Tire-Derived Product Grant Program

All product manufacturers, suppliers/vendors, and/or contractors are required to certify and provide documentation that the material purchased by the grant was derived from only California-generated waste tires that were processed and manufactured into a final product from California. Grantees must understand and be fully aware that if there is inadequate documentation to verify that only California-generated waste tires that were processed and manufactured into a final product in California were used in the TDP, requests for reimbursement may be denied. If reimbursement has been made and it is subsequently determined that the source of the material cannot be verified as only California-generated waste tires or that the tires were not processed and manufactured into a final product in California, CalRecycle may seek reimbursement from the Grantee.

Applicants/Grantees should be wary of product manufacturers, suppliers/vendors, and/or contractors who offer “free” services (such as installation) or a “contribution” as a means to influence the Applicant/Grantee’s purchase/contracting decision. Some “free” services and contributions are actually ineligible costs which the product manufacturers, suppliers/vendors, and/or contractors include in the eligible material cost. Grantees seeking reimbursement, which may include non-eligible costs as part of the material cost, are subject to additional review and/or audit. If it is determined that a reimbursement request includes ineligible costs, all or a portion of the request may be denied. Please consult with your Grant Manager prior to approving an offer which may include these, or similar, “free” services.