Funding
Grants, Payments, and LoansCalRecycle offers funding authorized by legislation to help public and private entities create circular waste systems.
Open Applications
Open grant applications are updated often. Click on the listed grant for details on:
– Eligibility – Funding – Grant Cycles – Grantees
- Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant
Application Due Date: July 8, 2025 (Cycle 87) - Tire-Derived Aggregate Grant Program
Application Due Date: July 17, 2025 (Cycle 25) - Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program
Application Due Date: August 5, 2025 (Cycle 2) - Tire Incentive Program
Application Due Date: August 20, 2025 (Cycle 13) - Beverage Container Recycling Loan Program
Application Due Date: Continuous - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Loan Program
Application Due Date: Continuous - Recycling Market Development Zone Loan Program
Application Due Date: Continuous
Application and Grant Management Tools
Applicants can apply online for many of CalRecycle’s grant programs by using the Grants Management System (GMS).
The Application and Grant Management Tools page provides:
- How to access GMS
- Information on access and search functions
- Forms
- Grant Writing Tips
- Scoring Criteria
- General Resources and Links
Grants
CalRecycle offers competitive funding for projects that help California reach its climate change goals.
Click on the drop-down menus below for lists of grants each category is eligible for.
Local Governments/Jurisdictions
- Beverage Container Quality Infrastructure Grant Program
- Beverage Container Recycling Grant
- Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program
- Beverage Container Redemption Pilot Project Program
- Co-Digestion Grant Program
- Community Composting Grant Program
- Edible Food Recovery Grant Program
- Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program
- Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program
- Local Enforcement Agency Grant Program
- Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty Grants
- Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grants
- Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grants
- Organics Grant Program
- Recycled Fiber, Plastic, and Glass Grant Program
- Reusable Beverage Containers Infrastructure Grant Program
- Reuse Grant Program
- Rubberized Pavement Grant Program
- SB 1383 Local Assistance
- Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program
- Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grants
- Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant
Tribal Entities
- Beverage Container Quality Infrastructure Grant Program
- Beverage Container Recycling Grant
- Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program
- Community Composting for Green Spaces
- Edible Food Recovery Grant Program
- Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program
- Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program
- Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty Grants
- Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grants
- Organics Grant Program
- Recycled Fiber, Plastic, and Glass Grant Program
- Reusable Beverage Containers Infrastructure Grant Program
- Reuse Grant Program
- Rubberized Pavement Grant Program
- Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grants
- Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant
Schools (districts, CSUs, etc.)
- Beverage Container Recycling Grant
- Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program
- Community Composting Grant Program
- Edible Food Recovery Grant Program
- Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program
- Organics Grant Program
- Recycled Fiber, Plastic, and Glass Grant Program
- Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grants
- Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant
For-Profit Private Businesses
- Beverage Container Quality Infrastructure Grant Program
- Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program
- Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program
- Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program
- Organics Grant Program
- Recycled Fiber, Plastic, and Glass Grant Program
- Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant Program
- Reusable Beverage Containers Infrastructure Grant Program
- Reuse Grant Program
- Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grants
- Tire Incentive Program
Local Conservations Corps
Local Conservation Corps provide recycling services and implement litter abatement projects for collecting and recovering beverage containers, used oil, electronic waste, and tires.
Non-Profit Businesses
- Beverage Container Quality Infrastructure Grant Program
- Beverage Container Recycling Grant
- Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program
- Community Composting Grant Program
- Edible Food Recovery Grant Program
- Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program
- Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program
- Organics Grant Program
- Recycled Fiber, Plastic, and Glass Grant Program
- Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant Program
- Reusable Beverage Containers Infrastructure Grant Program
- Reuse Grant Program
- Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grants
- Workforce Development Grant Program
Payment Programs
CalRecycle administers payments based on statute to assist in the implementation of used oil and beverage container recycling.
Loans
CalRecycle administers loan programs based on statute to assist recycling manufacturers in waste reduction and climate change initiative infrastructure.
Used Oil Payment Program (OPP)
Assistance to develop and maintain used oil and used oil filter collection/recycling programs.
Beverage Container Recycling Payment Program
Funding available to eligible cities and counties for beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities.
Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) Loans
Loans to businesses that undertake projects to reduce waste resulting from the manufacture of a product.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction (GHG) Loans
Loans to promote infrastructure development for California-generated organics and other recyclable materials into new products.
Beverage Container Recycling Loan Program
Loans to supports and expands California’s beverage container recycling by providing financial assistance to eligible organizations.
List of All Active Grant and Payment Programs
- Beverage Container Quality Infrastructure Grant Program
- Beverage Container Recycling Grant
- Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program
- Beverage Container Redemption Pilot Project Program
- Co-Digestion Grant Program
- Community Composting Grant Program
- Edible Food Recovery Grant Program
- Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program
- Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program
- Local Conservation Corps Grant Program
- Local Enforcement Agency Grant Program
- Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty Grants
- Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grants
- Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grants
- Organics Grant Program
- Recycled Fiber, Plastic, and Glass Grant Program
- Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant Program
- Reusable Beverage Containers Infrastructure Grant Program
- Reuse Grant Program
- Rubberized Pavement Grant Program
- SB 1383 Local Assistance
- Solid Waste Disposal and Codisposal Site Cleanup Program
- Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grants
- Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant
- Tire Incentive Program
- Workforce Development Grant Program
Inactive or Discontinued Grants
Listing of CalRecycle’s Inactive and Discontinued Grant and Loan Programs.
For more information contact: Financial Assistance, grants@calrecycle.ca.gov