The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has launched the Tire-Derived Aggregate Grant 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: Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/17/2022
Grant Size: $375,000
Details:
The Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grant Program (Program) provides assistance for solving a variety of engineering challenges. TDA, which is produced from shredded tires, is lightweight, free-draining, and a less expensive alternative to conventional lightweight aggregates.
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 (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.
Funding Information
- $750,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23.
- $375,000 maximum per grant award
Eligibility Criteria
- 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, the California State University campuses, and California Community Colleges.
- Private, for-profit entities. For purposes of this Program, a “private, for-profit entity” (PFP) 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 (certain limitations apply; please see Application Guidelines and Instructions for complete details).
- 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.
For more information, visit Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).
