Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement Grant Program
🏛 Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (California)
Can you apply?
This grant is for city, county, or joint city-county governments in California managing waste tire enforcement programs. Applicants must work with a managing entity to implement oversight.
New applicants must have at least 50 active tire businesses (counties) or 100 active tire businesses (cities) with TPID numbers. Cities or counties under existing grantee jurisdiction must notify all parties and demonstrate complementary services are needed.
Reapplying grantees must maintain the same TPID number requirements: 50+ for counties, 100+ for cities. Eligible activities include administration, inspections, enforcement, field patrol, cleanup, education, training, and transportation.
This grant is for city, county, or joint city-county governments in California managing waste tire enforcement programs. Applicants must work with a managing entity to implement oversight.
New applicants must have at least 50 active tire businesses (counties) or 100 active tire businesses (cities) with TPID numbers. Cities or counties under existing grantee jurisdiction must notify all parties and demonstrate complementary services are needed.
Reapplying grantees must maintain the same TPID number requirements: 50+ for counties, 100+ for cities. Eligible activities include administration, inspections, enforcement, field patrol, cleanup, education, training, and transportation.
Program description
Eligible applicants: city, county, or city and county that work closely with a managing entity to implement and oversee the program. (See Managing Entity section of the application guidelines and instructions for the definition.) New applicants are those cities or counties that did not receive a TEA grant award for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020–21 (TEA28 cycle). New applicants must meet the following requirements at the time of application:• Counties must have 50 or more active businesses in their jurisdictions with Tire Program Identification (TPID) numbers.• Cities must have 100 or more active businesses in their jurisdictions with TPID numbers. New applicants that are under the jurisdiction of an existing TEA grantee that are also applying for a TEA grant may apply for this grant only if the new applicant:• Meets the eligibility requirements of this program.• Notifies the existing grantee and CalRecycle in advance of its intent to apply.• Meets with the existing grantee and CalRecycle.• Demonstrates that complementary services are needed in its jurisdiction(s). Reapplying grantees are applicants that received a grant award in FY 2020–21 (TEA28 cycle). Reapplying grantees must meet the following TPID number requirements:• Counties must have 50 or more active1 businesses in their jurisdictions with TPID numbers. • Cities must have 100 or more active1 businesses in their jurisdictions with TPID numbers. Eligible Activities/Costs: >Administration >Inspections >Enforcement and Surveillance Activities Field patrol and small waste tire pile cleanup >Education of waste tire generators >Staff Training >Transportation >Indirect Costs Available Funds• $ 6,050,000 is available for this grant cycle, fiscal year 2021-2022 subject to funding availability.• Applicants may request the maximum award amount allowed for their qualifying populations. The maximum award for any applicant is: $300,000 for applicants with qualifying populations of 1 to 900,000. $450,000 for applicants with qualifying populations of 900,001 to 2,000,000. $600,000 for applicants with qualifying populations of 2,000,001 or more.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Details
This grant is for city, county, or joint city-county governments in California managing waste tire enforcement programs. Applicants must work with a managing entity to implement oversight.
New applicants must have at least 50 active tire businesses (counties) or 100 active tire businesses (cities) with TPID numbers. Cities or counties under existing grantee jurisdiction must notify all parties and demonstrate complementary services are needed.
Reapplying grantees must maintain the same TPID number requirements: 50+ for counties, 100+ for cities. Eligible activities include administration, inspections, enforcement, field patrol, cleanup, education, training, and transportation.
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 yolanda.park@calrecycle.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-341-6108
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 31 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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