Duke Energy Foundation Grants

Rolling grant applications for $20,000 or less support workforce development, community revitalization and local economic development, economic recovery, natural-disaster preparedness and response, resilience to extreme weather, natural environments, conservation, clean water, healthy ecosystems, upward economic mobility, transitions to modern energy infrastructure, and reducing obstacles to opportunity for families and individuals experiencing financial need. Eligible applicants: Grant applications must be for $20,000 or less.; Applicants must contact their state representative to discuss the grant proposal before filing an application.; Applicants must have current tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a governmental entity, including a school district.; Governmental entities must submit a W-9.; Applicants must serve communities that are also served by Duke Energy.; Applicants must serve communities without discrimination based on race, creed, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation or national origin.; Applicants must have a method to measure, track and report one or more program outcomes and specific results demonstrating measurable community impact.; Churches and evangelical organizations are ineligible.; Private foundations and endowments, including private operating foundations, are ineligible.; Foreign organizations are ineligible.; For-profit organizations are ineligible.; Individuals are ineligible.; Organizations with a substantial purpose of influencing a political, legislative or regulatory cause, including Section 501(c)(4), Section 501(c)(6) or similar organizations, are ineligible.; Nonprofit organizations that are not tax-exempt under Section 501(a) are ineligible.; Fraternal, veteran and labor membership organizations serving only their own members are ineligible.; Organizations offering or providing Duke Energy Corporation, the Duke Energy Foundation, or their respective officers or employees any benefit from the grant are ineligible.; Nonprofit organizations that are opposing or intervening parties, or fund such parties, in a proceeding involving Duke Energy are ineligible.; Organizations that fund or produce negative advertisements against Duke Energy are ineligible.; Projects or equipment that generate or store electricity, including generators and solar panels, are ineligible; educational demonstration projects may be permissible if they do not connect to the electric grid.; Direct cost reduction for electric or gas service provided by Duke Energy is ineligible.; Weatherization and energy-efficiency projects that reduce energy consumption and could benefit Duke Energy's regulatory compliance are ineligible.; General support for emergency-preparedness equipment is ineligible, except that the Foundation may occasionally support such equipment through prescriptive RFP opportunities outside its open-grants process.; Individual K-12 schools and organizations operating within an individual school are ineligible; school grants may be considered at the district level.; Sports teams, athletic programs and athletic events are ineligible.; Religious programs, projects and activities are ineligible.; General operating expenses are ineligible.; Capital investments and improvements are ineligible.; An institution may not receive multiple grants in the same calendar year.. Geography served: Communities served by Duke Energy. From the foundation's site: "We accept grant applications for $20,000 and less throughout the year on a rolling basis for the focus areas describe below."