American Water Accepting Applications for 2016 Environmental Grant Program
January 12 2016 - 11:10AM
Business Wire
Grants Available to Community Projects in
Company’s Service Areas in 13 States
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S.
water and wastewater utility company, announced today that
applications are now being accepted by its participating state
subsidiaries for the company’s 2016 Environmental Grant Program
awards. The grant awards will be available in American Water
service areas in 13 states as follows: California, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Established in 2005, American Water’s Environmental Grant
Program offers funds for innovative, community-based environmental
projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface
water and/or groundwater supplies through partnerships.
American Water is committed to ensuring water quality through
testing and treatment, as well as through consumer education and
community source protection programs. The company believes everyone
is an environmental steward in protecting the nation’s water
supplies, and this program is one way to help communities play an
active role in this important effort.
To qualify, proposed projects must:
- Address a source water or watershed
protection need in the community
- Be completed between May 1, 2016 and
November 30, 2016
- Be a new or innovative program for the
community, or serve as a significant expansion to an existing
program
- Be carried out by a formal or informal
partnership between two or more organizations
- Provide evidence of sustainability
(continued existence after the American Water grant monies are
utilized)
- Be located within one of American
Water's service areas in the following states: California,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Information and application requirements can be obtained
directly from participating American Water state subsidiaries, or
on the Corporate Responsibility section of the company website at
http://www.amwater.com/corporate-responsibility/addressing-climate-variability/environmental-grant-program.html.
Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2016 and recipients
will be notified by April 18, 2016.
In 2015, a total of 47 projects throughout American Water’s
service areas in 10 states were awarded grants totaling more than
$172,000.
About American Water
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded
U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in
Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately 6,800 dedicated
professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other
related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and
Ontario, Canada. More information can be found at
www.amwater.com.
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