The application period for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 is now closed.
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a program to provide opportunities to divert waste tires from landfill disposal, prevent illegal tire dumping, and promote markets for recycled-content tire products. The Tire Incentive Program (TIP) provides a reimbursement (as an incentive payment program) to eligible businesses that use (recycled) crumb rubber in eligible products or substitute crumb rubber for virgin rubber, plastic, or other raw materials in products. The program’s goal is to increase demand for crumb rubber and promote higher value products.
Awards
Note: "TIP" followed by a number is the cycle code for the Tire Incentive Program.
- Cycle2: TIP2 Awards | Approval of Awards June 22, 2015
Criteria
Approval of Criteria, August 19, 2014
Eligibility
Applicants
- Manufacturers that produce (or will produce) an eligible product.
- Waste tire processors that also manufacture an eligible product.
- Rubber compounders.
- Manufacturers of calendered rubber sheeting products.
- Manufacturers that produce products on a contract basis for other companies provided they have that other company’s written permission to produce an eligible product and receive the incentive.
Products
Eligible tire-derived products (TDP) are based on the incremental amount of crumb rubber or recycled rubber used compared to the applicant’s prior year records of the same tire-derived product use. New TDPs using crumb rubber are based on total amount of crumb rubber or recycled rubber used. Grantees applying for reimbursement are reimbursed at the incentive rates below per pound according to category.
| Incentive Category | Incentive per pound |
|---|---|
| 1. General cost* | 5 cents for total crumb rubber used in all TIP-eligible products sold and shipped during the reporting period |
| 2. New or existing TDP (TIP product) | 10 cents for incremental increase in crumb rubber used |
| 3. Feedstock conversion (TIP product) | 30 cents for total crumb rubber used |
| 4. Fine (≤ 50) mesh (TIP product) | 40 cents for total crumb rubber used |
*The general cost incentive will not exceed 25 percent of the total incentive for all product categories. It will be reimbursed based on 5 cents per pound of the crumb rubber portion of all TIP-eligible TDPs sold and shipped (regardless of whether the TDPs are included in a TIP award).
Examples of possible eligible products include, but are not limited to: flooring; industrial products; conveyer belts; calendered rubber; agricultural products; landscape and garden products; building products; traffic safety products; fencing; roofing products; paints, sealants, and coatings; pour-in-place cushion layer which uses crumb (not buffings) or chipped tire rubber (not shredded buffings) or wear layer crumb (not buffings) which replace ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and thermoplastics vulcanizates (TPV); synthetic turf underlayment (not loose infill); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) leveling and accessibility ramps, etc.
Specifically excluded from this program would be: crumb rubber (as a singular, intermediate product); tire-derived aggregate; rubber mulch/bark; rubberized sidewalks and tree wells; loose-fill, pour-in-place surfacing (except for use in the cushion and wear layers as noted above), or playground tiles; sports tracks; synthetic turf infill; and similar type products which may have benefited from the TDP Grant Program and any previous grant program.
Funding
A total of $3,000,000 is available for this grant cycle, fiscal year 2014-15.
Individual grant awards range from $50,000 (minimum) to $500,000 (maximum).
Timeline and Cycle Details
| Dates | Activity and Details |
|---|---|
| April 17, 2015 | Question and Answer Period and Due Date
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| April 29, 2015 | Application Due Date
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| May 2015 | Grants Awarded
CalRecycle considers funding recommendations, and if approved, conditionally awards grants in this month (tentative). |
| April 1, 2017 | Grant Term
Grantee may incur costs from the date indicated in the Notice to Proceed to this date. |
| April 1, 2017 | Deadline for: Final Report and final Payment Request. |
Grant Administration Documents
Notice: Submission of an application constitutes an acknowledgment that you have read these Terms and Conditions and understood and agreed that they will be part of the Grant Agreement upon an award of any grant funds.
The text of these Terms and Conditions may not be altered, changed or revised in any way, except in writing by mutual agreement of the parties pursuant to the Amendment provision herein. In the event of any dispute regarding the content of these Terms and Conditions, the original document contained in the grant cycle file located at the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 will control. These Terms and Conditions are applicable only to the specified cycle and/or Fiscal Year of the particular grant program specified.
If you require assistance in obtaining access to this document, please use the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Notice: These Procedures and Requirements are in draft form. Upon issuance of Grant Agreement, these Procedures and Requirements shall become final.
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the Procedures and Requirements prior to issuance of the Grant Agreement. Any such changes will be non-negotiable. In the event that any changes are
made to the Procedures and Requirements, all Grantees will be notified as to what specific changes have been made.
Once the Grant Agreement has been issued and the Procedures and Requirements have become final, the text of the incorporated Procedures
and Requirements may not be altered, changed or revised in any way, except in writing by mutual agreement of the parties pursuant to the Amendment provision contained in the Terms and Conditions. In the event of any dispute regarding the content of
the incorporated Procedures and Requirements, the original document contained in the grant cycle file located at the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 will control. These Procedures and Requirements
are applicable only to the specific cycle and/or Fiscal Year of the particular grant program specified.
If you require assistance in obtaining access to this document, please use the contact information at the bottom of this page.