to install native plants in demonstration sites in urban and suburban communities.
Friends of the DPS Hub Farm

,

Durham, North Carolina

,

is receiving

$25,000

for thousands of students to enjoy science programs about wetland ecosystems.
Clear

Dot Charter School

,

Columbia, South Carolina

,

is receiving

$5,000

to create a large coral farm, complete with a new chemistry lab, to grow coral that will then be planted on offshore reefs.
Keep Ohio Beautiful,

Fairlawn, Ohio

,

is receiving

$15,000

to provide community environmental clean-up kits to

Cleveland’s

29 Community Development Corporations.
Utah State University

,

Logan, Utah

,

is receiving

$25,000

toward an ongoing project to improve understanding of ozone-precursor emissions in the Uinta Basin.

The full list of

2020 Environmental Stewardship Grants

and additional program information are available at

https://www.dominionenergy.com/envirogrants

.

About the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation

More than

7 million customers in 16 states

energize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, Va. Through its Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, as well as EnergyShare and other programs, Dominion Energy contributed over

$58 million

in 2020 to community causes. The Foundation supports nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the environment, promote education, and encourage community vitality. Please visit

DominionEnergy.com

to learn more.