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Grants were presented to eight initiatives that aim to increase training opportunities for students who want to become electric line technicians or pursue other energy industry careers.

The Duke Energy Foundation will donate $5,000 to the Greater Cincinnati-Dayton Region of the American Red Cross to assist victims of Monday night’s tornadoes.

Duke Energy announced today it is investing $1 million over five years to support expansion of pre-kindergarten education for children in Mecklenburg County, N.C.

Duke Energy announced today it is awarding $3.2 million in grants to support 131 innovative K-12 education programs across the communities served by the company.

The Duke Energy Foundation in 2019 is providing $448,250 in grants to more than 30 schools and other educational organizations throughout Indiana.

Twelve organizations will receive $940,000 in new grants from Duke Energy’s Water Resources Fund to support environmental and wildlife programs. With this final round of Water Resources Fund grants, Duke Energy has reached its commitment to invest $10 million to help local organizations protect and improve the environment.

Duke Energy is investing in Greater Cincinnati students, educators and communities by awarding $264,138 in grants to 21 education programs.

Duke Energy today celebrated the ceremonial grand opening of its new 1,640-megawatt Citrus Combined Cycle Station located at the 5,100-acre Crystal River Energy Complex in Citrus County, Fla., about 85 miles north of Tampa. The station started producing energy for 4.5 million Floridians in late 2018.

After a year of record-setting weather events – from tornadoes and flooding to ice storms and hurricanes – the Duke Energy Foundation today announced $1 million in funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency to these major weather events with advanced preparation and planning through the Powerful Communities: Storm Resiliency grant program.

The Salvation Army received $311,000 from Duke Energy Ohio for the 2019 HeatShare program. The Salvation Army administers the donations made to the program, in collaboration with Duke Energy Ohio, to provide people in need with financial assistance with their utility bills.