"Con Edison awarded $22 million in grants in 2025 to help New Yorkers tackle climate change, funding projects from restoring fire-damaged Prospect Park to training New Yorkers for green energy careers. Con Edison has donated these grants to non-profit and community organizations, focusing on three key areas: protecting natural ecosystems, developing clean energy workforce skills, and advancing social justice initiatives. The company's focused approach provides non-profit organizations across the five boroughs and Westchester County."
"Following last year's two-acre woodland fire, the Alliance is revitalizing 130 acres with drought-resistant plantings and innovative flood control measures in the borough's last remaining upland forest. The Prospect Park Alliance is revitalizing 130 acres with drought-resistant plantings. (Photo via Con Edison). This is about more than just restoring green space, said Morgan Monaco, Prospect Park Alliance President. We're building environmental resilience to protect our community's natural resources for generations to come."
Con Edison awarded $22 million in grants in 2025 to help New Yorkers tackle climate change, funding projects from restoring fire-damaged Prospect Park to training New Yorkers for green energy careers. The grants were donated to non-profit and community organizations and focus on protecting natural ecosystems, developing clean energy workforce skills, and advancing social justice initiatives. The awards provide resources to organizations across the five boroughs and Westchester County to address climate impacts locally. A $750,000 Consolidated Edison Foundation grant supported Habitat for Humanity's CDFI. Prospect Park Alliance is revitalizing 130 acres with drought-resistant plantings and flood-control measures after a two-acre woodland fire to build long-term environmental resilience.
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