ATLANTA, GA / ACCESSWIRE / November 6, 2024 / Southern company:

The latest round of programs provides $1 million in funding to help Georgia organizations advance investments in clean and vibrant waterways

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 $1 million in grants through the program, which invests in water resource-focused projects that result in measurable benefits to Georgia’s environment and communities, including projects to conserve and restore the state’s waterways, lakes and rivers.

“For more than a century, protecting Georgia’s natural heritage and resources has been a fundamental element of our commitment A citizen wherever we servesaid Jason Cuevas, vice president of corporate responsibility at Georgia Power and president and CEO of the Georgia Power Foundation. “The Waters for Georgia grant program is just one way we partner with important organizations like the Trust for Public Land and the Seabrook Village Foundation, which works to protect our state’s water resources for Georgians today and tomorrow to preserve and improve for generations. We congratulate this year’s winners and look forward to the impact of their work.”

The Public Lands Trust – The Trust for Public Land works with communities to create, protect and manage naturally rich places that are critical to human well-being. The goal of their work is to connect individuals with nature by creating parks and protecting land for people to ensure healthy communities for the future. This organization will use grants to restore hydrologic infrastructure, introduce green infrastructure, and establish riverfront plant buffers in Mableton adjacent to the Fulton County Airport – Brown Field.

Seabrook Village Foundation – This nonprofit organization is dedicated to research, education, and authentic representation of the Reconstruction culture and environment of coastal Georgia’s rural African American community. This organization will use grants to provide a living shoreline facility that will enable a healthy marsh ecosystem while preserving the shoreline and preventing erosion that could impact the historic heritage of the Gullah Geechee community.

The environmental policies and activities of the Waters for Georgia program, administered by the Bonneville Energy Foundation, include green infrastructure, water quality management, best management practices and community engagement. Since launching in 2019, this strategic water quality initiative has supported 18 projects with a total investment of $3 million to improve water quality across the state. Previous grant recipients include Trees Atlanta, The Nature Conservancy, The Georgia Conservancy, Golden Triangle Resource Conservation and Development Council, Eco-Action and more. The Georgia Power Foundation expects to initiate the next funding cycle in 2025.

The Georgia Power Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the third largest corporate giving foundation in Georgia. Since its founding in 1986, the foundation has been strengthening Georgia’s future with funds donated by its shareholders. Georgia Power’s philanthropic focus is to be citizens everywhere we operate by investing in education, environmental protection, communities and social justice efforts. Learn more at https://www.georgiapower.com/community.html

About Georgia Power

Georgia Power is the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), America’s leading energy company. Value, reliability, customer service and responsibility are the cornerstones of the company’s promise to 2.7 million customers in all but four of Georgia’s 159 counties. Committed to providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy, Georgia Power has a diverse, innovative power generation mix that includes nuclear, coal and natural gas, as well as renewable energies such as solar, hydroelectric and wind. Georgia Power is focused on providing customers with superior service every day and the company is recognized by JD Power as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the company on Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), X (X.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram (Instagram.com/ga_power).

For more information: Georgia Power; Media Relations, (404) 506-7676 or (800) 282-1696, www.georgiapower.com.

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