– Grants offered for programs providing shelter, access to health care and food security
– Online applications due by May 31, 2021, at 5 p.m. ET
PR Newswire
RICHMOND, Va.
,
April 1, 2021
/PRNewswire/ — Dominion Energy is inviting nonprofit organizations across the company’s footprint to apply for grants of up to
$25,000
each to meet critical needs in communities. For the sixth consecutive year, the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation has pledged
$1 million
to help meet urgent human needs such as housing and shelter, access to medicine and medical services, and food security.
“There is great need in our communities as our neighbors struggle to meet the challenges of the pandemic,” said
Hunter A. Applewhite
, President of the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. “We’re seeking to support organizations that are working directly in these communities to help those in need.”
Last year’s Critical Community Needs Grants helped more than 200 nonprofits provide services such as dental care for uninsured public school students, essential medication for the uninsured, home repairs for the elderly and disabled, crisis care for children, eviction diversions and supplies for food pantries. Additionally, Dominion Energy committed
$4 million
in COVID-19 relief in 2020. You can watch a video
here
about how one of last year’s grants helped Community Touch, a nonprofit in
Fauquier County, Va.
, put a new roof on a family’s home. And in
this video
you can see how a grant and Dominion volunteers helped Sea Island Habitat for Humanity in
South Carolina
construct a house for their 20
th
Annual “Women Build” event.
For this year’s grants, eligible organizations in targeted areas of
Connecticut
,
Idaho
,
North Carolina
,
Ohio
,
South Carolina
,
Utah
,
Virginia
,
West Virginia
,
Wyoming
and other areas within Dominion Energy’s service area are encouraged to apply. Online applications will be accepted until
May 31, 2021
, at
5 p.m. ET
.
For more complete details or to apply, go to
www.dominionenergy.com/communityneedsgrants
.
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). Through its
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
, as well as
EnergyShare
and other programs, Dominion Energy contributed more than
$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
www.DominionEnergy.com
to learn more.
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