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.
Donor Name: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the grant is to promote the use of tirederived aggregate (TDA) to increase recycling of California-generated waste tires.
The Program provides solutions for a variety of engineering challenges. TDA is produced from shredded tires, is lightweight, free-draining, and a less expensive alternative to conventional lightweight aggregates.
Funding Information
- $750,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24
- $375,000 maximum per grant award
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects generally fall into one of five categories
- Category 1: Mechanically Stabilized TDA (retaining walls).
- Category 2: Low Impact Development (storm water mitigation including storm water infiltration galleries).
- Category 3: Lightweight fill (slope stabilization, embankment fill, landslide repair, and retaining walls).
- Category 4: Vibration mitigation (under rail lines).
- Category 5: Landfill application projects (aggregate replacement projects such as leachate and gas collection systems, drainage layers, leachate injection). Projects that are currently underway or that have been completed at the same location within the same facility within three years of application are not eligible. Landfill application projects do not include use of shredded waste tires as alternative daily cover or alternative intermediate cover
All projects are subject to the following requirements:
- Only California-generated waste tires that are processed in California shall be used in the TDA portion of the project(s).
- The project(s) must be located in California.
- A combined minimum of 500 tons of TDA must be used in the project(s), except for Low Impact Development projects, which must use a minimum of 200 tons of TDA in the project(s).
- Plans and specifications must be reviewed by CalRecycle staff and/or its contractor(s) prior to commencement of work. The project design plans must be uploaded in GMS at a minimum 50 percent complete at the time of application submission and 100 percent complete prior to the start of the project.
- The design plans must include:
- Project costs (preliminary costs must be submitted with the application)
- Project location (TDA placement
- Type and quantity of TDA (initial estimate must be submitted with the application)
- Any analysis necessary to validate the design.
- The design plans must include:
- Each project must incorporate technical assistance/training that will be provided by CalRecycle contractors and/or staff.
- All of the following persons must receive CalRecycle sponsored technical training prior to implementation of the project:
- Owner representative
- Construction Management engineer (Quality Assurance / Quality Control)
- Construction company project supervisor.
- The real property on which the project will be located must be owned by the applicant (or by a member of an applicant JPA).
- If applicant’s ownership of the property on which the project(s) is located does not give it complete and clear access to the project site(s), then prior to incurring any grant-eligible costs, applicant must obtain any and all access rights (e.g., easements) to the project site(s) necessary to complete the project(s) within the grant term and shall ensure that such access extends to CalRecycle staff and/or its designated contractors for the purpose of observing the project, providing technical assistance and/or training during the grant term. Such access must be in writing from the legal owner or his/her authorized agent.
- Reimbursement will not exceed the amount stated on the Grant Agreement Cover Sheet (CalRecycle 110).
- Construction of the TDA portion of any project must commence on or after the date indicated in CalRecycle’s written Notice to Proceed and be completed by April 1, 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- California Labor Code section 1782 prohibits a charter city from receiving state funding or financial assistance for construction projects if that charter city does not comply with Labor Code sections 1770-1782. If any applicants or participating entities are charter cities or Joint Powers Authorities that include charter cities, the lead participating entity must certify on the Detail tab of the application that Labor Code section 1782 does not prohibit any included charter city from receiving state funds for the project described in this application. If it is determined after award that an applicant or participating entity is a charter city prohibited from receiving state funds for this grant project, the grant will be terminated and any disbursed grant funds shall be returned to CalRecycle.
- Private, for-profit entities must be authorized to conduct business in the State of California, by either being registered with the California Secretary of State as a business located in California, being registered as a foreign (out–of–state or out–of–country) business or processing a business license issued by a California city, county, or city and county. Private, non-profit entities, in addition to being registered with the California Secretary of State, must also be registered with the California Department of Justice, and appear on their Registry of Charitable Trusts. If a non-profit entity is excluded from registering with the Department of Justice, proof must be provided with the application.
- Only one application may be submitted per eligible applicant. One or more projects may be combined into a single grant application. Applicant must be the entity that owns the real property on which an eligible project/product will be located. However, an application may include multiple projects at different locations. Eligible applicants include:
- All California local government entities (including cities, counties, and cities and counties).
- Special districts (including transportation districts).
- Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) where all JPA members are also otherwise eligible applicants.
- Public school districts.
- All California State agencies (including offices, departments, bureaus, and boards).
- University of California campuses, California State University campuses, and California Community Colleges.
- Private, for-profit entities.
- For purposes of this Program, a “private, for-profit entity” is defined as a business intended to operate at a profit and return a profit to its owner(s).
- The business must be California-based or domiciled in another state with an existing operational presence in California.
- The business must be qualified to do business in California and in good standing with all applicable California state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board.
- Any and all subsidiaries, divisions and/or affiliated businesses are considered part of the primary business entity for the purpose of applying for and receiving a grant award under this Program
- A business is considered an “affiliated business” if it has at least one owner with a 20 percent or greater interest in another applicant business.
- Non-profit organizations (except private elementary or secondary schools) registered with the federal government under section 501(c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(6), or (c)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Qualifying Tribal Entities.
- A Qualifying Tribal Entity is defined as a tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, residing within the borders of California, which:
- is recognized for special programs and services provided by the United States because of the status of its members as Native Americans; or
- can establish that it is a government entity, and which meets the criteria of the grant program.
- A Qualifying Tribal Entity is defined as a tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, residing within the borders of California, which:
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