CLAREMONT — Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) has announced that matching grants for renewable energy projects are now available through the Katy Gerke Memorial Program (KGMP) to Christian churches in the following 12 Upper Connecticut River Valley towns in New Hampshire: Claremont, Bath, Charlestown, Cornish, Hanover, Haverhill, Lebanon, Lyme, New London, Oxford, Piermont and Plainfield; and also to churches in Vermont.
The memorial program was established by Dr. Paul Gerke in memory of his wife, the late Dr. Katy Gerke, and Vermont Interfaith Power and Light administers the program. The mission of the KGMP is to improve the energy efficiency of Christian churches in Vermont and the 12 New Hampshire towns listed, according to a press release.
The expansion of the KGMP to include renewable energy projects builds on the program’s initial grants which have enabled churches to obtain professional energy audits and to undertake cost-effective energy efficiency projects. Since the initiation of the Katy Gerke Memorial Program in 2014, VTIPL has awarded over $57,000 in matching grants to 19 faith communities.
Vermont Interfaith Power and Light is a Vermont 501c(3) nonprofit whose mission is to support the efforts of faith communities in addressing climate change.
Christian churches in Vermont and the 12 New Hampshire towns identified above are encouraged to apply for matching grants for energy audits, efficiency projects, and now, renewable energy projects using the downloadable grant applications available on its website, www.vtipl.org.
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