Exelon Announces 27 Green Lab Grant Winners for 2022, Plans to Advance STEM Education in Under-Resourced Communities

Exelon (Nasdaq: EXC), the nation’s largest energy delivery company, and the Exelon Foundation announced they will award a total of $868,000 in Green Lab Grants to 27 education-focused organizations. The grants will go toward investments in hands-on educational spaces where high school students can prepare for careers in STEM (science, technology, math and engineering).

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“We are partnering with local high schools and education-focused nonprofits, providing resources that will equip young people in our communities with the critically important STEM skills necessary to succeed in family-supporting careers,” said Calvin Butler, president and chief operating officer of Exelon. “We want these students to one day work for us, and help Exelon lead the clean energy transformation.”

Public and private schools, as well as nonprofit organizations that run out-of-school programs serving Title I-eligible students, can apply for Green Lab Grants of up to $50,000 each. The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, conducts an independent review of grant applications and administers the program, which benefits organizations based in Exelon’s service territories in Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

This year’s Green Lab Grants recipients are:

Delaware
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Wilmington
$15,000; Mussels for Clean Water Initiative – Research Lab

District of Columbia
STEM4US!, Washington
$50,000; Green Construction Training Lab for Anacostia-area high school students

The Swaliga Foundation, Washington
$25,000; OuterSpace Lab at Potomac Gardens Housing Development

Illinois
After School Matters, Chicago
$35,000; Urban STEM space and gardening apprenticeship program

Calculated Genius, Chicago
$50,000; Free STEM lab for Chicago Public Schools students, housed at KDM Engineering

Chicago Youth Centers, Chicago
$36,000; Addition of a Green Lab to the Chicago Youth Center

Curie High School, Chicago
$15,000; Sustainability Exploration Lab addition to Curie FabLab

Current Innovation, NFP, Chicago
$40,000; Blue EDP Mobile Lab for Chicago Public Schools students

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, Chicago
$29,498; Urban Roots Environmental Justice Program for Al Raby High School students

Howard Area Community Center, Chicago
$33,590 Extended Reality (XR) Lab addition to the Howard Area Community Center

Morton Freshman Center, Cicero
$50,000; Garden Club and Summer Garden Program

Morton West High School, Berwyn