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Questions were due in writing to CIWMB by October 26, 2007.
Similar or related questions may have been grouped together or reworded for
clarity and responded to as one question.
The question and answer period is now closed for this grant cycle. All
questions and answers are posted on this site.
Are projects for public playgrounds required to be ADA compliant and
meet specific safety specifications?
Yes, playground projects must be
compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
meet specific safety specifications. For more information, visit the
U.S. Access Board
site for ADA compliant playground surfaces and the
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
for standards. Please check with your manufacturer/supplier regarding ASTM
standard 1487, "Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for
Playground Equipment for Public Use," and the Handbook for Public Playground
Safety, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Pub. No. 325. Grantees must
also comply with all applicable local, State and Federal laws, regulations
and requirements.
Beginning January 1, 2008, changes in
Health and Safety Code section 115725 et seq. require, among other
things, that new playgrounds open to the public, and replacement of
equipment or modification of components inside existing playgrounds open to
the public, shall conform to the playground-related standards set forth by
the ASTM and the playground-related guidelines set forth by the United
States Consumer Product Safety Commission. See Health and Safety Code
section 115725 et seq. for complete information.
Payment of grant funds for playground projects is contingent on
compliance with the above requirements. Therefore, at the completion of
their playground grant project, Grantees must submit with their Final Report
documentation provided by a Certified Playground Inspector (certified by the
National Playground Safety Institute) that the playground project meets
these requirements. Projects that do not meet these requirements are not
eligible for reimbursement under the grant. It is the Grantee’s
responsibility to pay for this testing as it is not an eligible cost under
the grant. It is strongly recommended that applicants factor the cost of
this testing into their budget prior to submitting an application. The
testing could cost several hundred dollars or more.
What specific documentation must be provided as proof of playground compliance in order to qualify for reimbursement?
After award and completion of a grant project. the Grantee is required to submit a letter/notification of certification with the Final Report that the new playground or modification of component(s) of an existing playground conforms to the requirements of H&SC § 115725(a) or (b), as applicable, effective January 1, 2008 This certification must be provided by a Certified Playground Inspector (cert. by National Playground Safety Institute).
Projects that do not meet these requirements are not eligible for reimbursement under the grant.
It is the Grantee’s responsibility to pay for this testing as it is not an eligible cost under the grant. It is strongly recommended that applicants factor the cost of this testing into their budget prior to submitting an application. The testing could cost several hundred dollars or more.
What do you mean by fiscal year?
Fiscal year (FY) refers to the State of California’s fiscal year which
commences July 1 and ends June 30. For purposes of the Tire Derived Product
(TDP) Grant Program, an entity is ineligible to apply if it was awarded a
TDP grant any time from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007.
Our school is interested in this grant but would like to visit
schools or other agencies that have received finished projects using recycled
tires (in order to determine the best uses for the grant). How can we find out
if there are local schools or agencies that have used recycled tires, in order
to set up a visit?
On our CIWMB website, you can search in our
grants database for reports of organizations that have received grants
for tire-derived products. This information will give you the name and
number of the grantee’s primary contact for the grant.
Are you still offering Playground Cover Grants, or any similar
grants, to municipal governments with aged playground cover materials?
The TDP Grant Program replaces the Playground Cover Grant Program that
was offered in years past. The TDP Grant Program includes playground
surfacing as eligible projects. See the application/appendices for detailed
information about applicant eligibility requirements.
Our District has what we call "Energy and water conservation/integrated waste management policy". The language is similar to your Environmentally Preferable Purchases and Practices Policy but is not as extensive. Do we need to adopt the language in your policy or will our policy be adequate?
We will accept it, but would like to encourage your organization to adopt a broader policy to include environmentally preferable purchases and practices in the future. The example we provide could be adopted by your organization.
I am planning on applying for a track grant and need help in calculating the number of tires used formula. Where can I get some help regarding this issue?
You must contact a Product Supplier/Manufacturer to get a quote using the tire-derived product Certification Form (CIWMB 227). This form is on page 5 of the application
(Adobe PDF, 165 KB).
For more information about product suppliers, please visit our
product supplier listing.
Please note: The State makes no warranty, express or implied, and assumes no liability for the information provided in the listing. Any references to individual businesses and their commercial products shall not be construed as an endorsement of such products or processes. The information contained in the listings is not complete, and is provided for informational purposes only.
We are a registered 501 (c) 3 that manages a county’s fairgrounds
under contract with the county. The facility is open year round to the public
and is used for many recreational programs as well as the fair. We plan to apply
for grant money to add ground rubber to our public horse arena. In our opinion
we would fall within the parameters of a public recreational facility. Would
CIWMB be of the same opinion?
