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Examples of States' Grants and Funding
California / CalRecycle
Additional grants support local California government tire cleanup, amnesty events and enforcement:
Local Government Waste Tire Cleanup Grant (TCU): Offers $1.5 million every even year to fund collection, disposal and recycling of end-of-life tires from piles and illegal dumping, with maximum awards of $100,000 for individual applicants and $250,000 for regional applications.
Local Government Waste Tire Amnesty Grant: Provides $1.5 million every odd year to support convenient public collection events, with maximum awards of $60,000 for individual applicants and $90,000 for regional applicants.
Local Government Waste Tire Enforcement (TEA) Grant: Provides $6.25 million each fiscal year to support inspection and enforcement of end-of-life tire generators and haulers.
Missouri: Scrap Tire Surface Materials Grant due March 31, 2026), focuses on playgrounds, running tracks, walking trails and other community improvement projects, with separate playground and non-playground categories.
Kentucky: Kentucky Crumb Rubber/Tire-derived Products Grant. Programs now open, with Kentucky’s grant focusing on community projects using recycled Kentucky end-of-life tires (e.g., landscape mulch, walking trails, pour-in-place playgrounds, sidewalks and other surfaces, picnic tables, benches, etc.). Applications due April 1.
Tennessee: Tire Environmental Act Program (TEAP), supporting larger-scale, commercial applications including tire-derived products and research and development; open to government entities, tribal entities, schools, nonprofits and for-profit companies, with a 50/50 match required for for-profits and up to 80% reimbursement for government and nonprofit applicants. Applications due April 15.