Total of $400,000 in Funding; Deadline to Apply is
Jan. 31, 2025
OAKLAND,
Calif., Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas
and Electric Company (PG&E) is accepting applications for its
Resilience Hubs Grant program. A total of $400,000 is available for local projects and
initiatives for climate resilience projects supporting communities
PG&E serves. To be eligible, applicants must be a governmental
organization (tribal governments included), educational
institution, or 501(c)3 nonprofit.
The PG&E Resilience Hubs Grant program helps communities
create a physical space or set of resources that supports community
resilience — such as access to power, shelter, and information — to
climate-driven disruptions, including wildfires and safety-driven
power shutoffs. Once developed, these "resilience hubs" also can be
accessed year-round as a community resource.
The city of Richmond, a prior
grant recipient, used the funding to create a community space
powered by renewable energy that provides shade, electricity and
local resources for at-risk community members during extreme
weather events. [See a video of the Richmond Resilience Hub
project.]
Through the program, PG&E will award $400,000 in total grants next year: Four at the
$25,000 level (a combined
$100,000) and three at the
$100,000 level (a combined
$300,000). These grants are funded by
PG&E Corporation shareholders as part of PG&E's investments
in statewide wildfire resiliency and response, in accordance with a
mandate from the California Public Utilities Commission.
"It takes all of us working together to help build climate
resilience and protect our communities — we need to think globally
and act locally," said Carla
Peterman, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and
Chief Sustainability Officer for PG&E Corporation. "We're proud
that our Resilience Hubs Grant program assists and empowers the
hometowns we serve to create programs that are innovative,
sustainable and equitable. These locally driven strategies benefit
our communities and our customers and can be replicated in other
communities."
The deadline for applications is Jan. 31,
2025, and grant awards are expected to be announced in the
spring. This is the final year of the grant program, which will
expire after 2025 funding is distributed.
Priority will be given to projects that address the needs of
disadvantaged and/or vulnerable communities. Strategies and
solutions resulting from the grants will be made publicly available
to help all communities and encourage local and regional
partnerships.
Resilience Hub proposals may include conducting feasibility
studies to assess resilience hub needs through local engagement, as
well as planning and design of physical spaces. They could also
include mobile resources to provide community resilience, or
retrofits of existing buildings or structures to support community
resilience. See a list of past recipients and awarded projects and
submit an application.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a
subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined
natural gas and electric utility serving more than 16 million
people across 70,000 square miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
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