A stormwater incentive program is a tool for communities to encourage developers, homeowners, businesses, etc. to incorporate stormwater best practices into new developments or redevelopments in order to meet runoff or pollutant reduction goals.

Development Impact Fee

The Development Impact Fee is a one-time fee assessed by a local government on new development to pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing public services to the new development.

Each year the US Forest Service encourages collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes through the Landscape Scale Restoration Grant.

Environmental Grant Program

American Water’s Environmental Grant Program provides funding to address watershed or source water protection in local communities in the American Water service area.

The Everything (Land Conservation) But the Kitchen Sink Program is an open-ended call for projects that advance land conservation and outdoor recreation.

Fee In-Lieu of Stormwater Management Practices

In-Lieu Fees allow developers to opt-out of stormwater management by paying the city/county a fee. Those fees become dedicated funds for stormwater projects.

Five-Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant

 The Five-Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grants focus on stewardship and restoration of wetland and riparian ecosystems.

Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides funding through Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grants to help reduce or eliminate risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and other structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Forest ReLeaf of Missouri

Forest ReLeaf of Missouri plants trees to enrich communities. With the help of thousands of volunteers, Forest ReLeaf has planted over 200,000 trees throughout Missouri and Illinois, improving thousands of communities.  

Environmental Impact Bonds allow communities to share the risks and rewards of financing large projects based on outcomes.