American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Energize Missouri
Groundbreaking ceremony at Springfields Wastewater Treatment Plant. The green improvements
include a newer energy-efficient ozone generation system that will save the facility approximately $6 million
over the next 20 years. Photo of State Officials at the groundbreaking ceremony for
Springfields new Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or Recovery Act, signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009, provided funding across the nation to invest in the domestic renewable energy industry and the weatherizing of 75 percent of federal buildings as well as more than one million private homes around the country.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources received $204,523,533 in Recovery Act funding to support the following Energize Missouri projects to improve energy efficiencies and renewable energy for Missouri. These projects include the following.
- Energize Missouri Water - Water and Wastewater Energy Loan Program.
- Energize Missouri Communities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program.
- Energize Missouri Homes - State Energy Program - Geothermal Upgrades, Neighborhood Challenge Program; Housing Initiative; Weatherization for Low-Income Families.
- Energize Missouri Industries - State Energy Program.
- Energize Missouri Renewable Energy - State Energy Program for Study Subgrants and Biogas Grants.
- Energize Missouri Agriculture - State Energy Program, Agricultural Energy Loan Program, Field Day: Energy Training Program, Cost-Share Grants for Energy Saving Projects.
- Energize Missouri Appliance Rebates - State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program.
- Missouri Schools and Local Government - State Energy Program - School and Local Government Loans.
Missouri's ARRA State Energy Program (SEP) Closeout Report
ARRA SEP Closeout Appendix
Enhancing State Government Energy Assurance Capabilities and Smart Grid Planning
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources used the Recovery Act funding to strengthen and expand state and local government energy assurance planning and resiliency efforts by incorporating response actions for new energy portfolios and Smart Grid applications, to build in-house state and local government energy assurance expertise, and as with all Recovery Act grants, to create jobs. The initiative focused on building regional energy assurance capability to allow states to better coordinate and communicate statewide and with one another on energy security, reliability and emergency response issues.
Additional Resources
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of Energy
- Division of Energy Funding Opportunities
- Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Broadcast email list - The Division of Energy may announce new or updated funding information using its broadcast email list.
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Contact Information
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Division of Energy
1101 Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
800-361-4827 or 573-751-3443
energy@dnr.mo.gov email
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