Applications Being Accepted for New Jersey American Water Environmental Grant Program
January 19 2016 - 12:17PM
Business Wire
Qualified organizations encouraged to apply
by April 1, 2016
New Jersey American Water is accepting applications for green
project funding through its Environmental Grant Program.
Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2016. The program
offers funding up to $10,000 for qualifying, innovative,
community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or
protect watersheds, surface water and/or groundwater supplies.
Grants are limited to supporting projects in the company’s service
areas.
Grants are awarded on a competitive basis and are selected by
the company’s employees based on various criteria such as project
goals, impact, innovation, design, collaboration, sustainability,
and community engagement, among other requirements.
To qualify, proposed projects must:
- Be located within New Jersey American
Water’s service area
- 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 grant is used)
- Salaries and compensation for support
of a project or program are ineligible for the grant.
Since it began in 2009, New Jersey American Water’s
Environmental Grant Program has provided nearly $200,000 in
funding. Information and application requirements can be obtained
directly at the New Jersey American Water website
(www.newjerseyamwater.com). Grant recipients should be notified in
early April.
New Jersey American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American
Water is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state,
providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to approximately 2.5 million people. Founded in 1886,
American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse
publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With
headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 6,800
dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and
other related services to approximately 15 million people in 47
states, as well as parts of Canada. More information can be found
by visiting www.amwater.com.
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New Jersey American WaterRichard G. Barnes,
856-782-2371richard.barnes@amwater.com
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