PR Newswire | Mar 17, 2021 03:45PM EDT

education initiatives in 15 Indiana counties

03/17 14:44 CDT

Duke Energy Foundation awards more than $311,000 in grants to support K-12 education initiatives in 15 Indiana counties- Counties include: Boone, Crawford, Daviess, Decatur, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Knox, Lawrence, Monroe, Ripley, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo and Wabash.- Many of the initiatives address student learning gaps caused by pandemic. PLAINFIELD, Ind., March 17, 2021

PLAINFIELD, Ind., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded $311,246 in grants to 22 different K-12 education programs in 15 Indiana counties for 2021.

The grants support summer reading programs; energy, engineering and environmental education programs; and programs that support under-represented, low-income or diverse audiences.

"We all know many students missed out on several learning opportunities last year," said Stan Pinegar, Duke Energy state president for Indiana. "I am proud that we are able to offer these grants to students in communities throughout our service territory with the hope of helping those students catch up, restore their passion for learning and encourage them to meet and exceed their educational goals."

"Duke Energy Foundation funding is critical to supporting literacy development during the summer for our primary students," said Amy Etienne, principal at South Crawford Elementary school in Crawford County. "This funding from the Foundation will support our summer reading program and provide valuable time for our students to learn."

The Foundation makes these grants available through the company's "Powerful Communities" program, which helps power the lives of customers and the vitality of communities through charitable giving.

The complete grant recipient list includes:

COUNTY ORGANIZATION FOCUS GRANT

Zionsville Education Help teachers with resources they Boone Foundation need to address education challenges$10,000 during the pandemic

Crawford Co. Summer school for selected students Crawford Community School to improve basic literacy skills $25,000 Corp.

Vincennes Community Improve WLA learning environment Daviess School Corp. / through purchase of Student $10,000 Washington Learning Emotional Learning curriculum Academy

Decatur Decatur Co. CommunityLiteracy camp to help young readers $10,000 Schools with 1-on-1 instruction

Carmel Education Summer school program for rising Hamilton Foundation second-grade students to improve $20,000 reading skills

North Knox Primary Summer school program to help first Knox School and-second-grade students to improve$10,000 reading skills

Hendricks Danville Community "Warrior Whiz" summer education $11,506 School Corp. remediation program

Hendricks Plainfield Community Summer reading camp to improve $10,000 Schools reading and math skills

Hendricks The Imagination Lab One-day intensive summer Odyssey for$10,000 Plainfield elementary students

Howard Kokomo School Corp. Summer Discovery Program for early $20,000 elementary students

Howard Northwestern School Reading remediation for students in $9,240 Corp. grades 1-4

Howard United Way of Howard Program to improve literacy skills $15,000 Co. for students

Lawrence United Way of Conduct STEM-related courses for $10,000 Lawrence Co. grades K-6

Foundation for MonroeProvide professional development for Monroe Co. Community Schoolsup to 150 teachers to build $10,000 equity-centered education skills

Kids Discovery Renovate and expand donated building Ripley Factory to permanently house Kids Discovery $10,000 Factory

Milan Community Three-week summer remedial reading Ripley Schools program for selected students in $10,000 grades 1-3

Projects include a summer camp devoted to empowering women in TippecanoePurdue University business, and PROJECT TEACH, which $50,000 helps high school students explore careers in teaching

VermillionSouth Vermillion Summer reading program to support $15,000 Community Schools early literacy

Chances and Services CASY and museum combine to offer Vigo for Youth and Camp science and literary curriculum for $11,000 Rave / Terre Haute K-5 students to address summer Children's Museum "brain drain"

Vigo Rose-Hulman InstituteProfessional development for STEM $10,000 of Technology teachers who teach in grades 6-12

Vigo Vigo County School Team Vigo Summer Edition $15,000 Corporation

Wabash Wabash County YMCA SPARK - Summer Program of Awesome $10,000 Reading for Kids

Duke Energy Indiana and Duke Energy Foundation

Duke Energy Indiana, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), provides about 6,600 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 840,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service area, making it Indiana's largest electric supplier.

The Duke Energy Foundation provides philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. In Indiana, the foundation contributes more than $2 million annually in charitable gifts, and is funded by Duke Energy shareholder dollars. More information about the foundation and its Powerful Communities program can be found at duke-energy.com/foundation.

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