Tire Grants

Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Programs

• General Information
  • Eligibility
  • Funding
• Cycle-Specific Information
• Questions

General Information

These grant programs provide funding to local governments, as well as California Indian Tribes, for the cost of cleanup, abatement, or other remedial actions related to the disposal of waste tires collected at cleanup projects and amnesty events.

Previously offered together as one grant program, the Waste Tire Cleanup Grant and the Waste Tire Amnesty Grants have been separated. The Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program will be offered every two years, beginning in 2012, in even years and the Waste Tire Amnesty Grant will be offered every two years in odd years. Each program will have a two year grant term. 

Eligibility

Applicants

California jurisdictions including cities, counties, special districts, other political subdivisions and jurisdictions joined together by formal agreements, as well as California Indian tribes are eligible.

Joint Applicants

Cities or counties may submit a regional application with authorization from other cities and/or counties participating in the regional application. A regional lead jurisdiction may be designated for regional programs to act in behalf of all participating jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction may submit only one grant application. Therefore, if a jurisdiction submits an application as part of a regional program, it cannot apply individually or as part of another regional program.

Activities

Waste Tire Cleanup grants include: 

• Funds for the collection, removal, transportation, recycling, and disposal of waste tires from illegal tire piles and areas where illegal dumping has occurred along public right-of-ways.

Waste Tire Amnesty Events grants include:

• Funds for date-specific events for the public and are not intended for the disposal of waste tires from waste tire generating businesses (PRC §42954(7)). Amnesty events 1) allow citizens to bring waste tires to convenient locations for proper management up to twice per month per location or 2) can consist of a coupon program that allows citizens to bring in waste tires on specified days.

Funding

•  $1,800,000 is available for waste tire cleanup grants. Up to $100,000 is available for a single jurisdiction and up to $250,000 for a regional applicant.

•  $1,800,000 is available for waste tire amnesty events grants. The individual award amounts have not yet been set.

Cycle-Specific Information

Current Cycle

The application period for the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Program FY 2012/13 is now closed. Approval of Grant Awards are documented on our public notice website and anticipated to be awarded in April 2012.

Next Cycle

The Application for Waste Tire Amnesty Event grants for FY 2013/14 will tentatively be available December 2012. 

Past Cycles

Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Program

• FY 2010/11 | 2009/10 | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06

Amnesty Event Grant Program Cycles

• FY 2004-05 | 2003-04 | 2002-03 | 2001-02 | 1999-2000 | 1998-99

Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant Program Cycles

• FY 2004-05 | 2003-04 | 2002-03 | 2001-02 | 1999-2000| 1996-97

Questions?
If you have questions that are program specific, please contact Carla Repucci.

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