Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program (RIG2 FY 2023–24)

Criteria | Eligibility| Funding |Timeline and Cycle Details | Grant Administration Documents

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will administer the RIG2 program to provide opportunities to Dealers to meet requirements of Public Resources Code 14578 (a)(1), commonly referred to as Option 1.

Criteria

Approval of Criteria, March 18, 2025

Eligibility

Applicants

Dealers. A retail establishment in an unserved convenience zone which offers the sale of beverages in beverage containers to consumers that is required to redeem in-store (Option 1). These entities are not required to be certified as a recycling center. All Dealers must submit an affidavit to CalRecycle that states they choose to redeem in-store prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) email. Dealers must be registered through the Dealer Registration and Management System (DReaMS) prior to submission of the application.

Organizational types within the eligible applicants identified above include:

Nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit organizations (except private K–12 schools) registered with the federal government under 501(c)3, (c)6, or (c)10 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Private entities and for-profit businesses.

Projects

Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs). Dealers may only apply for reverse vending machine (RVM) projects and are looking to satisfy their Option 1 requirement. An RVM is defined as a stationary reverse vending machine that pays customers for beverage containers placed in the machine at time of deposit.

Funding

$21,000,000 set aside for Dealers and RVM projects available for 2023–24 (FY).
$150,000 is the minimum and $3,000,000 is the maximum per grant award.

Timeline and Cycle Details

Dates	Activity and Details
July 15, 2025	Question and Answer Period and Due Date Questions may be submitted from application release date to this date Questions regarding the application and its requirements must be submitted in writing via e-mail to BevContainerGrants@calrecycle.ca.gov Questions and answers (Q&A) will be posted periodically during the Q&A period. It is the applicant's responsibility to check the Q&A web page regularly to ensure that they are aware of all program details.
August 5, 2025	Application Due Date Application Guidelines and Instructions (Revised) Application Access: applications must be submitted via the Grants Management System (GMS) by this date. Customer service will only be provided until 4:00 p.m. on the application due date. If you are unable to access GMS or need assistance you may send an email to grantassistance@calrecycle.ca.gov
September 4, 2025	Secondary Due Date for Required Authorization documents Approved Resolution, Letter of Commitment, or any other Applicant’s Required Authorization Documents must be uploaded in GMS by this date if it was not submitted with the application. If the applicant does not have an EPPP Policy at the time of application, an EPPP Policy must be adopted by this date.
November 2025	Grants Awarded CalRecycle considers funding recommendations, and if approved, conditionally awards grants in this month (tentative).
NTP – April 1, 2027	Grant Performance Period Grantee may incur costs after the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to this date.
April 1, 2027	Deadline for Final Report and final Payment Request

Grant Administration Documents

Terms and Conditions

Notice: Submission of an application constitutes an acknowledgment that you have read these Terms and Conditions and understood and agreed that they will be part of the Grant Agreement upon an award of any grant funds.

The text of these Terms and Conditions may not be altered, changed or revised in any way, except in writing by mutual agreement of the parties pursuant to the Amendment provision herein. In the event of any dispute regarding the content of these Terms and Conditions, the original document contained in the grant cycle file located at the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 will control. These Terms and Conditions are applicable only to the specified cycle and/or Fiscal Year of the particular grant program specified.

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Procedures and Requirements

Notice: These Procedures and Requirements are in draft form. Upon issuance of Grant Agreement, these Procedures and Requirements shall become final.

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the Procedures and Requirements prior to issuance of the Grant Agreement. Any such changes will be non-negotiable. In the event that any changes are made to the Procedures and Requirements, all Grantees will be notified as to what specific changes have been made.

Once the Grant Agreement has been issued and the Procedures and Requirements have become final, the text of the incorporated Procedures and Requirements may not be altered, changed or revised in any way, except in writing by mutual agreement of the parties pursuant to the Amendment provision contained in the Terms and Conditions. In the event of any dispute regarding the content of the incorporated Procedures and Requirements, the original document contained in the grant cycle file located at the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 will control. These Procedures and Requirements are applicable only to the specific cycle and/or Fiscal Year of the particular grant program specified.