Gateway Chapter grants are only available to our catchment area (Missouri, Kansas City area and Southern Illinois) Gateway Chapter member veterans.
This grant is typically open from October 1 to November 1 and is for the amount of $5500 or less, and will only be paid to contractors after the work is done, or vendors after delivery. Announcements of the opening will be on social media and the Gateway Gazette. Grants can be applied to a portable generator (which should cost less than the $5500) or go toward an automatic permanent home generator (which will cost more than that grant amount). In either case, portable or permanent home generator, members are required to obtain two bids for the same product or scope of work. If the cost of work exceeds $5500, the member is responsible for the remaining amount. Photos of work before and after must be submitted to the Chapter by either the member or the vendor. Lien waivers must also be submitted to the Chapter.
Once a Gateway membership grant has been approved, the approved grant amount must be completed within twelve (12) months. If a member has not requested vendor payment within those 12 months, a new bid must be submitted to the Board for a new approval.
An application form for the Generator Grant can be found here
