Used Oil Recycling Grants

CalRecycle's used oil recycling grant programs provide funding for activities that reduce the amount of illegally disposed used oil, recycle used oil/used oil filters, and reclaim used oil.

Two main types of grants are offered each year:

1. Non-competitive grants to support local used oil and oil filter collection programs.
2. Competitive grants to explore new program activities and/or to transfer proven programs ideas to other communities.

The following grant programs are offered annually. Follow the links to learn more about a particular grant program.

Non-Competitive Grants

• Block Grant
  Grants are awarded annually to local governments with funding determined on a per capita basis.

Competitive Grants (offered annually as a joint solicitation):

• Nonprofit Grant
  Grants support nonprofit entities assisting local governmental efforts to establish or enhance used oil collection programs.
• Opportunity Grant
  Grants supplement already established "Block Grants."
• Research, Testing, and Demonstration Grant
  Grants to develop collection technologies or systems and uses for used or recycled oil.