The DTE Energy Foundation has awarded $1.26 million in grants to 10 Detroit-area nonprofit organizations focused on education, employment, the environment, human needs, arts and culture, community transformation, and economic progress, per a press release.
The recipients include ACCESS, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Downtown Detroit Partnership, and seven other southeast Michigan nonprofit entities.
"We selected these organizations because they support families in need, attract people and businesses to our state, and promote events that connect each of us to our neighbors," says Lynette Dowler, president of the DTE Foundation.
The DTE Energy Foundation is dedicated to cultivating diverse, inclusive, and equitable communities and supports nonprofit organizations focused on education and employment, the environment, human needs, arts and culture, community transformation, and economic progress.
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