The Duke Energy Foundation has granted $750,000 in Hometown Grants to revitalize small businesses in North Carolina communities — boosting the total from the original target announced in April of $500,000 for the effort.
That allowed the foundation to provide grants to downtowns in 30 communities instead of the April goal of assisting 20.
“We were astounded by the number and quality of the applications, so we decided to increase the foundation’s commitment and help even more downtown communities…
