Grants and Loans

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Solid Waste Management Grant Program
This program supports projects that seek to improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas (up to 10,000 population), and reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas.

Contact information:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(202) 720-9635
www.usda.gov/rus/water/SWMG.htm