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Powerful Communities: Local Impact

Application open year round; Grants $10,000 or less.
Grants supporting the four defined priorities <$10,000 

• K-12 Education
• Workforce
• Nature
• State Strategic Impact

Power For Students <$5,000

• Out-of-school extra-curricular opportunities for students from low-income communities <$5,000

Grants that support a local strategic impact opportunity <$5,000

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Powerful Communities: K-12 Education

Application period Nov. 1 – Jan. 31

• Programs to address the summer reading loss (“summer slide”) experienced by rising kindergartners through rising third graders.
• Programs or teacher professional development for fourth through twelfth grade students and teachers focusing on energy, engineering or environmental education, with a preference for out-of-school-day programming.
• Programs serving under-represented, low-income or diverse audiences, including women and minorities, will be given preference in this grant cycle.

Powerful Communities: Workforce

Application period Feb. 1 – April 30

• Workforce development programs aligned with the energy industry’s future workforce.
• Programs serving under-represented, low-income or diverse audiences, including women and minorities, will be given preference in this grant cycle.

Application link available during application period only

Powerful Communities: Nature

Application period May 1 – July 31
Programs supporting:

• Water quality, quantity, conservation and access
• Habitat restoration, forestry and conservation
• Species conservation