The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) offers the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program.
Donor Name: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: | Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 01/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the grant is to clean up illegally dumped material on farm and/or ranch property.
- This grant also provides reimbursement for sites that have been previously remediated.
- During the fourth (last) cycle of the given fiscal year, applicants have the option to submit their application under the “Pilot” (if funds remain).
- If you are a private landowner, an Eligible Applicant will need to apply for the grant on your behalf.
Project Types
There are two project types.
- Requesting funds for a site yet to be cleaned up (“standard”).
- The “Pilot Program” is primarily used for sites that have yet to be cleaned up.
- Requesting funds for a “previously remediated site”.
Funding Information
- $1,000,000 is available for this grant cycle, fiscal year 2023–24, subject to funding availability.
- $200,000 is the maximum available for individual grant awards.
- Two or more departments or agencies within a specific city or county are eligible for a combined total of $200,000 per fiscal year.
- An incorporated city, a resource conservation district and the county within which they are located are each eligible for up to $200,000 of grant funds each fiscal year.
- Each site is limited to $50,000.
- Sites are referred to as single cleanups or abatement projects, and usually entail a large concentration of illegally dumped material in a single area. There can be multiple piles on one area/site.
- Multiple sites may be included in one application
Eligible Projects/Products
Sites must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for funding.
- The parcel where the site is located is zoned or authorized for agricultural/rangeland use, consistent with the definition of: Farm and Ranch Property. A piece of property, publicly or privately owned, that is used for rangeland or agricultural activities such as, but not limited to, commercial livestock and crop production, horticulture, aquaculture, silviculture, floriculture, vermiculture and viticulture. Farm or ranch property need not have active sales or production, but shall be appropriately zoned, or otherwise authorized for agricultural activities. Farm or ranch property includes appurtenant easements or right-of-ways such as, but not limited to, public roads and utilities.
- The site is used, has been used, or could be used for agricultural/rangeland activities (reference property definition cited above for examples).
- The intended future use of the site is consistent with the property definition cited above.
- Neither the applicant, nor the property owner, nor any resident, invitee, licensee, lessee, or person the current property owner purchased or inherited from, by contract, agreement, or other arrangement, brought any of the subject solid waste onto the property
- The aforementioned parties did not direct, authorize, permit or otherwise provide consent to another to bring the solid waste onto the property. Moreover, ‘unauthorized’ disposal of solid waste and/or waste tires has occurred.
- The responsible party either cannot be identified, located, or pay for timely and proper remediation
Eligibility Criteria
California Labor prohibits a charter city from receiving state funding or financial assistance for construction projects if that charter city does not comply with Labor. 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.
Eligible applicants include:
- Cities
- Counties
- Resource Conservation Districts
- Federally recognized Native American Tribes
Private property owners are not eligible to apply directly; they must make a request for application submission to the city, county, resource conservation district, or Native American tribe (an eligible applicant) in which their property is located.
- The eligible applicant will review requests to apply for the grant. A formal review process is available; refer to the Local Agency Review of Property Owner’s Request section for more information.
- If approved, the eligible applicant/“Local Agency” shall apply for the Grant on behalf of the property owner.
For more information, visit CalRecycle.
