Tire Recycling, Cleanup, and Enforcement Grants

Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC) Grants

• General Information
  • Eligibility
  • Funding
• Cycle-Specific Information
• Questions

General Information

The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) provides the Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC) Grant Programs to promote markets for recycled-content surfacing products derived from waste tires generated in California and decrease the adverse environmental impacts created by unlawful disposal and stockpiling of waste tires.

Beginning with fiscal year 2008/09, the CIWMB approved a single, consolidated application for use with the following RAC grant programs:

• Targeted RAC Incentive (TRI).
• RAC Use.
• RAC Chip Seal.

Eligibility

Applicant

Eligible applicants include cities, counties, and qualifying Indian tribes that fund public works projects located in California.

Project

One hundred percent (100%) California waste tires must be used in the rubber portion of the project(s).

Targeted RAC Incentive Grant Program (Categories 1-3)

• RAC material must meet American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 6114-97(2002) "Standard Specification for Asphalt-Rubber Binder."
• Project(s) must use a minimum of 3,500 tons of RAC.

RAC Use Grant Program (Category 4)

• Projects must use a minimum of 20 pounds of crumb rubber per ton of hot mix.
• Project(s) must use at least 1,250 tons of RAC hot mix.

RAC Chip Seal Grant Program (Categories 5-6)

• RAC chip seal material must contain a minimum of 300 pounds (equivalent to 15 percent by weight) of tire-derived crumb rubber per ton of rubberized binder.
• Project(s) must use a minimum area of 35,000 square yards of RAC chip seal material.

Funding

• The maximum grant award per jurisdiction is $250,000 per program, but not more than a total of $500,000 per fiscal year.
• One or more projects can be combined into a single grant.
• The funding of project(s) is based on the amount of RAC material used and eligible testing costs.
• The award amount is based on a particular reimbursement rate depending on the grant program and category.

Cycle-Specific Information

Current Cycle

The application deadlines for RAC Grant Programs, fiscal year (FY) 2008/09 are: October 31, 2008 and January 30, 2009.

Past Cycles

Targeted RAC Incentive Grant Program

• FY 2007/08
• FYs 2005/06 and 2006/07

RAC Use Grant Program

• RAC10,11,12, and 13 (FY 2007/08)
• RAC7, 8, and 9 (FY 2006/07)
• RAC5 and 6 (FY 2005/06)
• RAC3 and 4 (FY 2004/05)
• RAC1 and 2 (FY 2003/04)

RAC Chip Seal Grant Program

• TCS 1,2, and 3 (FY2007/08)

Questions?

If you have questions that are program-specific, please contact Pamela Kelley, Victoria Rocha, or Nate Gauff.

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