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RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources (NYSE: D), has awarded $500,000 in grants to colleges and community colleges in Virginia.
"This new program was created specifically for higher education," said William C. Hall Jr., a vice president of Dominion and president of The Dominion Foundation. "We see the importance in funding and cultivating the innovative studies that are happening at our colleges and universities and their potential for the future."
Grants ranging from $10,000 to $40,000 will support programs in business, skilled craft, engineering, environmental and technical studies, and for student-led conservation programs.
Grant recipients include:
Dominion, its charitable foundation and its employees this year will donate millions of dollars and more than 125,000 volunteer hours in programs that help improve the quality of life for people in the states in which Dominion operates. The Dominion Foundation's focus areas include preservation of natural resources, work force development and education, diversity initiatives, neighborhood and community development, and basic needs for food and shelter.
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 27,600 megawatts of generation. Dominion operates the nation's largest natural gas storage system and serves retail energy customers in 12 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's website at www.dom.com.
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