- Eligible nonprofits may apply for a $25,000 grant now through July 12
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 4, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant
applications to award $700,000 in
total funding to help North
Carolina communities increase their resiliency against major
weather events and other natural disasters.
The application process is open now through July 12.
"We're proud to partner with emergency management teams, first
responders and nonprofits to strengthen local communities in a way
that will reduce the impacts of climate challenges, both present
and future," said Kendal Bowman,
Duke Energy's North Carolina
president. "Given North Carolina's impressive growth, achieving
this will require collaboration with local organizations
undertaking critical resilience preparedness work across the
state."
To qualify for grant funding consideration, organizations must
meet the criteria outlined here. Nonprofits and governmental
agencies must register in the online grant system by June 28 to be eligible to submit their
applications by July 12. Applicants
may request funds up to $25,000.
Grant applications may include, but are not limited to, projects
that focus on:
- Heightened collaboration across agencies, sectors and
communities in local disaster preparedness and response.
- Organized and innovative planning initiatives for local
communities to prepare for natural disasters and extreme
weather.
- Local storm preparedness trainings, materials, kits, and
other community engagement and education initiatives.
- Emergency communication tools for natural disaster
scenarios.
- Specialized training for first responders for natural disaster
scenarios.
- Improved outcomes for low-income and under-resourced
communities experiencing natural disasters and extreme weather.
- Equipment necessary for severe weather rescues to preserve
human life.
This is a long-standing priority of the Foundation, which has
awarded nearly $2.4 million to
support the state's disaster preparedness since 2019.
"The preparedness grant we received last year from the Duke
Energy Foundation has truly benefitted emergency responders
throughout our country," said Rodney
Cates, Rockingham County
Emergency Services Director. "We were able to purchase an advanced
identification system to boost accountability during emergent
events and drone software that enables us to provide live footage
back to the command post to improve situational awareness. The
grant also allowed us to upgrade our Emergency Operations Center
with new data-connected equipment to enhance overall emergency
response capabilities."
"The 2022 Duke Energy Emergency Preparedness Grant has been
instrumental in allowing Brunswick
County Emergency Management to be better prepared to support
countywide damage assessments and search and rescue efforts in
isolated and hard to reach areas," said David McIntire, Emergency Management Director.
"We were very fortunate to receive this funding and look forward to
our continued relationship with Duke Energy."
Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to
meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and
work. The Foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company
headquartered in Charlotte,
N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies.
The company's electric utilities serve 8.4 million customers in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio
and Kentucky, and collectively own
54,800 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities
serve 1.7 million customers in North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.
Duke Energy is executing an ambitious clean energy transition,
keeping reliability, affordability and accessibility at the
forefront as the company works toward net-zero methane emissions
from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions
from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in
major electric grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including
expanded energy storage, renewables, natural gas and nuclear.
More information is available at duke-energy.com and
the Duke Energy News Center. Follow Duke Energy
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innovations powering our energy transition.
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