PPL Montana is accepting applications from community organizations for a share of $100,000 in grants from its Community Fund. The grants help support projects that improve the quality of education, enhance the environment and spur economic development throughout Montana.
“We’re proud to help organizations whose programs touch the lives of thousands of Montanans, and I encourage community groups, environmental organizations and academic institutions to apply for the spring grants,” said Lisa Perry, community affairs manager for PPL Montana. “At PPL Montana, we believe in giving something back to the communities where we do business.”
Under the direction of a statewide advisory board, PPL Montana has awarded $600,000 since 2005 to more than 95 organizations that are addressing issues related to education, the environment and economic development, she said.
PPL Montana issues its Community Fund grants in the spring and fall. Organizations can request up to $10,000. The deadline to apply for the spring 2008 grants is Jan. 31.
The 18-member advisory board, which includes civic and business leaders as well as PPL Montana employees, helps determine how best to distribute the funds. The spring grants will be awarded at the end of March.
For more information about the Community Fund, or to apply, click here.
PPL Montana provides safe, reliable energy from coal-fired power plants at Colstrip and Billings, as well as 11 hydroelectric plants along West Rosebud Creek and the Missouri, Madison, Clark Fork and Flathead rivers. It has a combined generating capacity of more than 1,200 megawatts and has offices in Billings, Butte and Helena. PPL Montana and its 500 employees are dedicated to Montana and its communities, supporting educational, environmental and economic development programs across the state. PPL EnergyPlus operates a trading floor in Butte that markets and sells power for PPL Montana in wholesale and retail energy markets throughout the western United States. PPL Montana and PPL EnergyPlus are subsidiaries of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL).