Notice of Funds Available: Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program
(FY 2024-25)

The application period for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 is now closed.

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

CalRecycle oversees a competitive grant program to provide funding for the collection, removal, transportation, recycling, and disposal of California waste tires from tire piles and areas where illegal dumping has occurred. CalRecycle allocated $1,250,000 for the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Program (Program) for fiscal year (FY) 2024–25. Public Resources Code Section 42889(e) authorizes CalRecycle to expend funds from the California Tire Recycling Management Fund to pay for the cost of cleanup, abatement, or other remedial actions related to the disposal of California waste tires.

Criteria

Approval of Criteria, January 25, 2024

Eligibility

Applicants

Local governments (cities, counties, or cities and counties)
Special Districts
Qualifying Native American Tribes
Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) as an eligible entity (where all participating entities are otherwise eligible

Funding

$1,250,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2024–25
The maximum grant award is $100,000 for individual grant awards and $250,000 for regional grant awards

Timeline and Cycle Details

Dates	Activity and Details
March 14, 2024	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: Cathy.Aggergaard@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.
April 9, 2024	Application Due Date Application Guidelines and Instructions 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, please send an email to grantassistance@calrecycle.ca.gov.
May 7, 2024	Secondary Due Date – Required Authorization documents and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices (EPPP) Policy 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.
August 2024	Grants Awarded CalRecycle considers funding recommendations, and if approved, conditionally awards grants in this month (tentative).
October 29, 2026	Grant Performance Period Grantee may incur costs after the issuance of the Notice to Proceed to this date.
October 29, 2026	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.