Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) Grants and Loans

Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup Abatement

Legislation (SB 1328, Chesbro, Chapter 628, Statutes of 2002), effective January 1, 2003, made some important changes for the Farm and Ranch Grant Program. The amount available for each cleanup and abatement project and each applicant was increased and Native American tribes and Resource Conservation Districts are eligible to apply directly for grant funds. See below for details.

Purpose: The California Integrated Waste Management Board administers the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant Program, which provides up to $1 million annually in grants for the cleanup of illegal solid waste sites on farm or ranch property.

Funding: The grants are limited to $50,000 per cleanup or abatement project, with a limit of $200,000 per year for each eligible applicant.

Eligibility: California cities, counties, Resource Conservation Districts and Native American tribes are eligible. Private property owners that desire grant funding to cleanup their property will need to coordinate with an eligible applicant for funding.

A site may be eligible for funding if the parcel(s) is(are) zoned for agricultural use, where unauthorized solid waste disposal has occurred, and where the site(s) is(are) in need of cleanup in order to abate a nuisance or public health and safety threat and/or a threat to the environment. Sites are not eligible for funding if the site is located on property where the owner or local agency is responsible for the illegal disposal of solid waste.

Application Due Dates: January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1

• Fact Sheet (Adobe PDF, 363 KB)

• Application Package (Some of the documents that make up the application package were updated in August and September 2007): Includes information regarding how to complete an application for grant funds, grant scoring criteria and all of the forms and samples required in a complete application package.

• Grant Forms
  • Expenditure Itemization Form (CIWMB 224): Adobe PDF, 46 KB | MS Excel, 26 KB
  • Recycled Content Certification Form (CIWMB 74G-Farm): Adobe PDF, 80 KB | MS Word, 108 KB
  • Reliable Contractor Declaration (CIWMB 168): Adobe PDF, 18 KB | MS Word, 51 KB
  • Grant Payment Request Form (CIWMB 87): Adobe PDF, 54 KB | MS Word, 139 KB

For More Information: Contact grant manager Carla Repucci.

Last updated: April 18, 2008