District O's primary service is the District Grant Program.
District O 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.
2026 Grant Recipients
District O Household Hazardous Waste Collection - $40,000.00
District O Emergency Fund - $1,000.00
Big Dog Recycling - $31,680.00
City of Seymour - $45,995.52
Community Outreach Ministries - $14,500.00
Community Outreach Ministries - $9,500.00
Drury University - $16,500.00
Product Stewardship Institute - $31,664.20
Service Recycling - $31,680.00
Show Me Rents: Bolivar - $31,680.00
Show Me Rents: Marshfield - $47,600.00
Springfield Community Gardens - $31,680.00
Think Big Foundation - $31,196.88
Victory Mission - $17,370.00
2025 Grant Recipients
District O Household Hazardous Waste Collection - $40,000.00
District O Emergency Fund - $1,000.00
City of Buffalo -$48,000.00
City of Springfield: Environmental Services - $30,000.00
Community Outreach Ministries - $32,000.00
Discovery Center of Springfield - $38,398.40
Missouri State University - $14,800.00
Product Stewardship Institute - $47,998.92
Springfield Community Gardens - $38,370.40
Springfield-Greene County Library District - $10,408.00
Victory Mission - $44,500.00
Vital Farms - $18,649.60
2024 Grant Recipients
District O Household Hazardous Waste Collection - $35,000.00
Big Dog Recycling - $23,344.20
Christian County - $9,270.86
Community Outreach Ministries - $47,000.00
Community Partnership of the Ozarks - $24,722.50
Getmosoap, LLC - $27,000.00
Habitat for Humanity Restore - $28,800.00
Hansen's Tree Service - $28,800.00
Ozark's Food Harvest - $4,744.00
Product Stewardship Institute, Inc. - $28,766.69
Service Recycling, LLC - $28,800.00
Show Me Rents - $28,800.00
Springfield Community Gardens - $38,318.00
Think Big Foundation - $27,746.31
Victory Mission - $41,885.00
