Tire Grants

Notice of Funds Available: Local Govt. Waste Tire Cleanup & Amnesty (TCA) Event Grant Program (FY 2007/08)

The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) has allocated $2 million for the Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Program in fiscal year (FY) 2007/08. Public Resources Code Section 42889(b)(5) authorizes the CIWMB to expend funds from the California Tire Recycling Management Fund (Tire Fund) to pay for the cost of cleanup, abatement, or other remedial actions related to the disposal of waste tires.

Applicant Eligibility

California jurisdictions including cities, counties, special districts, other political subdivisions and jurisdictions joined together by formal agreements, as well as qualifying Indian tribes are eligible. A “qualifying Indian tribe” is an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, residing within the borders of California, which can establish that it is a governmental entity and which meets the criteria of the grant program.

The CIWMB is reserving twenty-five percent (25%) of the Amnesty Events Grant Program's funding allocation to fund grants to eligible rural entities which is defined as any county, and city, district or qualifying Indian tribe within a county that has a 2000 U.S. Census population of less than two hundred thousand (200,000).

Grants will not be awarded to two agencies within the same jurisdiction (example: City of Sacramento Public Works Department and City of Sacramento Health Department).

Joint Applicants

Cities or counties may submit a regional application with authorization from other cities and/or counties participating in the regional application. A regional lead jurisdiction may be designated for regional programs to act on behalf of all participating jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction may submit only one grant application. Therefore, if a jurisdiction submits an application as part of a regional program or as a regional lead, it cannot apply individually or as part of another regional program.

Eligible Activities

Costs must be incurred during the term of the grant, which is when you receive formal notification from the CIWMB, referred to as the "Notice to Proceed," that you may incur costs and begin the grant project through June 30, 2009.

Eligible costs include, but may not be limited to:

• The cost for collecting and loading waste tires into transporting vehicles for waste tire cleanup projects;
• The cost for loading tires at waste tire amnesty events;
• Any salaries and benefits for personnel who are involved in the administration and oversight of amnesty events (*See below);
• The development and distribution of educational materials or advertising of the cleanup program or amnesty events (*See below);
• The cost for transporting waste tires by a waste tire hauler, registered or exempted by the CIWMB, to a permitted, excluded or exempted waste tire storage facility;
• The cost of transporting waste tires for a specific end use. Waste tires must be transported by a CIWMB approved waste tire hauler to a CIWMB approved end-use facility;
• The cost for disposing of waste tires at a CIWMB approved facility;
• The reasonable cost (not greater than 5 percent of project costs reimbursed by the CIWMB) of fencing, gates, signs and other methods to secure the property where illegal dumping has occurred; and
• Salaries and benefits for personnel who are directly involved in waste tire cleanup project activities.

* Project oversight and education and outreach expenses are only reimbursable up to 25 percent of the grant award.

Funding

There is $2 million available for fiscal year (FY) 2007/08.

• $1,000,000 is available for waste tire cleanup projects for FY 2007/08.
• $1,000,000 is available for waste tire amnesty events for FY 2007/08.
• $50,000/site and $200,000/applicant maximum available per grant award for waste tire cleanup projects.
• $30,000/individual applicant and $90,000/regional applicant maximum available per grant award for amnesty events.

Grant Term

The term of the grant begins when a grantee receives formal notification from the CIWMB, referred to as the "Notice to Proceed," indicating that it may incur costs and begin spending grant funds on eligible activities. The beginning date will be no later than June 30, 2008, and may be later based upon when the signed Grant Agreement is returned. In all cases, all eligible expenditures must be completed by June 30, 2009.

Application Deadline and Submittal

Mailed applications must be postmarked, if sent by U.S. Postal Service or commercial carrier, no later than February 15, 2008. Hand-delivered applications must be received at the address listed below no later than 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2008. Faxed, e-mailed, and/or late applications will not be accepted or considered for funding.

By U.S. Postal Service:

California Integrated Waste Management Board
Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Program
Grants Administration, 9th Floor
Attn: Ray Narayan
P.O. Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95812-4025

By commercial carrier or hand-delivery:

California Environmental Protection Agency Building
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup and Amnesty Event Grant Program
Grants Administration, 9th Floor
Attn: Ray Narayan
1001 “I” Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Applications sent by U.S. Postal Service or a commercial delivery service should be sent in a manner that allows for tracking by the sender and that provides an addressed and dated receipt, demonstrating mailing to the CIWMB's address. Failure to do so is at the risk of the applicant, and if delivery is delayed or the application is lost by the delivery service, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate timely mailing or delivery of the application.

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