Georgia Power Foundation Invests in Waters for Georgia With Grants
The Georgia Power Foundation has announced a $1 million grant distribution through its Waters for Georgia program to The Trust for Public Land and the Seabrook Village Foundation. The grants aim to support water resource-focused projects that deliver measurable environmental benefits across Georgia. The Trust for Public Land will use the funding to restore hydrological infrastructure and establish riverbank plant buffers in Mableton, while Seabrook Village Foundation will implement a living shoreline installation to preserve the Gullah Geechee community's heritage site. Since its 2019 launch, the program has supported 18 projects with $3 million in total investments. The next funding cycle is expected in 2025.
La Georgia Power Foundation ha annunciato una distribuzione di sovvenzioni di 1 milione di dollari attraverso il suo programma Waters for Georgia a The Trust for Public Land e alla Seabrook Village Foundation. Le sovvenzioni mirano a sostenere progetti focalizzati sulle risorse idriche che offrono vantaggi ambientali misurabili in tutto il Georgia. The Trust for Public Land utilizzerà i fondi per ripristinare le infrastrutture idrologiche e stabilire buffer vegetali lungo le rive a Mableton, mentre la Seabrook Village Foundation realizzerà un'installazione di riva vivente per preservare il sito patrimoniale della comunità Gullah Geechee. Dalla sua inaugurazione nel 2019, il programma ha sostenuto 18 progetti con investimenti totali di 3 milioni di dollari. Il prossimo ciclo di finanziamento è previsto per il 2025.
La Georgia Power Foundation ha anunciado una distribución de subvenciones de 1 millón de dólares a través de su programa Waters for Georgia para The Trust for Public Land y la Seabrook Village Foundation. Las subvenciones tienen como objetivo apoyar proyectos centrados en los recursos hídricos que proporcionen beneficios ambientales medibles en todo Georgia. The Trust for Public Land utilizará los fondos para restaurar la infraestructura hidrológica y establecer barreras vegetales a lo largo de las riberas en Mableton, mientras que la Seabrook Village Foundation implementará una instalación de costa viva para preservar el sitio patrimonial de la comunidad Gullah Geechee. Desde su lanzamiento en 2019, el programa ha apoyado 18 proyectos con un total de 3 millones de dólares en inversiones. Se espera que el próximo ciclo de financiamiento sea en 2025.
조지아 파워 재단은 Waters for Georgia 프로그램을 통해 The Trust for Public Land와 Seabrook Village Foundation에 100만 달러의 보조금을 배분한다고 발표했습니다. 이 보조금은 조지아 전역에서 측정 가능한 환경적 이점을 제공하는 수자원 중심 프로젝트를 지원하는 것을 목표로 합니다. The Trust for Public Land는 이 자금을 사용하여 Mableton의 수리적 인프라를 복원하고 강둑 식물 완충구역을 설정하며, Seabrook Village Foundation는 Gullah Geechee 커뮤니티의 유산지를 보존하기 위해 생활 해안선 설치를 시행할 것입니다. 2019년 출범 이후 이 프로그램은 총 300만 달러의 투자를 통해 18개 프로젝트를 지원했습니다. 다음 자금 조달 주기는 2025년에 예상됩니다.
La Georgia Power Foundation a annoncé une distribution de subventions d'un million de dollars à travers son programme Waters for Georgia à The Trust for Public Land et à la Seabrook Village Foundation. Ces subventions visent à soutenir des projets axés sur les ressources en eau qui apportent des avantages environnementaux mesurables à travers la Géorgie. The Trust for Public Land utilisera ces fonds pour restaurer les infrastructures hydrologiques et établir des zones tampons végétales le long des rives à Mableton, tandis que la Seabrook Village Foundation mettra en œuvre une installation de côte vivante pour préserver le site du patrimoine de la communauté Gullah Geechee. Depuis son lancement en 2019, le programme a soutenu 18 projets avec un total de 3 millions de dollars d'investissements. Le prochain cycle de financement est prévu pour 2025.
Die Georgia Power Foundation hat eine Verteilung von Fördermitteln in Höhe von 1 Million Dollar über ihr Programm Waters for Georgia an The Trust for Public Land und die Seabrook Village Foundation angekündigt. Die Fördermittel zielen darauf ab, wasserressourcenorientierte Projekte zu unterstützen, die messbare Umweltvorteile in ganz Georgia bieten. The Trust for Public Land wird die Mittel verwenden, um hydrologische Infrastrukturen wiederherzustellen und Pflanzenpuffersysteme an den Uferbereichen in Mableton zu schaffen, während die Seabrook Village Foundation eine lebende Uferinstallation durchführen wird, um das Erbe der Gullah Geechee-Gemeinschaft zu bewahren. Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 2019 hat das Programm 18 Projekte mit insgesamt 3 Millionen Dollar an Investitionen unterstützt. Der nächste Finanzierungszyklus wird für 2025 erwartet.
- Program demonstrates continued environmental investment commitment with $3 million total funding since 2019
- Strategic expansion of water quality initiatives across Georgia strengthens environmental infrastructure
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Latest round of program provides
The Georgia Power Foundation has announced the recipients of its Waters for Georgia grant program - The Trust for Public Land and the Seabrook Village Foundation. The organizations will share
"For more than a century, protecting Georgia's natural legacy and its resources has been a foundational element of our commitment to being A Citizen Wherever We Serve," said Jason Cuevas, vice president of Corporate Responsibility for Georgia Power, and president and CEO of the Georgia Power Foundation. "The Waters for Georgia grant program is just one way that we partner with instrumental organizations such as the Trust for Public Land and Seabrook Village Foundation that are working to preserve, and improve, our state's water resources for Georgians today, and for future generations. We congratulate this year's recipients and look forward to seeing the impact of their work."
The Trust for Public Land - The Trust for Public Land works alongside communities to create, protect and steward the nature-rich places that are vital to human well-being. Their work strives to connect individuals with the outdoors by creating parks and protecting land for people to ensure healthy communities for the future. This organization will use grant funding to restore hydrological infrastructure, introduce green infrastructure and establish riverbank plant buffers in Mableton, adjacent to the Fulton County Airport - Brown Field.
Seabrook Village Foundation - This nonprofit organization is dedicated to research, education and the authentic portrayal of the Reconstruction culture and environment of the rural African American community in coastal Georgia. This organization will use grant funding to provide a living shoreline installation that facilitates a healthy marsh ecosystem while preserving the shoreline and preventing erosion that could impact the historical heritage site to the Gullah Geechee community.
The environmental actions and activities of the Waters for Georgia program, administered by Bonneville Energy Foundation, include green infrastructure, managing water quality, best management practices and community engagement. Since the launch in 2019, this strategic water quality initiative has supported 18 projects totaling
The Georgia Power Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is the third-largest corporate giving foundation in Georgia. Since its creation in 1986, the foundation has been empowering the future of Georgia, with funds donated by shareholders. Georgia Power's philanthropic focus is to be a citizen wherever we serve by investing in education, environmental stewardship, communities, and social justice efforts. Learn more at https://www.georgiapower.com/community.html
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