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Annual Powering Communities Grant Program provides grants of up to $10,000 each to improve infrastructure and support community organizations in Illinois
CHICAGO, January 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd today announced that municipal and community organizations in northern Illinois can now apply for the 2025 Powering Communities Grant Program, which advances environmental initiatives; accelerates public safety and clean transportation projects; and increases access to arts programs in communities ComEd serves. Organizations are encouraged to apply for one of the three annual grant programs: Green Region, Powering Safe Communities, and Powering the Arts. Qualifying proposals are eligible for grants of up to $10,000 each.
Organizations interested in applying for the Powering Communities Grant Program should visit ComEd.com/Grants for more information, including how to apply for funding. Applications will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. CST on March 28, 2025.
"At ComEd, we do more than make sure the lights stay on—we power communities," said Melissa Washington, senior vice president of customer operations and strategic initiatives at ComEd. "We are thankful for our partnerships with Openlands, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus and the League of Chicago Theatres which allow us to support important projects that help improve the quality of life in the northern Illinois neighborhoods in which we live and work."
The annual competitive grants program is part of ComEd's comprehensive investment in the communities it serves. Since its origin, these programs have delivered over $5.3 million in funding to support hundreds of local community-based projects.
The Green Region Grant Program, in partnership with Openlands, supports non-profit, educational, and public organizations in their efforts to plan for, protect, and improve open space. Now in its thirteenth year, the grant program has supported the development of ADA-accessible trails, planted thousands of trees and vegetation, and facilitated land improvements, among other projects. A summary of 2024 Green Region grant recipients can be found here.
"Nature makes everything better. We are proud of our continued partnership with ComEd to support nature-based projects that increase community livability, improve our physical and mental health, and make our ecosystems more resilient," said Michael Davidson, President and CEO of Openlands. "To ensure our region remains competitive in the face of environmental and socioeconomic change, we must all do our part to support building greener communities."