Waste Tire Enforcement Grants

Notice of Funding Availability, FY 2006-07

This grant cycle is now closed to applications. The deadline to apply was December 1, 2006. The Board awarded grants to all recommended applicants at its April 2007 meeting.

The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) receives an annual appropriation from the California Tire Recycling Management Fund to administer the Tire Recycling Act (Vuich, Statutes of 1990, Chapter 35) and related legislation. The Waste Tire Enforcement Grant provides funding to solid waste local enforcement agencies and city and county agencies in California for waste tire enforcement activities.

Funding

Six million dollars ($6,000,000) is available for the fiscal year (FY) 2006-2007 grant program. Eligible applicants, including regional applicants, may request up to a total of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000). Award of the FY 2006-2007 Waste Tire Enforcement Grant is contingent upon and subject to the availability of funds. The Board reserves the right to fund individual phases of selected proposals, and may therefore, fund an amount less than requested. The Board will award grants on a non-competitive basis. Applicants meeting the eligibility requirements and willing to participate in the program will be considered for funding.

Applicant Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the Waste Tire Enforcement Grant, the applicant must have 50 or more waste tire sites in its jurisdiction, and must be one of the following:

1. A Local Enforcement Agency (LEA);
2. An Environmental Health Agency;
3. A Code Enforcement Agency; or
4. An existing Waste Tire Enforcement grantee that was determined to be eligible under the eligibility requirements of a previous grant cycles, received grant funding, and has demonstrated satisfactory performance as determined by CIWMB staff (also referred to as "grand-fathered Grantees").

Note: City and county agencies that are under the jurisdiction of an existing Waste Tire Enforcement grantee or an LEA that is applying simultaneously for this grant are not eligible unless the city/county agency:

• Meets the eligibility requirements of this grant;
• Notifies the existing grantee and the CIWMB of its intent to apply;
• Meets with the existing grantee and the CIWMB, and
• Demonstrates complementary services are needed in its jurisdiction.

Based on the information provided by the new applying agency, the CIWMB will determine whether the applicant will qualify as an eligible grant recipient.

Furthermore, existing grantees reapplying for a Waste Tire Enforcement Grant must have satisfactorily performed the duties as identified in their current Grant Agreement Procedures and Requirements and complied with the grant’s Terms and Conditions. The CIWMB will assess grantee performance through joint field inspections and other performance measures such as:

• Completion of all of a majority of tasks identified in the workplan/budget;
• Submission of complete and accurate inspection forms;
• Effective and efficient use of approved grant funds;
• Timely follow-up on complaints and referrals;
• Timely submission of enforcement referrals to the CIWMB and District Attorney, if applicable; and
• Participation in joint training with CIWMB field staff.

In addition, 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 must 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, it cannot apply individually or as part of another regional program.

Program Eligibility

Successful applicants will investigate illegal tire disposal activities, perform waste tire facilities inspections, and survey tire dealers, auto dismantlers, tire haulers, and other points of waste tire generation to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the new manifest system. Inspections are followed up with appropriate compliance actions to ensure that operators are complying with all tire facility regulations, including storage standards, use of registered tire haulers, and manifest requirements.

If the applicant also receives or plans to receive waste tire clean-up grant funds from the CIWMB, the applicant may be required to demonstrate the steps it has taken or plans to take to prevent any bias or conflict of interest that might arise from administering both grants.

Application Deadline

Applications must be postmarked by December 1, 2006. Hand-delivered applications must be received in the CIWMB Sacramento Office at 1001 “I” Street by 3:00 p.m. on December 1, 2006. Applications sent by U. S. Postal Service or a commercial delivery service must be addressed to the appropriate address for the type of delivery service as listed in the application and must be sent by a means that permits tracking by the sender.

To Obtain an Application

You may download the application from this site or contact Amalia Fernandez (by phone or e-mail) to request a copy.

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Last updated: December 31, 2007