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Missouri Western State University has been awarded a micro-grant of $3,000 to purchase and install two electric vehicle charging stations on the university’s campus.<\/p>\nMissouri Western State University has been awarded a micro-grant of $3,000 to purchase and install two electric vehicle charging stations on the university’s campus.<\/p>\n
The grant is part of the KCP&L Energizing Our Environment Micro-Grant Program, designed to help fund environmental projects in communities throughout KCP&L’s service region. The grants range from $500 to $3,000 and will provide nonprofit organizations an opportunity to improve the environment in their communities in a meaningful way.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur micro-grant program will impact thousands of lives and help improve our region,\u201d said Elizabeth Danforth, KCP&L Director Public Affairs. \u201cWe are excited to partner with these organizations on their projects because we share a commitment to improving the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
KCP&L received almost 150 applications for projects ranging from river cleanups to recycling programs to solar panel installations. Of those applications, KCP&L awarded almost 20 grants to nonprofits throughout the region.<\/p>\n
For more information on KCP&L\u2019s Energizing Our Environment Micro-Grant Program, please visit kcpl.com\/energize<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Missouri Western State University has been awarded a micro-grant of $3,000 to purchase and install two electric vehicle charging stations on the university’s campus. The grant is part of the KCP&L Energizing Our Environment Micro-Grant Program, designed to help fund environmental projects in communities throughout KCP&L’s service region. The grants range from $500 to $3,000 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[48],"tags":[403],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8562,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions\/8562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About KCP&L:\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\nHeadquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations use KCP&L as a brand name. More information about the companies is available on the Internet at\u00a0www.greatplainsenergy.com<\/a> or www.kcpl.com<\/a>.<\/div>\nAbout Missouri Western:<\/strong><\/div>\nMissouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu<\/a>. <\/strong><\/div>\n