Can a non-profit foundation (501 (c) 3), whose sole mission is to improve facilities at a public high school, be an applicant for this grant? The funds, if received, would be used to improve the sports facilities at a public high school in Contra Costa County, Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
Although your organization manages the public facility, only the county
is eligible to apply and receive a TDP grant. It is the grantee’s
responsibility to pay its (sub)contractor. The surfacing of a public horse
arena may be an eligible project. Please see the application/appendices for
a complete discussion of project requirements.
Please confirm that a qualified applicant (i.e., a California school
district that has not received a TDP Grant in the last two fiscal years 2005
through 2007) may apply in the current cycle (2007/2008) for more than one
school site improvement project, as long as the projects have consumed more than
2,500 California tires and are completed by March 31, 2010 (approximately 2
years).
Yes, a California school district may apply if it has not received a TDP
grant in the past two fiscal years (FY 2005/06, 2006/07). The district may
apply on one application for multiple projects at multiple school sites for
up to $100,000 if the projects divert a minimum of 2,500 California waste
tires, and are completed by March 31, 2010.
Can the grant request be for two different school sites with the same District or applicant?
Our school district has three schools for which we want to apply for funding. Is our district eligible to apply for three grants of $100,000 each or just one grant to cover all three schools?
We would like to use the TDP for walking paths in two different LA County parks. Can we submit one grant app for both parks?
Yes, your organization can apply for two or more different school sites on the same application. An applicant can only be awarded one grant, so it is encouraged for an applicant to apply for multiple sites on one application.
It was brought to my attention that agencies can not apply for this
grant program if they have received TDP funds in the last TWO years. My question
is… does this INCLUDE "any" CIWMB funds in particular or just TDP funds? Meaning
if we have not received TDP funds in the last two years, we can still apply for
this program, correct??
That is correct. An organization can apply for a TDP grant if it has not
received a TDP grant in the past two fiscal years and it meets all other
eligibility requirements.
I am seeking clarification if we are eligible to apply for the TDP
Grant. We are a private school listed with the California Department of
Education Private School Affidavit List but we are not certified as low-income
through the National School Lunch Program because we do not have an operating
kitchen at our school therefore do not offer a hot lunch program. Most of our
families are not low-income but our schools operating budget is very tight and
does not have the option for any playground improvements. We have been doing
fund raising for a year to improve our playground and this grant could really
help our efforts.
Unfortunately, since your school is not certified as low income through
the National School Lunch Program, it does not meet all the criteria to
qualify as an eligible applicant for this grant program. Please refer to the
Appendices of the Grant Application (Adobe PDF,
189 KB) for more details.
I received a post card regarding Tire-Derived Product Grants which in
the past have excluded “Non-Profit” entities. Last year I submitted a grant
application for my high school and was denied due to being a non profit. I would
like to reapply by the Friday 11/16/07 deadline as “non-profit K-12” as stated
in the postcard, but would like to know before if my high school meets the
eligibility under the Tire Derived Product Grant.
The main eligibility requirements for private schools are 1) being listed
on the California Department of Education Private School Affidavit List and,
2) being certified as low-income through the National School Lunch Program.
Additional requirements including documents are spelled out in more detail
in the Appendices to the Application (Adobe
PDF, 189 KB).
We are planning to install new playground equipment at the beginning
of November, and don’t want our students to wait until April to be able to use
it. If we pay for the recycled materials upfront is it possible to be reimbursed
if we are awarded a grant?
No, applicants can not start work on the TDP project until they are
awarded the grant and receive notification to begin the grant project. This
notification is provided through a formal letter from CIWMB referred to as
the “Notice to Proceed.” Costs incurred prior to receiving the Notice to
Proceed are ineligible for reimbursement.
In the case of an entity such as a city or county that has multiple
departments, can grants be given in consecutive years if the grants are going to
different departments (i.e., a City's tree services department vs. City's Parks
Department)?
The fundamental issue is whether an applicant-entity has received a TDP
grant within the past two fiscal years (FY 2005/06, 2006/07). If it has,
then the entity is ineligible to apply for this cycle.
Is there an opportunity for eligibility to expand (in this cycle or
future cycles) for grants to go to other non-profit organizations besides just
CHDOs? It seems logical that grants should also be able to go to nonprofit park
organizations or other community-based organizations if they meet the intent and
criteria of the program.
Applicant eligibility for the current TDP grant cycle is fixed. Applicant
eligibility for future cycles will be determined by the CIWMB Board Members
at a noticed Board meeting. Currently, it is undetermined when the Board
will consider the eligibility criteria for the next cycle; typically TDP
eligibility issues are heard in late spring or early summer. Check the
TDP home page or
e-mail us for more information.
