Site Readiness Grant program

Site Readiness Grant program is sponsored by Ameren Missouri. This program provides matching grant funds to communities to support the site certification process, enhancing site development capacity for industrial sites, parks, and buildings.

Site Readiness Planning Grant Program 2020 1 # Site Readiness Planning Grant Program Application Applicant (city/county/local ED organization): Acres to be Certified: Total Acres at Site: Property Suitability Overview □ Public Ownership □ Private Ownership □ Local EDO/EDC Ownership (or equivalent) If multiple owners, total number: □ Greenfield (new development) □ Redevelopment Is land currently in a qualified incentive zone?

□ Yes □ No Are there currently utilities near/on the site? □ Yes □ No Does the site have rail access?

□ Yes □ No Please list nearest interstate and distance from site: Acquisition price and/or appraised value of land: Proposed use: Site Readiness Planning Grant Program 2020 2 > Prepared by Ameren Missouri : : May, 2020 Application to participate in Missouri Certified Site Program Date submitted Certified Site Notice of Intent: Date intend to submit Certified Site Application: Professional services required for Certified Site Application (which may include, but may not be limited to attorneys, real estate professionals, environmental specialists, engineers, and/or, laboratory analysts, and state agency fees related to issuing letters related to the environmental condition of the site): Requesting Estimated Amount: $ (up to $15,000.

00) > **MATCH WILL ONLY BE GIVEN UPON SUBMISSION OF CERTIFIED SITE APPLICATION** Community Suitability Overview Ameren Services in Community □ Ameren Missouri Electric & Gas □ Ameren Missouri Electric □ Ameren Missouri Gas Community Industry Strengths Please list current industry strengths within your community, provide examples: Please list current workforce programs as they relate to these industries, provide examples: Does your community have low income workforce training and development programs?

Does your community have marketing and site promotion capability? If yes, please explain or show examples: Site Readiness Planning Grant Program 2020 3 > Prepared by Ameren Missouri : : May, 2020  The purpose of this form is provide notice to Ameren Missouri ("AMO") of a land asset seeking Missouri Certified Sites and make application for the AMO Site Readiness Grant Program in accordance with program guidelines.

 Submission of this application does not provide a guarantee of qualification for a site readiness grant. Application will be reviewed and evaluated based on the suitability of the site submitted.  Upon Ameren Missouri approval of application, land owner/s will receive a written letter of eligibility followed by a required agreement between land owner/s and AMO specifying the land owner/s request for grant funds.

 Additional information may be required by AMO to validate eligibility for a site readiness grant. Signature of Applicant(s) Signature of Applicant(s) **Please submit completed application to Candice Brown at CBrown26b9e@ameren. com .

Once we receive your application, a member of the Economic Development Team will follow up with next steps. ** Date Received Application Taken by Approved By: Employee # _Mike Kearney Director Community & Economic Development