$9,500 grant funds Dorchester education, emergency comms
SALISBURY — A Vienna-based nonprofit will receive $9,500 to expand environmental education and emergency communications in Dorchester County through community radio, Delmarva Power and the Delaware Nature Society announced Wednesday. The Community Informatics Institute is one of six organizations in Maryland and Delaware sharing $55,000 through the utility’s 2026 Sustainable Communities Grant Program, which backs local groups working on environmental problems and community needs. The grant will go toward educational modules and partnerships meant to build resilience in what the utility called one of Maryland’s most climate-vulnerable regions. The money may also support two of the institute’s current projects, Dorchester Connect and Vienna Radio, according to the announcement. Founded in 2023, the institute says it uses information and communication technology to boost civic engagement and connect residents with resources. Its president is Kathryn Masten, a community informatics scholar who settled in Vienna in 2021, and the group has been planning a low-power FM station for the town. “The people who know the community best are the people who live there,” said Amber Perry, Delmarva Power’s Maryland region president. She said the funded groups are “finding practical ways to make their neighborhoods better places to live.” The other five grants, ranging
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