Illinois American Water announces grant program for firefighters
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[August 08, 2013]
BELLEVILLE -- Illinois American
Water is accepting applications for its 2013 Firefighter Grant.
Through this program, the company provides financial assistance to
fire and emergency organizations serving communities in its service
areas.
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According to Karla Olson Teasley, president of Illinois American
Water, the program has been very successful in providing assistance
to community fire protection efforts. "This is the fourth year for
this program, which has awarded in total over 148 grants and over
$173,000 to Illinois firefighters," Teasley said.
The maximum grant amount is $1,000.
Fire departments and districts are eligible for one grant per
calendar year. Only uniformed professional and volunteer fire
departments serving Illinois American Water's service territory are
eligible to receive funding. Grants of up to $1,000 will be
considered to cover the costs associated with the following:
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Personal protective
gear
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Communications
equipment
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Firefighting tools
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Water handling
equipment
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Training and
related activities and materials used to support community fire
protection
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Reimbursement for specific fire
training classes, including training manuals and workbooks
Fire departments should send a letter of application postmarked
by Sept. 6 with the following information:
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Description of the
organization seeking support
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Overview of
specific project to be funded and grant amount requested
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Community problem
or challenges that the project will address
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Time frame for
implementation of project
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Summary of other
sources being approached for support of project
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Project budget
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Applications can be emailed to Karen Cotton, manager of external
affairs, at karen.cotton@amwater.com.
With questions concerning the grant program, contact Cotton via
email or by phone at 309-566-4126.
[Text from file received from
Illinois American Water]
Illinois American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary
of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in
the state, providing or wastewater services to approximately 1.2 million people.
American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality
control and research laboratory in Belleville. 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 more than 7,000 who provide
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 15
million people in more than 30 states, as well as parts of Canada. For more
information, visit www.amwater.com.
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