We are currently installing a turf field at a track at our high
school. Do we qualify for a tire grant if we apply by the Nov. 16, 2007
deadline?
Applicants who have already purchased and/or installed TDP are not
eligible to apply. Project costs are eligible for reimbursement only if they
were incurred after the grantee receives a Notice to Proceed.
Can City Fields Foundation apply as a nonprofit entity? If not, could the City Fields Foundation apply through our partnership with San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Department with the grant award going directly to the City Fields Foundation?
Although your organization is a nonprofit entity, it does not meet the TDP Grant Program eligible applicant list qualifications. A nonprofit entity must be a qualifying “private school” or “Community Housing Development Organization” entity, as defined by the TDP Grant Program.
Your project would be eligible if a public entity such as park district, city, or county applied for the funds. The grant agreement would be between CIWMB and the public entity that applied.
In 2004, we were awarded $25K grant for playground cover (Project No.
TR-35-03-3). The County was unable to expend the funds prior to the expiration
date and the funds were returned; are we still eligible?
Since your grant was awarded in FY 2004/05, you are eligible to apply for
this grant cycle. Those that were awarded grants in FY 2005/06 and FY
2006/07 are not eligible to apply. Your organization is not penalized for
not using the grant funds you were awarded.
We received grant funds for Fiscal Year 2006/2007, are we allowed to submit for Fiscal 2007/2008?
Applicants who have received a TDP grant within the past two fiscal years (FY 2005/06, 2006/07) are not eligible.
My boss forwarded me the email from you. A Place Called Home is a youth center located in South Central Los Angeles. Are we eligible for this grant?
We are a private, nonprofit institution of higher education. Would we be eligible to apply for the Tire-Derived Grant Program?
If your organization meets one of the applicant eligibility descriptions listed below, it can apply.
Public entities: California cities, counties, public colleges, public universities, school districts, qualifying California Indian tribes, park districts, special districts, and public recreational facilities, fire departments, and police departments.
Private schools: low-income (defined as qualified for the National School Lunch Program), non-profit private schools listed on the California Department of Education Private School Affidavit List; includes kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12).
Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO): low-income housing organizations, certified as CHDOs by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
My County is considering applying for a Tire-Derived Product Grant for the construction of a rubberized track. The track would be constructed on property owned by a local private school. The County would create an agreement or memorandum of understanding with the school for use of this track for the Sheriff’s Activity League affiliated with the County’s Sheriff Department. This track will benefit the greater community as there is nothing similar the proposed project currently available. Does this project qualify for the Tire-Derived Product Grant program?
No, the property must be owned by the county.
I am applying for the TDP grant for our school district. Is there a
requirement for a written proposal/narrative of the project? I did not see one
stated in the application instructions. Or is the application completed by
filling out the required documents without a written proposal/narrative?
The application is completed by providing all required information and
documentation. Within the application there is a brief project description
section but additional information is required.
Is there a matching requirement for this grant? Can you explain more
specifically, how this grant works?
Is a match required? If not, does the applicant get extra consideration for offering a match?
There is no direct match requirement for this grant; however, the grantee
is responsible for all project costs other than TDP material costs. The
funding process is as follows: soon after award of the TDP grant, the
grantee will receive a Notice to Proceed. It is at this point that the
grantee may incur project costs. See the Application/Appendices for details
regarding eligible costs and required documentation evidencing those costs.
Are CEQA documents required to be submitted with the application?
No, CEQA documents are not required to be submitted; however, like all other critical permits/licenses/filings applicable to a given project, they need to be identified in the General Checklist of Permits, Licenses and Filings (CIWMB 669), which is required with the application and as appropriate during the term of the grant. Additionally, this grant requires that all Grantees must comply with all applicable local, State and Federal laws, regulations and requirements.
Is it allowable to apply for this grant without having funding for installation secured prior to application submittal?
Yes, it is acceptable to apply for the grant without having funding for installation secured prior to application submittal. Typically, funding for installation is secured during the grant term.
Our District has not completed fund raising for this project, and the TDP grant will play an important part in helping us reach our goal. Not having secured all the required funds, we have not entered into an agreement with a product manufacturer or supplier. Therefore, how should we complete the TDP certification for application submittal?
You must complete and submit the TDP certification form with your application. CIWMB understands that most applicants have to go out to bid for their projects. For purposes of the application, the TDP Certification form acts as a quote, not a formal bid. However, you must submit the TDP Certification form with your application. Product suppliers can provide information about their estimated product weight. Once a product supplier is secured, you will need to re-submit a new certification form.
