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Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program (TCU20)

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · 49730

Eligibility details

Eligible applicants are: Local governments (cities, counties, or cities and counties) as defined in PRC section 48617, Special districts, Qualifying native American tribes and Joint powers authorities, where all participating entities are otherwise eligible.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

CalRecycle oversees a competitive grant program to provide funding for collecting, removing, transporting, recycling, and disposing of California waste tires from tire piles and illegal dumping areas. Eligible applicants include: Local governments (cities, counties, or cities and counties) as defined in PRC section 48617, Special districts, Qualifying native American tribes and Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) where all participating entities are otherwise eligible. Funding: $1,250,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2024–25 - $100,000 for individual grant awards and $250,000 for regional grant awards. Projects with existing tire pile(s) that are a serious threat to public health, safety, and the environment, serving disadvantaged communities or are located within the Southern Border Region (San Diego and Imperial counties) will be considered first. See for https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Tires/Grants/Cleanup/ for eligible costs and additional grant specific information. Resolution required.

Funding geography: Existing tire cleanup sites of 10+ tires is a disadvantaged communities (DAC) of > 70% or are within the Southern Border Region (San Diego and Imperial counties) will be considered for funding first. This includes tribal entities or the Southern border region (San Diego and Imperial counties) that are cleaning up tires on both sides of the border.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.