UES Grants Program Makes $80,000 Available to Local Nonprofit Groups

KINGMAN, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UniSource Energy Services (UES) will award $80,000 this fall to help
nonprofit organizations improve education, protect our environment and
expand limited-income assistance through its Community Impact Grants.

Applications and guidelines will become available on UESโ€™ website at uesaz.com/community
beginning on Tuesday, August 1. Applications must be submitted online by
5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, to be considered for funding.

UES Community Impact Grants are available to organizations in
northern and southern Arizona communities served by UES. Grants will be
awarded this fall to nonprofit organizations that provide services in
three focus areas:

  • Education. Eligible programs may include enrichment activities
    for preschool through 12th grades, classroom supplies and field trips,
    teacher support, and science, technology, engineering, art and math
    activities.
  • Environmental protection and sustainability. Local or statewide
    programs and projects that support efforts to preserve and protect
    air, land, water and habitat may qualify.
  • Community assistance. Qualifying programs provide services for
    limited-income families and individuals affected by homelessness,
    domestic violence, poverty, child abuse and substance abuse.

Grant funds will be divided among UESโ€™ service areas based on
population. UES will award $15,000 in Coconino County, $29,000 in Mohave
County, $8,500 in Navajo County, $12,500 in Santa Cruz County and
$15,000 in Yavapai County. The minimum grant request amount is $1,000.

UES Community Impact Grants are awarded annually through a competitive
process. UES employees evaluate program effectiveness and sustainability
to choose grant recipients, who must demonstrate financial and
organizational stability and meet other criteria. Agencies often use
their grants as matching funds to seek additional funding from other
sources.

UES provides electric service to approximately 95,000 customers in
Mohave and Santa Cruz counties. The company also provides natural gas to
approximately 154,000 customers in northern and southern Arizona. For
more information about UES, visit uesaz.com.
UES and its parent company, UNS Energy, are subsidiaries of Fortis,
Inc., which owns utilities that serve more than 3 million customers
across Canada and in the United States and the Caribbean. To learn more,
visit fortisinc.com.

Contacts

UniSource Energy Services
Wendy Erica Werden, 520-396-2915
[email protected]