Our school district will be applying for a grant for an all-weather track. I have followed the instructions; however, are there more requirements than currently posted. Do you want us to add to the application items such as: letter of support, more information on the need of the track, etc.?
No, all required information and documentation are identified in the application.
Our city has a new synthetic turf playing field that requires
“dressing” with small recycled rubber tire pellets. Would this grant program
cover the cost of the materials and the dressing labor costs, or just the
materials?
The grant program covers only TDP material costs, not dressing labor.
However, it is not clear from your letter whether or not your project has
been installed. If the TDP material has been installed already, your project
is ineligible as all expenses must be incurred during the grant term.
Our existing playgrounds have sand. We would like to replace the sand
in our playgrounds with "loose rubber" or does it have to be "poured-in-place"
in order to apply for the grant.
Is pour-in-place eligible when vendor’s quote includes installation of the product? It has to be installed by vendor.
Our school desires to apply for the TDP Grant, TDP5 cycle. Can this grant be used to pay for "poured in place" rubberized surfacing material, understanding that the poured in place meets the tire recycle requirement, for our playgrounds? Our supplier is under the impression that CIWWB is providing grant money for mulch but not poured in place material.
We are applying for playground resurfacing and there is a pour-in surfacing product that is partly composed of tire buffings. I noticed that tire buffings are not eligible for grant monies. However, if the buffings are incorporated into the product, is the product eligible for the grant? If not, there are other alternatives that we can use. Please advise.
Loose rubber is an eligible product for this grant program.
Poured-in-place surfaces are typically made with truck tire buffings*. Tire
buffings can be used in a project; however, the CIWMB does not reimburse for
the cost of buffings.
Contact your anticipated product supplier/manufacturer to ensure that the
type of material used in the product you propose to purchase is eligible for
grant funding. Refer to CIWMB's
TDP Suppliers page for more information about TDP suppliers. Also refer
to the General section response for information about compliance with ADA and safety
specifications.
Please note: The State makes no warranty, express or implied, and assumes no liability for the information provided in the listing. Any references to individual businesses and their commercial products shall not be construed as an endorsement of such products or processes. The information contained in the listings is not complete, and is provided for informational purposes only.
*Note: Truck tire buffings are derived from the tire retreading process.
Specifically, the buffing process removes the worn tread from an old tire and
the particles of rubber that are produced are referred to as "buffings" or
"buffing dust."
Can you direct me to information about project
materials eligibility? The City currently uses pour in place recycled rubber
products for playground projects.
As I understand it, tire buffings may be used in the project, but they will not be reimbursed by CIWMB under this grant program. My question is are there recycled tire surfacing materials available, other than tire buffings, that can be purchased for poured in placed surfacing that would then be eligible for funding? I have been told that this is a problem, yet in order for this playground to be wheelchair accessible, the surfacing material must be poured in place.
Poured-in-place surfaces are typically made with 100 percent tire buffings
(see above answer for description of tire buffings) and so are not eligible for
reimbursement under this grant. Tire buffings can be used as part of an eligible
project, but the costs attributable to tire buffings are ineligible for
reimbursement. There are other safety surfaces, like playground mats, made
out of crumb rubber* that would qualify.
*Note: Crumb rubber is the material left after a waste tire is ground up and
the steel and fibers are removed.
Contact your anticipated product supplier/manufacturer to ensure that the
type of material used in the product you propose to purchase is eligible for
grant funding. Refer to CIWMB's
TDP Suppliers page for more information about TDP suppliers. You can also check the phone book and on-line for additional suppliers.
Products must be made from 100 percent recycled California waste tires. Does this mean that the product can contain other materials (a metal rod, for example), but the waste tire used must be 100 percent recycled California waste tires.
That is correct. The product can contain other material and must use 100% CA waste tires.
I’ve been working on finalizing specifications for a
boundless playground. We’ve looked into several playground surfacing options,
and the monolithic rubber surfacing is the safest and most accessible of the
products currently on the market. This seems like it would be a good fit for the TDP Grant program, but there is a prohibition on products made with buffings. I
spoke with one of the manufacturers on the Recycled-Content Playground Equipment
Manufacturers list on the CIWMB website and was told that there are NO
poured-in-place rubber surfaces on the market that are produced without buffings.
Can you confirm whether or not this is true? If there ARE manufacturers that
produce an acceptable monolithic rubberized playground surface, can you provide
contact information so we can put this in our project specifications?
