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Xcel Energy Foundation announces education grant recipients

DENVER - Xcel Energy Foundation has announced recipients of 167 education grants for a total of $1.6 million across the company’s 11-state service territory.

The foundation’s Supporting Education focus area grants are determined annually, and support math, science and economic education programs for grades K-16. Area grants include:

• $30,000 to Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain, Inc. to develop a new math curriculum for sixth graders. The curriculum will complement the district’s efforts to utilize “connected math.”
• $20,000 to help economically disadvantaged middle school students and minority high school students in Metro Denver develop essential skills necessary to successfully complete coursework in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to develop an interest in these fields. The Summer Science Scholars Program and the Summer Science Institute are run by Metropolitan State College of Denver.
• $20,000 to support the High School Science Bowl, Middle School Science Bowl and the Junior Solar Sprint/Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car competitions. The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden conducts these fun, yet challenging competitions that generate student excitement about science, mathematics and technology.

For information on specific grants in the Denver metropolitan area, please contact Xcel Energy’s media services department in Denver at (303) 294-2300.

Xcel Energy, its employees and retirees support non-profit organizations in their communities through grants, matching gifts and volunteer initiatives. Xcel Energy Foundation oversees more than $7.5 million in funded charitable activities of Xcel Energy and its subsidiaries. For more information, visit www.xcelenergy.com.