Program
Resources
Applications Due
Total Funding
Funding Source
Maximum Award
Award Details
Up to $375,000
Eligibility
All California local government entities (including cities, counties, and cities and counties) and entity types; special districts (including transportation districts); Joint Powers Authorities (JPA) where all JPA members are also otherwise eligible applicants; Public School Districts; all California State agencies (including offices, departments, bureaus, and boards; University of California campuses, California State University campuses, and California Community Colleges; private, for-profit entities; non-profit organizations; and Qualifying Tribal Entities, defined as a Tribe, band, nation or other organized group or community, residing within the borders of California, which is either recognized for special programs and services provided by the United States because of the status of its members as Native Americans or can establish that it is a government entity that meets the grant program’s criteria.
Eligible Activities
- Category 1: Mechanically Stabilized TDA (retaining walls)
- Category 2: Low Impact Development (storm water mitigation including storm water infiltration galleries)
- Category 3: Lightweight fill (slope stabilization, embankment fill, landslide repair, and retaining walls)
- Category 4: Vibration mitigation (under rail lines)
- Category 5: Landfill application projects (aggregate replacement projects such as leachate and gas collection systems, drainage layers, leachate injection). Projects that are currently underway or that have been completed at the same location within the same facility within three years of application are not eligible. Landfill application projects do not include use of shredded waste tires as alternative daily cover or alternative intermediate cover.
Duration
Notable Requirements
CalRecycle requires all applicants to have or develop, adopt, and implement an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices (EPPP) Policy for their organizations.
Preferences
Each project must incorporate technical assistance/training that will be provided by CalRecycle contractors and/or staff.
How to Apply
Applications must be completed and submitted through CalRecycle’s Grants Management System. All applicants must first obtain a CalRecycle WebPass by creating an account at the CalRecycle WebPass page.