OHRD’s primary service is the District Grant Program.
OHRD awards grants annually for Solid Waste Reduction in the District’s five-county service region. “Solid Waste Reduction” includes recycling, public education, and other programs that reduce solid waste generation. Individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government entities may apply. The grant call opens in the fall and the awards are made in the spring.
2020 Grant Recipients
BedHead Mattress Recycling, Mattress & Carpet Recycling - $30,240.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Textile Recycling Home Pickup - $32,135.60
Christian County, Recycling Truck Replacement - $26,570.00
Community Outreach Ministries, Food Waste & Recycling Project - $27,720.00
Community Partnership of the Ozarks, Neighborhood Cleanup TV Recycling - $14,000.00
Curators of MU/Missouri S&T, Recycling Plastics into Concrete Pavement - $12,030.00
Downtown Springfield Association, Springfield Downtown Glass Recycling - $30,401.00
Fair Grove High School, Students Reducing Single Use Plastic Waste - $5,890.92
King's Food Pantry, Food Pantry - $4,540.00
Missouri State University, Special Event Recycling - $5,574.00
Ozarks Food Harvest, Composting Food Waste to Fight Hunger - $2,047.00
Pleasant Hope School District, Pleasant Hope Green Team - $3,014.00
Polk County, Recycling Center - $14,500.00
Salvation Army, Recycling Project - $36,000.00
Service Recycling, Pallet Recycling - $16,516.50
Springfield Community Gardens, Restaurant Education to Feed People, Not Landfills - $8,559.20
Springfield Compost Collective, Closing the Food Loop - $29,422.40
Trailspring, Trailspring Recycling Program - $10,000.00
OHRD, Household Hazardous Waste Collection - $25,000.00
2018 Grant Recipients
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks, Think Big Recycling - $45,950.40
Big Dog Recycling, Recycling Expansion - $41,008.43
Computer Recycling Center, Collection Bins - $41,365.43
Downtown Springfield Association, Downtown Glass Recycling - $41,803.44
Greene County Youth Academy - Juvenile Office, GCYA Program Relocation - $1,773.65
Habitat for Humanity, ReStore Box Truck - $43,865.44
Pleasant Hope School District, Pleasant Hope Green Team - $5,792.53
Springfield Victory Mission, FRESHER Food Pantry - $6,042.47
Springfield Victory Mission, Textile Recycling Truck - $28,975.00
TrailSpring, Inc., Two Rivers & Dirt 66 Recycle - $24,000.00
Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, Waste Reduction & Education Program - $21,156.00