RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- From wetland
restoration to green roof technology, this year's Dominion
educational grants will engage students of all ages in a variety of
outstanding energy- and environmental-focused science, math and
technology programs. Some of the higher education grants also
support workforce training programs.
For the 2016-17 academic year, schools and educational
institutions in 11 states will share grants totaling $1 million from the Dominion Foundation, the
philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources.
"This year's grants will support a variety of innovative
programs encouraging young people to learn the essential skills
needed to tackle real-world issues," said Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the Dominion
Foundation. "They will help students gain knowledge and experience
with technologies that are leading the way to a greener energy
future."
Dominion's K-12 Education Partnership will give 66 K-12 schools
and educational organizations grants that support the study of
energy and the environment. The Higher Education Partnership will
award 30 college and post-secondary schools up to $50,000 each to fund projects in energy,
environmental studies, engineering and workforce development.
A few of this year's higher education grant recipients
include:
- George Mason University in
Fairfax, Va., will be awarded
$20,000 for the study of the
ecological benefits and maintenance requirements of a green roof.
Students will use sensors to measure storm-water runoff from a
campus parking deck designed and "landscaped" to serve as an
experimental green roof.
- Kent State University in
North Canton, Ohio, will be
awarded $25,000 for its "Wired
Wetland" program that will fund the real-time collection of
environmental data from Kent State Stark
Pond and Wetland Research area.
- Old Dominion University in
Norfolk, Va., will receive
$35,000 to develop an online
interactive educational game giving students a platform to make
strategic business and engineering planning decisions about energy
needs and delivery using a model of the modern electricity
infrastructure.
- University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., will be awarded $24,500 for its study and measurement of carbon
dioxide in Long Island Sound. Students will learn about stresses on
the ecosystem while establishing a potentially important historical
database.
Four hundred grant applications were considered. Recipient
schools and educational organizations are located in Connecticut, Maryland, New
York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia.
Dominion Resources is the parent company of Dominion
Virginia/North Carolina Power, Dominion East Ohio, Dominion Hope,
Dominion Transmission, Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission and
Millstone Power Station in Connecticut.
Dominion (NYSE: D) is one of the nation's largest producers and
transporters of energy. The Dominion Foundation is dedicated to
improving the physical, social and economic well-being of the
communities served by Dominion companies. The Foundation supports
nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the
environment, support education and promote community vitality.
Dominion Foundation grants are funded by shareholder dollars and
not borne by customers. For more information about Dominion, visit
www.dom.com.
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