Applications Open for Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program
November 01 2024 - 12:13PM
Business Wire
Organizations within Avangrid’s service areas
are invited to apply for grants to support the care and protection
of habitats and wildlife
The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of leading
sustainable energy company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), announced
today that it has opened applications for its 2024 Wildlife
Rehabilitation Grant Program on Friday, Nov. 1. The company
welcomes eligible wildlife organizations with its service areas to
apply by midnight, November 15, 2024.
“This program has grown year over year and we’re proud we’ve
been able make an impact and assist organizations providing
critical care and protection to wildlife and habitats in the
communities we serve,” said Pablo Colón, Executive Director,
Avangrid Foundation & Director of Corporate Citizenship at
Avangrid. “Last year was a record-breaking year for this program
and the funds were used to combat the Avian Influenza, stranded
seal recovery, build new shelters, purchase nutritious food and
much more. We look forward to reviewing the applications.”
Since the program was launched in 2016, Avangrid Foundation’s
Wildlife Rehabilitation Grant Program has given a total of more
than $640,000 to centers nationwide. Its goals include supporting
local organizations caring for injured wildlife, promoting public
outreach and education about wildlife resources and renewable
energy, and strengthening relationships with the environmental
community where the company operates.
To be eligible to receive a grant, organizations must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) organization or qualified entity.
- Have a primary mission that includes wildlife
rehabilitation.
- Have more than one year of operating activity.
- Hold current, applicable permits from the appropriate agencies
to handle and rehabilitate wildlife.
- Operate within an Avangrid service area—view a map here.
For more information on how to apply, click here. All
organizations must complete and e-mail a funding request by
midnight on November 15, 2024 to
avangridfoundation@avangrid.com.
About Avangrid Foundation: The Avangrid Foundation is an
independent, nonprofit organization that funds philanthropic
investments that primarily impact communities where AVANGRID, Inc.
and its subsidiaries operate. Since 2001, the Avangrid Foundation
and its predecessors have invested more than $32 million in
partnerships that focus on building sustainable, vital and healthy
communities; preserving cultural and artistic heritage; advancing
education; and improving people’s lives. The Avangrid Foundation is
committed to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals in the United States. For more information, please visit
www.avangridfoundation.org.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be
the leading sustainable energy company in the United States.
Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $47 billion in
assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary
lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks
business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas
utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and
New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and
operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities
across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000
people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST
100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in
2024 for the fourth consecutive year. In 2024, Avangrid ranked
first among utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the
U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the
World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive
year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group
of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information,
visit www.avangrid.com.
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