District Grant Application and Guidance

Index

• Purpose
• FY26 Grant Documents
• Grant Important Dates
• Application Assistance
• Previous City/County Grant Awards

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Purpose

Our grant program provides financial assistance to cities, counties, non-profits, businesses, schools and individuals for:

1. Developing new or improved programs that further the recycling and waste reduction efforts of the district;
2. Projects using materials made from post-consumer resources;
3. District-wide projects incorporating education and technical assistance to increase waste reduction services and collected volumes of targeted materials

Applicants must operate within Region D: Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, or DeKalb County

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FY2026 Grant Documents- THE APPLICATION PERIOD IS CLOSED.

• FY26 Application Guidelines: Complete description of grant program and application

• FY26 Application: Applicants must complete their application using our fillable PDF form. Please click on the download button below and save the application to your computer before completing it. NOTE ON SIGNATURES: The final application must be signed by both the project manager and authorized representative for your entity. E-signatures are accepted (see instructions here) for the authorized representative and typed signatures are accepted for project managers. Applicants can also print the final, typed application and have the project manager and authorized rep hand-sign documents.

• FY26 Grant Scoring Criteria: These criteria will be used to score applications and inform recommendations for approval

• Missouri’s Policy on Resource Recovery

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FY2026 Grant Important Dates:

Grant	Final Application Due	Scoring	Board Approval
All projects	4/4/2025	4/8/25	4/10/25

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Individual Assistance:

• Email Hayley Howard at regiond@regiondrecycling.com to schedule an application meeting or to ask questions.
• Call Hayley Howard at 816-393-5250 to schedule an application meeting or to ask questions.
• Watch the Virtual Workshop here.

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Previous City/County Grant Awards:

• FY2025
  • $44,382.04-Clinco: Fence, bins, salaries
  • $12,500-Andrew County: Salaries, mileage
  • $2,500-Crestview: Park benches
  • $3,500-Maysville: Tables & message center
  • $5,000-Stewartsville: Salary and mileage
  • $45,000-Region D: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Storage Containers
• FY2024
  • $51,000-Clinco: Tubs, bins, salaries
  • $35,000-Region D: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Storage Containers
  • $25,831.23-Andrew County: Salaries
  • $7,000-Stewartsville: Salary and mileage
  • $4,000-Avenue City Schools: Picnic tables for playground
• FY2023
  • $55,404-Clinco: Bins and Salaries
  • $22,000-Andrew County: Salaries for Recycling Workers
  • $10,372.33-Buchanan County: Recycled Park Equipment
  • $5,213.70-Clarksdale: Aluminum Bleacher Installation
  • $10,000-Osborn: City Park Improvements
  • $10,000-Savannah: Savannah Public/Outdoor Use Needs
  • $4,089- Stewartsville: Recycle Hauler Salary and Travel
  • $6,000-Maysville Endowment Fund: City Square Beautification
  • $35,200-Region D: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Storage Containers
• FY2022
  • $14,000-Camp Farwesta: Recycled Benches and Tables
  • $9,000-Clarksdale: Yard Waste Fencing
  • $22,880-Andrew County: Salaries for Recycling Center Workers
  • $20,000-Maysville: Recycled content tables, benches & curbside bins
  • $12,164.48-Buchanan County: Recycled Tire Benches and Tables
  • $17,536-Stewartsville: Recycling hauler salary, mileage, fence and cameras
  • $47,284.47-Clinco: Recycling wages & containers
  • $15,000-Region D: Recycling Abandoned Tires
  • $25,000-Region D: All Things Recycling
• FY2021
  • $20,586.50-Clarksdale: Clarksdale City Trails & Walkways
  • $13,800-Region D: District Recycling Programs Support
  • $3,895-Stewartsville: Recycle Hauler Salary and Mileage
  • $41,745.60-Clinco: Recycling wages and roll aways
  • $21,944-Andrew County: Salaries for Recycling Center Workers
  • $43,720-Region D: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection & Storage Containers
  • $9,875-Region D: Education Project
• FY2020
  • $4,539.50-Stewartsville: Recycle Hauler Salary, Mileage and Recycle Building Renovation
  • $27,108-Clinco: Recycling Tubs
  • $39,733-Stewartsville C-II: Athletic Facilities Improvements and Recycling Initiative
  • $21,424-Andrew County: Salaries
  • $3,000-Region D: District Recycling Programs Support