California – Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Grant Programs
Detailed information about this program is below:
| Category | Information About This Specific Program |
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| Title |
California – Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Grant Programs |
| Purpose |
These grant programs provide funding for the cost of cleanup, abatement, or other remedial actions related to the disposal of waste tires collected at cleanup projects and amnesty events. Previously offered together as one grant program, the Waste Tire Cleanup Grant and the Waste Tire Amnesty Grants have been separated. The Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program will be offered every two years, beginning in 2012, in even years and the Waste Tire Amnesty Grant will be offered every two years in odd years. Each program will have a two-year grant term. Waste Tire Cleanup grants include:
Waste Tire Amnesty grants include:
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| Type of Assistance | Grant |
| Eligible Applicants | California jurisdictions including cities, counties, special districts, other political subdivisions and jurisdictions joined together by formal agreements, as well as California Indian tribes are eligible to apply. Cities or counties may submit a regional application with authorization from other cities and/or counties participating in the regional application. |
| Eligible Activities |
Collection, removal, transportation, recycling, and disposal of waste tires from illegal tire piles and areas where illegal dumping has occurred along public right-of-ways. Date-specific tire collection events. |
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Excluded Activities/Other Restrictions |
None |
| Pre-Funding Requirements (if applicable) | Not applicable |
| Typical Award Amount (if applicable) | Grants awarded for the most recent round of grants in 2018-2019 ranged from $12,000 to $100,000. |
| Total to Be Awarded Fiscal Year 2020-21 | CalRecycle has allocated $1,500,000 for the Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty Grant Program for the fiscal year (FY) 2020–21. |
| Match Requirement (if applicable) | Not applicable |
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Solicitation Process/Timeline |
Application materials for the Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty Grant, fiscal year 2020-21 are due March 3, 2020. |
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Proposal Elements/Scoring Criteria |
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Contact Information (primary contact and website or other source) |
Cathy Aggergaard |
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Website Information About Successful Tribal Applicants/Projects |
Web page of model projectsExit |
| Headquarters Office |
California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) |