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Piedmont Natural Gas today announced a $30,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help communities recover and rebuild after Hurricane Florence.

The Duke Energy Foundation recently awarded nearly $300,000 in grants to 11 South Carolina organizations that impact communities served by Duke Energy through nonprofit capacity-building efforts, expanding access to arts and culture, and other strategic community initiatives.

Since its launch in 2011, the Urban Revitalization program has issued $2.2 million in grants to 65 projects – including $275,000 to nine projects in 2018.

The Duke Energy Foundation is investing approximately $400,000 in Indiana youth to improve literacy, including helping to maintain and improve reading levels over the summer.

Emphasizing the importance of workforce development, literacy and science, technology, engineering and math, Duke Energy recently awarded more than $660,000 in grants to 16 programs across the Palmetto State.

Duke Energy is empowering students, educators and the workforce of the future by investing $2.5 million in 67 education and training initiatives across North Carolina.

Sixteen organizations spanning 46 counties in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia will receive more than $1.2 million in new grants from Duke Energy’s Water Resources Fund to support environmental and wildlife programs.

Emphasizing the importance of workforce development and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Duke Energy recently awarded more than $1.56 million in grants to 46 Florida-based programs.

Duke Energy is expanding its investment in Ohio and Kentucky students and workforce development by funding 36 education and training programs – totaling nearly $600,000.

Students at Independence Elementary School in Rock Hill, S.C., recently celebrated a week of activities focused on science and technology by flipping the switch on the newest addition to the Patriots’ campus: a 230 kilowatt solar system made possible by the Duke Energy Solar Rebate Program.