Notice of Funds Available: Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program (FY 2023-24)

The application period for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 is now closed.

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

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a program to provide opportunities for the cleanup of illegal disposal sites on farm and ranch property. Farm and Ranch property, as defined in California Code of Regulations, section 17991(d), means a piece of property, publicly or privately owned, that is used for rangeland or agricultural activities such as, but not limited to commercial livestock and crop production, horticulture, aquaculture, silviculture, floriculture, vermiculture and viticulture. Farm or ranch property need not have active sales or production, but shall be appropriately zoned, or otherwise authorized for agricultural activities. Farm or ranch property includes appurtenant easements or right-of-ways such as, but not limited to, public roads and utilities.

Pilot Program

Applicants in the third cycle may choose to apply under the pilot project (Pilot) if they need additional time to submit documents identified in the Application Guidelines. The Pilot will allow an applicant to apply for funds for existing illegal disposal sites with only a resolution and an estimate of expenses submitted by the application due date. After grant award, the grantee will then complete and submit the remaining application forms to GMS to make the application complete. Grantees must submit the remaining forms before cleanup costs are incurred.

Awards

Note: “FR” followed by a number is the cycle code for the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program.

• Cycle 79: No awards made for FR79
• Cycle 80: FR80 Awards | Approval of Awards, December 15, 2023
• Cycle 81: FR81 Awards | Approval of Awards, March 12, 2024
• Cycle 82: FR82 Awards | Approval of Awards, June 26, 2024

Criteria

Approval of Criteria, June 9, 2023

Eligibility

Applicants

• • Cities
  • Counties
  • Resource Conservation Districts
  • Federally recognized Native American tribes as defined in PRC § 48100(d)(1).

Projects

1. 1. The parcel where the site is located is zoned or authorized for agricultural/rangeland use definition of Farm and Ranch Property as defined in Title 14 CCR§ 17991(d) [see definition above].
   2. The site is used, has been used, or could be used for agricultural/rangeland activities (reference property definition for examples).
   3. The intended future use of the site is consistent with the Property definition above.
   4. Neither the applicant, nor the property owner, nor any resident, invitee, licensee, lessee, or person the current property owner purchased or inherited from, by contract, agreement, or other arrangement, brought any of the subject solid waste onto the property.
   5. The aforementioned parties did not direct, authorize, permit or otherwise provide consent to another to bring the solid waste onto the property. Moreover, “unauthorized” disposal of solid waste and/or waste tires has occurred.
   6. The responsible party either cannot be identified, located, or pay for timely and proper remediation.
   7. The site is or was (for sites previously remediated), an illegal disposal site (i.e., not permitted and not exempt from obtaining a solid waste facility permit and is not a closed site as defined in Title 27 CCR Section 20164).
   8. The site is in need of cleanup in order to abate a nuisance or public health and safety threat and/or a threat to the environment.

Funding

• • $1,000,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2023–24
  • Up to $200,000 per grant award, with a maximum of $50,000 per site or cleanup project.

Please note that funding is contingent upon and subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this grant.

Timeline and Cycle Details

Grant Administration Documents

Terms and Conditions

Notice: Submission of an application constitutes an acknowledgment that you have read these Terms and Conditions, 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.

If you require assistance in obtaining access to this document, please use the contact information at the bottom of this page.

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.

If you require assistance in obtaining access to this document, please use the contact information at the bottom of this page.

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For general information on all the Grant and Loan Programs, contact Grants@calrecycle.ca.gov.