Illinois American Water Announces 2017 Firefighter Grant Program

Program offered to fire departments in communities served by
Illinois American Water

BELLEVILLE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Illinois American Water is accepting applications for its 2017
Firefighter Grant Program. Through this program, the company provides
financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations serving
communities in its service areas.

According to Bruce Hauk, president of Illinois American Water, the
Firefighter Grant Program is another opportunity for Illinois American
Water to support fire protection efforts. He said, “This program allows
our team to build on our partnership with our local heroes and
contribute to their hard work. Since 2010, we’ve had the privilege of
awarding over $342,000 for over 350 grants to our community
firefighters.”

The maximum grant amount is $1,000. Fire departments-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:

• Personal protective gear
• Communications equipment
• Firefighting tools
• Water handling equipment
• Training and related activities/materials used to support community
  fire protection
• Reimbursement for specific fire training classes, including training
  manuals and workbooks

Fire departments should send a letter of application postmarked by
Sept. 8, 2017 with the following information:

• Description of the organization(s) seeking support
• Overview of specific project to be funded and grant amount requested
• Community problem/challenges that the project will address
• Timeframe for implementation of project
• Summary of other sources being approached for support of project
• Project budget

Applications can be emailed to Karen Cotton, manager of external
affairs, at [email protected].

About Illinois American Water

Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is
the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to
approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a
customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research
laboratory in Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American
Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S.
publicly-traded water and wastewater utility company. The company
employs more than 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated
and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More
information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

Contacts

Illinois American Water
Karen Cotton, 309-566-4126
[email protected]