ComEd Offering $500,000 in Grant Funding for Community-Oriented Projects Across Northern Illinois
January 25 2023 - 11:21AM
Business Wire
Annual Powering Communities Grants Program
provides grants of up to $10,000 each to improve infrastructure and
quality of life in Illinois communities
ComEd today announced that municipal and community organizations
in northern Illinois can now apply for the 2023 Powering
Communities Grants Program, which advances environmental
initiatives, enhances public safety and increases access to arts
programs in communities ComEd serves. Organizations are encouraged
to apply for one of the three annual grant programs: Green Region,
Powering Safe Communities, and Powering the Arts. Qualifying
proposals are eligible for grants of up to $10,000 each.
Organizations interested in applying for the Powering
Communities Grants Program should visit ComEd.com/Grants for more
information, including how to apply for funding. Applications will
be accepted through 11:59 p.m. CST on March 24, 2023.
“At ComEd, we do more than make sure the lights stay on—we power
communities,” said Gil Quiniones, CEO at
ComEd. “We are thankful for our partnerships with Openlands,
the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and the League of Chicago Theatres
which allow us to support important projects that help improve
climate resiliency, safety and the quality of life in the
communities we serve.”
The annual competitive grants program is part of ComEd's
comprehensive investment in the communities it serves. Since its
origin, these programs have delivered over $4 million in funding to
support hundreds of local community-based projects.
The Green Region Grant Program, in partnership with
Openlands, supports non-profit, educational, and public
organizations in their efforts to plan for, protect, and improve
open space. Now in its eleventh year, the grant program has
supported the development of ADA-accessible trails, planted
thousands of trees and vegetation, and facilitated land
improvements, among other projects. A summary of 2022 Green Region
grant recipients can be found here.
“As the impacts of climate change pose a greater threat to
northern Illinois communities, we are proud to continue partnering
with ComEd to support nature-based solutions that help mitigate the
most severe effects of climate change,” said Jerry Adelmann,
President and CEO of Openlands. “We must all do our part to
ensure the region's climate resiliency and a healthy quality of
life for years to come.”
The Powering Safe Communities Grant Program, in
partnership with the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, supports local
municipal and public safety initiatives. These grants support
projects designed to increase public safety, reduce carbon
emissions and improve community resiliency. A summary of 2022
Powering Safe Communities grant recipients can be found here.
“The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is proud to continue our
partnership with ComEd for the ninth year through the Powering Safe
Communities Grant Program,” said Neil James, Executive Director
at Metropolitan Mayors Caucus. “Through this program, we are
providing our communities with the infrastructure and support
needed to create a cleaner and safer future. This funding will help
reduce carbon emissions, accelerate electrification, and improve
air quality for communities across northern Illinois.”
The Powering the Arts Grant Program, in partnership with
the League of Chicago Theatres, recognizes the impact increased
access to the arts has on the vibrancy of local communities. These
grants support initiatives and workshops across northern Illinois
communities to boost public awareness, community programming,
engagement and enjoyment of the arts. A summary of 2022 Powering
the Arts grant recipients can be found here.
“The League of Chicago Theatres is excited to continue this
partnership with ComEd,” said Marissa Lynn Ford,
executive director of the League of Chicago Theatres. “Funding
of this nature is essential to helping artists share their stories
with their communities. By providing neighborhoods with theatre,
music, dance, film and other art forms, the organizations supported
by this funding create new relationships within communities, open
up new opportunities to experience and have dialogue about culture,
and deepen pathways to healing through therapy and outreach.”
For more information on each grant program, including
eligibility guidelines and how to apply, visit
ComEd.com/Grants.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon
Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), a Fortune 200 energy company with
approximately 10 million electricity and natural gas customers –
the largest number of customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives
of more than 4 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70
percent of the state’s population. For more information visit
ComEd.com, and connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram and YouTube.
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