Rocky Mountain Power Foundation awards over $286K to boost community enhancement & environmental respect initiatives
SALT LAKE CITY — The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation is pleased to announce $286,600 in grant awards to nonprofits and community organizations working to strengthen local communities, enhance public spaces and promote environmental stewardship across the regions served by Rocky Mountain Power.
Through these grants, the foundation is investing in projects that improve quality of life, support community resilience and foster a deeper connection to the environment. From community enhancement initiatives and public recreation projects to conservation, environmental education and natural resource protection efforts, these investments create meaningful and lasting benefits for the communities Rocky Mountain Power serves.
"Our communities thrive when people come together to support the places where they live, work and play," said Dick Garlish, director of the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation and president of Rocky Mountain Power. "We're proud to partner with organizations that are creating vibrant communities, preserving natural resources and helping ensure a sustainable future for generations to come."
These Community Enhancement & Environmental Respect grants are distributed through one of the four annual grant cycles offered by the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation, which supports a diverse range of organizations dedicated to strengthening communities and improving environmental outcomes throughout Rocky Mountain Power's service area.
In this funding cycle, 67 grants totaling $286,600 were awarded to organizations across Utah, Idaho and Wyoming:
Utah
Cache County
- Bridgerland Community Ice Arena
- Nibley Morgan Farm Corporation
Carbon County
- Castle Country Fuller Center
Daggett County
- Uintah Basin Economic Development District
Davis County
- Syracuse City
- The Nature Conservacy
Emery County
- Emery Pioneer Church Revitalization
- Ferron City Agricultural and Event Center
Grand County
- Moab Community Childcare
- Youth Garden Project
Iron County
- Virgin River Land Preservation Association
Salt Lake County
- City of South Salt Lake
- Girls on the Run Utah
- Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area
- Kearns High School
- Sageland Collaborative
- NeighborWorks Salt Lake
- Scenic Utah
- SheJumps
- I.J. and Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center
- Entrepreneur Education & Workforce Development for Economic Mobility
- Trails Utah
- Tree Utah
- Utah Community Action
- Utah Housing Coalition
- Utah Police Civilian Association
- Utah Pride Center
- Wasatch Community Gardens
San Juan County
- Canyon Country Youth Corps
- Town of Bluff
Summit County
- KPCW Radio
- SAVE PEOPLE SAVE WILDLIFE
- Summit Community Gardens & EATS
- Summit Land Conservancy
- Utah Athletic Foundation
- Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter
Tooele County
- Friends of Clark Historic Farm
- Grantsville High School Softball Team
- TVCC
Utah County
- Fathom Restoration
- Family Haven
Weber County
- Ogden City Corporation
- Ogden Nature Center
- Ogden’s Dinosaur Park and Museum Foundation
- Trails Foundation of Northern Utah
- OgdenCAN
Idaho
Bonneville County
- City of Iona
- Senior Citizens Community Center Inc.
Fremont County
- Ashton Police Department
- City of Teton
- North Fremont Fire District
Madison County
- City of Rexburg
Oneida County
- Samario Community Foundation
Wyoming
Albany County
- Laramie Animal Welfare Society (LAWS)
- Laramie BikeNet
- Louisa Swain Foundation/Wyoming Women’s History House (pictured above)
- SAFE Project
Big Horn County
- Big Horn County Library System
Carbon County
- Carbon County Library Foundation
Fremont County
- Habitat for Humanity, Wind River Country
- Water for Wildlife Foundation
- Wyoming Wildlife Federation
Natrona County
- Natrona County Public Library Foundation
- The Science Zone
Sublette County
- Friends of Pinedale Aquatic Center
Sweetwater County
- Connecting Our Neighbors
- Riverside Park Trails Complex