The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is announcing the availability of grant applications for the 2024 Scrap Tire Market Development Program.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/29/2023
Details:
The Scrap Tire Program administers a combination of community-based grants that support local municipal tire cleanups, public and private grants that enhance and promote scrap tire markets in Michigan, and technical staff resources to support compliance assistance and enforcement activities.
Through these efforts, the program seeks to improve the scrap tire regulatory landscape with higher rates of compliance, fewer occurrences of illegal tire operations (i.e. illegal hauling and dumping), the creation of more viable markets for tire materials, and the eventual establishment of a tire market based on circular economy principles.
Research and development are broadly defined as any activity associated with creating new innovations in existing products, services, or procedures or the discovery of new innovations that lead to the creation new products. For the purposes of the Scrap Tire Market Development Grant Program, proposals should identify a viable end market(s) and associated partners working towards a common outcome.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for a Grant:
- The applicant must submit a complete application via online application by the application deadline.
- The project must demonstrate new or increased uses of scrap tires in manufactured products, such as modified asphalt, rubber modified chip seal, molded, or extruded rubber products, or aggregate replacement materials, civil engineering projects, or be for the research and development of methods to increase the use of scrap tires.
- Scrap tires must be purchased from a Michigan processor or other Michigan generator of scrap tires. Grants are available for up to 50 percent of the cost of purchasing equipment or for new research and development. The applicant must commit to at least 50 percent of the total project amount.
- The applicant must submit documentation of the property owner’s permission for the applicant to do business at that location and a scrap tire collection site registration application, fees, and bond, if applicable.
- The applicant must not be in litigation with the state of Michigan or any other public entity concerning compliance with Part 169 or Part 115, Solid Waste Management, of the NREPA. If an applicant has been ordered to pay fines and/or penalties for previous violations of Part 169 or Part 115, all penalties/fines must have been paid in full.
- Applicants requesting funding for scrap tires or equipment must submit documentation that the technology to be utilized in the proposed process is beyond the research stage and that a demonstration has indicated the proposed process is technically feasible for full-scale production. (Not applicable for applicants requesting funding for research and development.)
- The project must be in Michigan.
- The applicant must be registered to do business in Michigan and provide a Corporate ID Number or be a governmental entity.
If the applicant is a county or other local unit of government, the Michigan-based scrap tire processor shall be selected through the local unit of government’s competitive bid process to ensure the most cost-effective use of Grant funds. Prior to issuance of an agreement for Grant funds, the grantee will need to demonstrate that the selected scrap tire processor(s) meet the following conditions:
- The processor is authorized to do business in and is in the State of Michigan. The processor must possess all the required permits, registrations, and/or licenses required by law. Out of state haulers/processors may be considered and approved by EGLE on a case-by-case basis for tires located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP), provided the applicant is unsuccessful in finding a Michigan hauler/processor able to operate in the UP or provide services in support of the proposed Grant project.
- The processor has agreed with the Grantee to process the tires and transport the processed tires to the approved end-user.
- The processor has a contract(s) with the scrap tire material user(s) that will receive the processed tires.
- The processor will use and properly complete the Scrap Tire Transportation Record form (EQP 5128) when accepting and transporting the scrap tires.
- The processor will notify the Grantee of any changes that would make the processor unable to meet all conditions or those of the Grant agreement.
For more information, visit MDEGLE.
