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Funds Available for Scrap Tire Surface Material Grants
11-20-2009
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced that applications are now available for scrap tire surface material grants administered by the Department’s Solid Waste Management Program (SWMP). Approximately $250,000 is available during the 2010 grant cycle for scrap tire surface material. Grant recipients requesting mats or pour-in-place material will be eligible to receive up to $20,000 while those requesting shredded material will be eligible to receive up to $10,000. Applicants may apply for only one scrap tire material grant during an open grant cycle.
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Grant Applications Are Available for Outdoor Recreation Projects
10-09-2009
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced that applications are now available for the federally funded Land and Water Conservation Fund grants to assist in financing outdoor recreation projects.
All local governments and public school districts are eligible for the federal funds, which are made available through the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service. Projects can be for the development or renovation of outdoor recreational facilities, or for acquisition of park land. A 55 percent match is required.
Applications must be postmarked by Nov. 23, 2009. An estimated $500,000 is expected to be awarded in the fiscal year 2010 cycle.
In Missouri, the Department of Natural Resources administers the grant program. Electronic versions of the applications are available on the Department's Web page at www.mostateparks.com/grantinfo.htm. Applications can also be requested by writing to the Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, Grants Management Section, PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102, by phone at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf), or by e-mailing chris.buckland@dnr.mo.gov.
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Workshop Announcement for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
10-07-2009
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced a series of grant application workshops for the new Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG). For northwest Missouri, the workshop will be held Tuesday, October 13th at 8:00a.m. in the J.W. Jones Student Union on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University, in Maryville.
Waste Tire Collections
9-23-2009
Waste Tire Collections will be held throughout the district in October.
Go to the Recycling Resource Guide website for scheduled times.
Great Northwest Wholesale Water Commission Formed
7-16-2009
After more than six years of meetings, discussions, and studies, a new group, with the sole purpose of ensuring northwest Missourians have safe, clean, and abundant drinking water for generations to come, is preparing to become a reality. The group, which will be known as the Great Northwest Wholesale Water Commission (GNWWC), will serve a twelve-county region...
The composting workshop will be held Saturday, April 25, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. until noon at Maryville Community Center, 1407 North Country Club Road, Maryville, Missouri. The deadline for registration is April 17, 2009 by 2:00 p.m. Class size is limited, so please register soon.
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Grant Dollars Available for Recycling Projects
2-5-2009
The Northwest Missouri Regional Solid Waste Management District has received grant funds from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to disseminate to both public and private entities throughout Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, and Worth Counties.
The grant funds are intended to reduce the amount of waste entering the local waste stream or to facilitate recycling. Any individual or organization with an idea for a project to recycle, reduce, or reuse such items as: paper, organic waste, resin plastics, or electronics can submit an application and may be awarded funds to support their project.
Previous grants approved have included the purchase of wood chippers, recycling bins, or refurbishing equipment that assists in recycling or waste reduction activities. District Grant dollars have also helped establish outdoor classrooms for schools.
Preference shall be given to projects that reduce, reuse, recycle or strengthen consumer demand for the following post-consumer wastes, including paper, glass, metal, plastics, demolition waste, organic waste, yard waste, waste oil, lead acid batteries and electronics. Applications will be evaluated according to several criteria. Some of those criteria are:
- How well the project contributes to community-based economic development
- If the project promotes waste reduction or recycling
- Project feasibility
- If the project has an effective marketing strategy
- If the project can be implemented in a timely manner
- How well the project complies with federal, state and local requirements
Those individuals or entities interested in applying for funds for a waste reduction or recycling project may contact Denise Workman, Solid Waste Planner, at (660) 582-5121 to request an application. Applications can also be found here. The application deadline is Friday, March 20, 2009.
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