Notice of Funds Available: Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program (FY 2020–21)

The application period for fiscal year (FY) 2020–21 is now closed.

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a program for eligible applicants to apply for funds to pay for the cleanup of illegally dumped waste tires. CalRecycle allocated $1,250,000 for the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program for fiscal year (FY) 2020–21. Public Resource Code Section 42889(b)(5) 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.

Awards

Note: “TCU” followed by a number is the cycle code for the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program.

Cycle 18: TCU18 Awards | Approval of Awards, August 12, 2020

Criteria

Approval of Criteria

Eligibility

California jurisdictions including cities, counties, special districts, other political subdivisions and jurisdictions joined together by formal agreements, as well as Qualifying California Indian tribes are eligible.
Grants will not be awarded to two agencies within the same jurisdiction (example: City of Sacramento Public Works Department and City of Sacramento Health Department).

Funding

$1,250,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2020–21.
$100,000/single jurisdiction applicant and $250,000/regional applicant maximum available per grant award.

Timeline and Cycle Details

Dates	Activity and Details
February 13, 2020	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 email: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.
March 3, 2020	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 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 or call Maria Elena Kennedy
April 2, 2020	Secondary Due Date - Resolution and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices (EPPP) Policy If the resolution is not submitted with the application: The approved resolution must be uploaded in GMS by this date. If the applicant does not have an EPPP Policy at the time of application: An EPPP Policy must be adopted and notification must be uploaded in GMS by this date.
July 2020	Grants Awarded CalRecycle considers funding recommendations, and if approved, conditionally awards grants in this month (tentative).
September 29, 2022	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.

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.