Shell provides funding for local projects that are located near our facilities and exploration interests throughout Canada. In these communities, we meet with our neighbours to understand the key community issues. To meet these priorities, we may extend our social investments beyond our core areas of Environment, Education and Employees. Examples of local funding initiatives range from community health to economic development and K to 12 educational programs.
Safety is always Shell’s top priority. To celebrate the expansion of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), owners Shell, Chevron and Marathon created a safety program for communities neighbouring our Albian and Scotford operations and our proposed Quest project.
This program will provide $300,000 each year from 2011 to 2013 to support safety initiatives in these focus areas:
- Motor vehicle safety
- Injury and fire prevention
- Workplace safety training for students
- Emergency response
Organizations in communities neighbouring the AOSP are eligible to apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $100,000.
Application deadlines are October 15 and April 15.
