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Duke Energy is preparing is preparing for hurricane season and stands in support of communities across South Carolina by announcing $500,000 in microgrants to help increase their resiliency and their ability to help residents prepare for and recover from the devastation brought by significant weather events.

An additional $125,000 in financial assistance is available to Duke Energy customers in Ohio and Kentucky who may be struggling to pay their energy bills. This is in addition to the $292,000 that was originally dedicated to the Greater Cincinnati area combining for a total of $417,000 through Duke Energy’s Share the Light Fund®.

First responders, including representatives from local police, fire and emergency management agencies throughout southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky attended an interactive training session on the company’s preparation for and response to severe weather.

The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding more than $300,000 in shareholder-funded grants to 16 organizations providing job search, education and specialized training opportunities for Hoosiers.

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded 10 grants totaling $200,000 to organizations in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky focused on climate resiliency and protecting natural resources.

As Duke Energy celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day, it’s also important to recognize the critical role the state’s technical colleges and high schools play in preparing and training the energy workforce of the future. As part of the company’s ongoing support for these programs, the Duke Energy Foundation has granted $10,000 to each of the five training sites that are preparing lineworkers with the skills necessary to keep the lights on and ready the grid for a low-carbon future.

As National Lineworker Appreciation Day approaches on April 18, the Duke Energy Foundation announced a $50,000 grant to the Electrical Lineworker Program at St. Petersburg College (SPC) to help meet the energy industry's future workforce needs.

On April 18, Duke Energy celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day – an acknowledgement of the challenging work of utility lineworkers nationwide who are committed to keeping the lights on and readying the grid for a low-carbon future.

South Florida State College (SFSC) received more than $50,000 in grant funding from the Duke Energy Foundation at a Live-Wire Demonstration event on the College’s Highlands Campus today. The funding will be used to increase training in the College’s Electrical Lineworker Program.

The Duke Energy Foundation and the Indiana Economic Development Association Foundation today announced the release of a request for proposal for a newly launched child care innovation grants program.