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The Social Justice Grants Initiative is closed. All $5 Million has been successfully distributed to nonprofits in need across our 15 state footprint over a 24-month time frame.
The Social Justice Grants Initiative is intended to address the fundamental causes of systemic racism (ex. racial injustice, health disparities, voter suppression, educational access, environmental injustice and/or law and criminal justice reform) that impact Black/African Americans across our footprint.
Dominion Energy shares the anger of our communities at the unjustified deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. Our communities are grieving. Words can evoke empathy, compassion and understanding, but we believe ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER®.
We are committing $5 million to support the need for broad-based community reconciliation, rebuilding and healing across the states where Dominion Energy operates. Of that amount, the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation will make grants totaling $4 million to support non-profit organizations advocating for social justice and equality. Under a separate program, the We Care Rebuild Project, we will commit the remaining $1 million to help minority-owned and small businesses recover from recent disruptions.
The Social Justice Grants Initiative is intended to address the fundamental causes of systemic racism. Grants will support projects or programs that:
Leadership Grants (closed)
Community Grants (closed)
Community Grants will be awarded to support community-based programs that address a compelling localized need or opportunity with the potential for out-sized impact.
To complement the Social Justice Grants Initiative, we also announced that Dominion Energy will provide 11 historically black colleges and universities in Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and South Carolina with support through a $35 million initiative aimed at promoting higher education equity.
The six-year "HBCU Promise" program will provide $25 million in funding to select institutions. Additionally, a $10 million scholarship fund will support African American and underrepresented minority students across the company's service territory.
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