Missouri Community Betterment

USDA, Rural Development in Missouri have many financial programs, including loans and grants for all areas of community betterment. For more information on available programs, please click on the following link http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/mo. There are area and local offices across the state. To find the one closest to you, click on Offices off the menu at the top of the web page.

Missouri Solid Waste Management District Grants

Waste Reduction and Recycling Projects
Funds have been allocated for projects that incorporate solid waste reduction, recycling, and resource recovery into local and regional solid waste management activities.

For more information about the availability of district grants and application procedures and deadlines, contact your local solid waste management district planner.

Missouri Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority (EIERA)

Market Development Program
Promotes markets for materials recovered from the solid waste stream. Options available to Missouri business include technical assistance, membership in the Missouri Buys Recycled Initiative, and financial assistance. Through this program, Missouri business can receive up to $75,000 in financial assistance for eligible projects.
Projects funded in the past years include farm implements and toys manufactured from recovered plastic, a crushed glass process used in the construction of roads, and mulch and garden products manufactured from recycled pallets.

Contact information:
Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority (EIERA)
PO Box 744
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0744
(573) 751-4919
www.dnr.mo.gov/eiera/mo-market-dev-program.htm

From: Missouri Environmental Assistance

Other Financial assistance

Industrial Infrastructure Grant

Purpose
Assist local governments in the development of public infrastructure that allows industries to locate new facilities, expand existing facilities, prevent the closing of a facility or the relocation of a facility outside the state.

Eligible Applicants
Cities or counties.

Eligible Beneficiary Businesses
More than one business must potentially benefit from the facilities to be funded.

For-profit manufacturing, processing and assembly companies that will have wages above the county average and provide medical benefits are prioritized.

Use of Funds
Grant funds may be used for public streets, water or sewer lines, engineering and other public facilities necessary to support the project. A public entity must own the facilities to be funded.

Facilities owned by the company or a private utility are not eligible for funding.

Special Program Requirements
The local government applicant must provide as much unrestricted resources (cash, in-kind resources) as they have available.

LMI Employees: At least 51% of the new jobs to be created must be taken by persons considered “low to moderate income” (LMI).

Prevailing Wage Requirement: Because grant proceeds are used for the construction of public works, prevailing wages must be paid to the employees of the contractors.

Contact
Business and Community Services
Finance Management
301 West High Street, Room 770
P.O. Box 118
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-4539 Fax: 573-522-4322
E-mail: dedfin@ded.mo.gov

From DED website www.ded.mo.gov

City Halls, public works garages