Environmental Grant Program

2012 Environmental Grant Program
Missouri American Water Now Accepting Applications

Missouri American Water is now accepting applications for the 2012 Environmental Grant Program. The company will award grants of up to $10,000 to support diverse types of environmental sustainability activities such as watershed cleanups, reforestation efforts, biodiversity projects, streamside buffer restoration projects and hazardous waste collection efforts.

At Missouri American Water, we are committed to protecting the environment in the communities we serve and are proud to support the efforts of local organizations who share our vision.

Established in 2005, our Environmental Grant Program offers funds for innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and/or groundwater supplies in our local communities. We are pleased to offer this assistance to our community partners, while leveraging local resources and capabilities to make a positive impact on the environment. 

Deadline for entries is March 10, 2012

To qualify for Environmental Grant funding, a proposed project must be:

• Located within an Missouri American Water service area
• Completed between May 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012
• Be a new or innovative community initiative, or serve as significant expansion to an existing program.

For more information, please see our 2012 Program Brochure and Grant Application Form.

For more information about the program, contact Christie Barnhart at 417-627-3800, ext. 1008 or christie.barnhart@amwater.com.

2011 Environmental Grant Recipients

• Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, $5000 for efforts to cleanup of the Otoe Creek Watershed.
• Missouri River Relief, Columbia, $3000 for the week-long “Big Muddy Clean Sweep” effort to clean-up the Missouri River in Jefferson City.
• Johnson County, Warrensburg, $5000 for a county-wide household hazardous waste clean-up that has collected an average of 25 tons of hazardous waste in the past 11 years.
• The Open Space Council, St. Louis, $3000 for development of a Lower Meramec River Trail Guide to be distributed to residents and also those using the river for recreation.
• Jefferson Intermediate School, St. Charles, $600 to purchase a rain barrel for student education.

2010 Environmental Grant Recipients

• East-West Gateway Council of St. Louis was awarded $5000 to fund development of a nine-element watershed plan for the lower Meramec River.
• Missouri River Relief of Columbia was awarded $3700 for the Missouri River Clean-up and Confluence Watershed Festival to take place in the St. Charles Area.
• Trailnet, Inc. based in St. Louis will receive $1500 for a program utilizing volunteers to protect and conserve Watkins Creek.
• The Jasper and Newton County Environmental Task Force will be using $2600 to sample and monitor water quality of Shoal Creek in Joplin.