By NV Energy
The NV Energy Foundation has awarded its Clean Energy Access for Nevada (CLEAN) grant to four Nevada nonprofit organizations, Envirolution, Faith Organizing Alliance, Las Vegas Indian Center and Make the Road Nevada, for programs that will advance workforce development and promote the benefits of clean energy in Nevada, especially in rural and historically underrepresented communities.
“Community partnerships are essential to bringing the environmental and economic development benefits of clean energy to Nevada’s diverse communities,” said Tony Sanchez, NV Energy Executive Vice President of Business Development and External Relations. “We appreciate the opportunity to support these four dynamic organizations through the new CLEAN grant.”
The CLEAN grant was created to drive innovation among 501c3 organizations to develop projects that advance clean energy, with priority placed on those that demonstrate environmental stewardship, promote workforce and economic development and meet NV Energy’s diversity and equity commitment, including support of underrepresented communities, especially Nevada’s indigenous and tribal populations.
Envirolution will receive a CLEAN grant of $96,000 to support the expansion of its middle school and high school renewable energy curriculum to rural Northern Nevada communities. This curriculum will be augmented to spotlight clean energy career paths created by the Northern Nevada Electric Join Apprentice and Training Committee (NNEJATC) and the Electrical Joint Apprentice and Training Committee of Southern Nevada (EJATCSNV). Envirolution is the only Nevada-based nonprofit focused solely on renewable and energy efficiency curriculum for middle and high school students.
Faith Organizing Alliance will receive a CLEAN grant of $50,000 to develop and implement education programs that increase awareness of climate and clean energy opportunities among African Americans. The nonprofit educates and trains individuals, faith based/civic leaders and other community organizations on civic engagement and public policy as it pertains to voter education, social justice, and clean energy.
Las Vegas Indian Center (LVIC) will receive a CLEAN grant of $50,000 for educational training to their constituent families, southern Nevada’s Indigenous population, on renewable energy programs. LVIC was founded over 40 years ago to support the self-sufficiency of Indigenous people who were relocating to urban areas. It is the only nonprofit located in southern Nevada that focuses on the Native American population.
Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) will receive a CLEAN grant of $50,000 to implement a clean energy campaign that educates their constituency, primarily Hispanic/Latinx families, on efforts that can be made to improve their impact on the environment through education and adoption of clean energy programs. MRNV develops impactful campaigns to improve the quality of life for immigrants and working-class families across Nevada, focusing on health equity, affordable housing, tenants’ rights, climate change and immigrant rights.
“Our CLEAN grant augments other work NV Energy is doing to move forward Governor Steve Sisolak’s and the Nevada Legislature’s vision for a new sustainable energy economy that benefits all Nevadans,” said Sanchez.
In 2020, the NV Energy Foundation supported the community by giving nearly $5 million in both financial and in-kind donations, which included 13,700 volunteer hours, to 259 Nevada nonprofit organizations in 2020. The NV Energy Foundation is not funded by NV Energy customers. Information about the NV Energy Foundation is available at nvenergy.com/foundation.
NV Energy provides a wide range of energy services to more than 1.5 million customers throughout Nevada and a typical tourist population of 54 million annually. NV Energy, Inc. is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, do business as NV Energy. NV Energy is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Information about NV Energy is available on the company’s website, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages, which can be accessed via nvenergy.com.
