The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting applications through May 31 for $500,000 in grants to help strengthen North Carolina small businesses through its Hometown Grant Revitalization Program.
The foundation will choose nonprofits in 20 communities to receive $25,000 each to distribute micro-grants of $500 to $2,500 to local small businesses. The nonprofits are allowed to use up to $2,500 of the initial grant to pay the cost of administering their programs.
The grants are meant to help small businesses…
