Community

April 25, 2025

Right Tree Right Place Grants

Communities served by Ameren Illinois can apply for grants to replace hazardous trees.

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Communities looking to spruce up their publicly-owned properties should consider visiting the AmerenIllinois.com/Grants site to learn more about Ameren Illinois’ Right Tree Right Place program. Ameren has grant money available to assist municipalities to fund planting trees near city halls, schools and libraries. Municipalities can also partner with the company’s vegetation management team to identify hazardous trees that are candidates for removal. In 2024, Ameren Illinois awarded nearly $20,000 in grants to communities throughout its 43,700-square-mile service territory.

Properly placed trees save energy by providing summer shade and winter warmth with windbreaks. Hazardous trees in public rights-of-way that are dead, dying or otherwise unstable and threatening power lines, often require removal. The grants provide municipalities with a minimum of $500 for tree planting and removal projects. "Many towns in our service territory need help maintaining or removing trees in their communities," said Rick Johnson, Vegetation Manager, for Ameren Illinois. "The Right Tree Right Place program can help with that burden."