Dominion Gives Grants to Area Schools

Dominion Power awarded thousands of dollars in educational grants this month to schools throughout the Northern Virginia region.

The grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000.

Schools that received grants include:

• Greenville Elementary in Fauquier County
• Bush Hill Elementary in Fairfax County
• Newington Forest Elementary in Fairfax County
• Potowmack Elementary in Loudoun County
• The Alexandria Seaport Foundation
• City of Manassas Public Schools
• Prince William County Public Schools
• Lord Fairfax Community College
• Westlawn Elementary School in Fairfax County
• Spotsylvania High School
• Virginia Tech

The education partnership awards program received about 200 submissions this year. Grant requests went through three rounds of judging to be chosen, Dominion said.

Grants to K-12 schools focused on science, the environment, biology and energy focused projects, such as outdoor classrooms, school gardens and more. Grants to higher education institutions focused on workforce development.

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