The fiscal year (FY) 2015-16 grant application is now closed.
Awards | Criteria | Eligibility | Funding | Timeline and Cycle Details | Grant Administration Documents
Public entities bear a financial responsibility for maintaining public landfill sites in compliance with State regulations and standards. The program provides financial assistance in the form of reimbursement grants up to $750,000 in matching funds for eligible costs to assist public entities requiring financial assistance, and committed to accelerating the pace of cleanup, restoring sites, and protecting public health and safety and the environment.
Awards
Note: “SWC” followed by a number is the cycle code for the Solid Waste Cleanup Grant Programs.
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- Cycle 63: No Awards made for SWC63
- Cycle 65: No Awards made for SWC65
- Cycle 67: No Awards made for SWC67
Criteria
Approval of Criteria, June 5, 2014
Eligibility
Applicants
On January 1, 2015, California Labor Code section 1782 will prohibit charter cities from receiving state funds or financial assistance for construction projects if those cities do not comply with sections 1770-1782 of the Labor Code. If a charter city will be included in an application (either as the sole applicant, as a participant in a regional application, or as a member of an applicant Joint Powers Authority), more information can be found on CalRecycle’s California Labor Code section 1782.
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- Public entities, including counties, cities, districts, and state agencies
- Applicants must provide adequate documentation of financial need for assistance and show evidence of ability to pay for their matching share of costs and costs that are ineligible and/or that exceed the maximum grant amount.
Projects
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- Eligible projects include the remediation of disposal sites closed in accordance with the local laws at the time of the closure and prior to implementation of the State’s current permitting and/or closure requirements for landfills and disposal sites.
Funding
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- $1,500,000 is available for fiscal year (FY) 2015-16
- $750,000 maximum per grant award
Timeline and Cycle Details
| Dates | Activity and Details |
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July 21, 2015 September 17, 2015 December 17, 2015 | Question and Answer Period and Due Date
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August 6, 2015 November 5, 2015 February 4, 2016 | Application Due Date
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September 3, 2015 December 3, 2015 March 3, 2016 | Secondary Due Date
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October 2015 January 2016 April 2016 | Grants Awarded CalRecycle considers funding recommendations, and if approved, conditionally awards grants in this month (tentative). |
| June 30, 2018 | Grant Term Notice to Proceed to this date. |
| June 30, 2018 | Deadline for: Final Report, Final Payment Request and Request for 10 Percent Withhold. |
Grant Administration Documents
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.
If you require assistance in obtaining access to this document, please use the contact information at the bottom of this page.
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.
For more information contact: LEA Grant and Loan Programs, Grants@calrecycle.ca.gov