The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 Tire-Derived Aggregate Grant Program.
Donor Name: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/16/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Categories
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).
Funding Information
- $750,000 available for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26
- $375,000 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 CalRecycle.
