Ohio Ag Connection - Dominion Awards $1 Million for Energy, Environment Programs

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Dominion Awards $1 Million for Energy, Environment Programs
Ohio Ag Connection - 08/26/2016

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 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. Belmont College, St. Clairsville, will receive $20,000 for its Instrumentation Training on Gas Well Simulator while the Cleveland State University Foundation will use $15,000 for its Reactor Experimental Service Unit for Chemical Engineering Lab. The Stark State College Foundation, North Cantonwill operate part of its Polyethylene Pipe Welding Program with a $30,000 grant while the University of Akron Foundation received $25,000 for its Surveying and Mapping Curriculum Upgrade. Washington State Community College, Marietta, is making Equipment Upgrades for its Mechanical Engineering Program with its $20,000, while Zane State College received $15,000 for its Understanding Rock Properties initiative.

School districts and their programs were also funded, including:

-- Akron Public Schools Summit, Perfect Pitch: Investigating the Design of Wind Turbine Blades

-- Champion Middle School, Trumbull, Community Stewardship Project

-- Earth Day Coalition, Cuyahoga, Student Learning and Leadership for Life

-- Girl Scouts Of Northeast Ohio, Stark, "It's Your Plant - Love It!" Girl Scout Journey Project

-- National Inventors Hall Of Fame, Stem Middle School Summit, All About Wind

-- Our Lady Of The Lake, Cuyahoga, 2016 Year of Clean Transportation

-- Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center For Science, Mahoning, Silly Science Sunday in September

-- Urban Community School, Cuyahoga, Learning Garden at Urban Community School

-- Veggie U, Cuyahoga, In-Classroom Garden

-- Willard Pre K-8 School, Trumbull, Star Light, Star Bright

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.

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