• Education
  • Assist organizations that provide educational opportunities, public school systems in distressed cities and towns, and two- and four-year colleges.
• Civic and Community
  • Job Training - Fund programs that develop technically skilled people for existing and potential jobs.
  • Economic Development - Support local, state, regional and national efforts to promote the economy and create jobs in the WMECo service territory.
  • Housing - Assist organizations that are renovating and building low- and moderate-income housing with energy conservation in mind.
• Arts and Culture
  • Fund diverse art and cultural programs.

Not Eligible

The program generally will not fund organizations that receive direct support from United Way, Community Health Charities, or other federated funds. WMECo provides support to these umbrella agencies through its Corporate Citizenship initiatives. Grants are not provided for the following:

• Individuals
• Organizations located outside WMECo's service territory and whose services do not benefit a majority of our customers.
• Corporations that do not qualify as charitable organizations as defined by the Internal Revenue Code
• Private foundations
• Projects benefiting limited groups (religious, fraternal, political)
• Athletic outings
• Reducing or eliminating a preexisting debt
• Conferences and seminars
• Advertising

Follow these links for information about the application process and a grant application (PDF:45KB).