California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)

Solid Waste Cleanup Grants and Loans Program

Local Government Matching Grants

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.

Application Package

Grant Cycles for Fiscal Year 2011/12
Cycle Number Application Deadline Award Date
1 September 15, 2011 November 2011
2 December 15, 2011 February 2012**
3 March 15, 2012 May 2012

** As of November 16, 2011 $779,500 will be available for cycle number 2 to fund new local government matching grants.

Solid Waste Cleanup Grants Home

Last updated: April 2, 2012
Grant and Loan Programs, http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/LEA/GrantsLoans/
Donnaye Palmer: Donnaye.Palmer@calrecycle.ca.gov (916) 341-6321