At this time, CIWMB is not aware of any pour-in-place products that do
not use truck tire buffings; however, new products are regularly coming onto the
market so you may find additional research is worthwhile.
The purpose of the TDP Grant Program is to help promote markets for products
made from recycled waste tires. In the past, the TDP Grant Program funded
pour-in-place playground products; such products are typically made from 100
percent
tire buffings. Since the truck tire buffings market is thriving, the CIWMB is
focusing on promoting markets for other tire-derived materials.
Is there a poured-in-place product you are aware of that
uses 100 percent recycled waste tires as opposed to truck tire buffings?
At this time, CIWMB is not aware of any pour-in-place products that do
not use truck tire buffings.
Would a project using rubberized emulsion asphalt slurry,
be eligible for this grant money?
Rubberized emulsion asphalt slurry is not eligible for the TDP Grant
Program. However, the CIWMB does offer two rubberized asphalt concrete grants.
Please refer to the Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Grant Program on CIWMB's
Tire Recycling, Cleanup, and Enforcement
Grants web page for more
information.
Our High School track project is currently in the design
stage. Is there a formula to calculate the estimated amount of product weight to
be used in our track for the TDP Certification form? The TDP Certification form
requests Manufacturer/Product Supplier Name, our track project probably won’t
go to bid until the spring of 2008; can we submit our Grant Application without
the requested information and forward the information once the bid is let?
CIWMB understands that most applicants have to go out to bid for
their projects. For purposes of the application, the TDP Certification form acts
as a quote, not a formal bid. However, you must submit the TDP Certification
form with your application. Product suppliers can provide information about
their estimated product weight. Once a product supplier is secured, you will
need to re-submit a new certification form.
So we purchase tire chips? Do we collect tires and get
them chipped? We are thinking that this would be excellent for our horse arena.
No, you do not collect the tires and get them chipped. Applicants
contract with a tire-derived product supplier for products. Refer to CIWMB's
TDP Suppliers page for a listing of
some TDP suppliers. You
can also check the phone book and online for additional suppliers.
Our schools have recently learned that the tire chips
used so frequently for school playgrounds are not ADA compliant because a
wheelchair cannot roll across the surface. Do you have any suggested vendors of
material that is ADA compliant and still qualifies for CIWMB Recycled Tire Grant
funding?
CIWMB does not endorse particular vendors; however, as a courtesy a
CIWMB offers a web listing of some TDP suppliers
that can be reviewed online.
You can also check the phone book and online for additional suppliers.
Contact prospective suppliers/vendors to ensure products meet ADA compliance
and ASTM standards. For more information, visit the
U.S. Access Board
site for ADA compliant playground surfaces and the
American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
for standards. Also, refer to the General section response about
ADA compliance and ASTM standards for more
information.
We are a community college and are interested in the tire-derived product grant for our college. We are most in need of a new parking lot. Is this grant feasible for such an effort? Can you make a parking lot out of tire derived products?
Parking lots are not an eligible product for the TDP grant program. However, speed bumps and wheel chocks used in parking lots are eligible products for the TDP grant program. Tire-derived products are not recommended for paving parking lots.
Am I to understand that the grant is for recycled tire material only, not for example playground equipment made of recycled materials as in years past? Correct, this grant is only for the tire-derived product used in the project.
Can you tell me if Engineered Wood Fiber is an eligible product for this grant? Engineered Wood Fiber is a product made from wood, not a product made from CA waste tire.
What is the most grant money a city can received?
An applicant may receive up to $100,000. Note: the applicant cannot
exceed the required maximum amount of $5 per passenger tire equivalent (PTE)
diverted, as more fully described in the TDP Grant application/appendices.
Please confirm that each of the applicants' school site improvement
projects is eligible for up to $100,000 in grant funding.
The total grant amount available (up to a maximum of $100,000) can be
used for one or more projects as determined by the applicant but each
applicant is only eligible to receive up to $100,000.
"Project(s) must be "new," that is, never having received CIWMB grant
funds." We received funding for 06/07 for tire mulch in use at a community
playground. We would like to do a rubber track at one of our Junior High
schools. Would this be considered a new project and would we be considered for a
grant?
Yes, the track would be considered a new project, but may not be eligible
for this cycle’s grant funding if the applicant entity is the same entity
who received funding for the community playground in June 2007. Entities
that have received a TDP Grant within the last two fiscal years (FY 2005/06
and FY 2006/07, a period from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007) are
ineligible for this grant cycle.
Is a cost estimate required to be submitted with the application? The cost estimate information is required to be submitted on the Tire-Derived Product Certification form (CIWMB 227) on page 5 of the
application
(Adobe PDF, 165 KB) .
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