The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation has awarded $1.3 million in environmental grants to 114 organizations across eight states, including $190,000 to 20 organizations in Ohio. The grants focus on environmental education and stewardship initiatives aimed at creating more sustainable communities.
“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.”
Among the projects funded by the grants are initiatives to beautify local parks, improve accessibility to nature parks, support local ecosystems, document bird populations, develop rock gardens, reduce stormwater runoff, and restore floodplain forests. Additionally, projects will create outdoor education labs and transform asphalt lots into vibrant recreational spaces.
Specifically, the grants will support projects such as the addition of an adaptive kayak launch at Deer Creek Reservoir by Friends of Stark Parks, the RiverSweep program by North Cuyahoga Valley Corridor Inc. to protect the natural habitat associated with the Cuyahoga River, and the restoration of floodplain forest habitat by Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center.
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation aims to educate about environmental stewardship, protect and preserve habitat, and enhance or make nature more accessible through these grants. The Foundation supports nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the environment, promote education, and encourage community vitality.
Through the continuous support of projects like these, Dominion Energy is reinforcing its commitment to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy while working towards achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
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