LEA Grants and Loans

Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement

• General Information
  • Successful Cleanup Projects
  • Eligibility
  • Funding
• Cycle-Specific Information
• Questions
• Forms

General Information

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery administers the Farm and Ranch (FR) Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program, which provides up to $1 million annually in grants for the cleanup of illegal solid waste sites on farm or ranch property.

Successful Cleanup Projects

CalRecycle has funded many successful FR cleanup projects. Information on recent cleanups is now available online.

Eligibility

California cities, counties, resource conservation districts and Native American tribes are eligible. Private property owners that desire grant funding to clean up their property will need to coordinate with an eligible applicant for funding.

A site may be eligible for funding if the parcel(s) is(are) zoned for agricultural use, where unauthorized solid waste disposal has occurred, and where the site(s) is(are) in need of cleanup in order to abate a nuisance or public health and safety threat and/or a threat to the environment. Sites are not eligible for funding if the site is located on property where the owner or local agency is responsible for the illegal disposal of solid waste.

• Program Fact Sheet

Funding

The grants are limited to $50,000 per cleanup or abatement project, with a limit of $200,000 per fiscal year for each eligible applicant.

Cycle-Specific Information

Current Cycle

Application due dates for fiscal year 2013/14 are July 16, 2013, October 29, 2013, and February 11, 2014. Contact Carla Repucci for more information. 

Please note that the resolutions are now due with the Grant Application instead of one month later as they were in the past.

Past Cycles

Awards list only:

• FY 2012/13: FR46, FR47 and FR48
• FY 2011/12: FR43, FR44 and FR45 (none awarded)
• FY 2010/11: FR40, FR41 and FR42
• FY 2009/10: FR37, FR38 and FR39
• FY 2008/09: FR34, FR35, and FR36
• FY 2007/08: FR29, FR30, FR31, FR32, and FR33
• FY 2006/07: FR25, FR26, FR27, and FR28
• FY 2005/06: FR22, FR23, and FR24
• FY 2004/05: FR18, FR19, FR20, and FR21
• FY 2003/04: FR15, FR16, and FR17
• FY 2002/03: FR12, FR13, and FR14
• FY 2001/02: FR9, FR10, and FR11
• FY 2000/01: FR6, FR7, and FR8
• FY 1999/00: FR2, FR3, FR4 and FR5
• FY 1998/99: FR1

Questions

For program specific information, please contact Carla Repucci.