- Grants will support storm preparedness and natural disaster
readiness
- Applications will be accepted through April 25 for eligible organizations
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 27,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy Foundation today
announced a new commitment of $500,000 to support storm preparedness efforts in
local communities across North
Carolina. Eligible organizations are invited to apply for
grants of up to $25,000.
"The impact of Hurricane Helene last fall showed us the
importance of strong collaboration between emergency management
agencies, first responders and nonprofit organizations when it
comes to natural disasters," said Kendal
Bowman, Duke Energy North Carolina state president. "We're
proud to support storm preparedness efforts in the communities we
serve as they continue to grow and see new opportunities to bolster
resilience to severe weather events."
These grants will support various storm preparedness and natural
disaster readiness initiatives, including but not limited to:
- Programs facilitating collaboration across agencies, sectors
and communities for disaster preparedness and response.
- 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.
- Specialized training for first responders for natural disaster
scenarios.
This is a long-standing priority for Duke Energy Foundation,
which has awarded nearly $5.6 million
to support the state's storm preparedness since 2020. Recent
examples of storm preparedness grants from the Foundation
benefiting North Carolina
communities include funding for the City
of Wilmington to install new flood gauges, a City of Raleigh initiative to distribute
weather radios to vulnerable neighborhoods, a public safety
tethered drone program announced by Person County, and the purchase of specialized
equipment for the Town of
Harrisburg's swift water rescue team, among many others.
Applications will be accepted until April
25 at 5 p.m. ET. Interested
organizations can apply through the Duke Energy Foundation's
website.
Duke Energy Foundation
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 energy transition, keeping
customer reliability and value at the forefront as it builds a
smarter energy future. The company is investing in major electric
grid upgrades and cleaner generation, including natural gas,
nuclear, renewables and energy storage.
More information is available at duke-energy.com and the Duke
Energy News Center. Follow Duke Energy on X, LinkedIn, Instagram
and Facebook, and visit illumination for stories about the people
and innovations powering our energy transition.
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