2010 TIRE AMNESTY GRANT
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention
| TIRE AMNESTY PROJECT FUNDING LEVELS |
| Tires Collected |
Funding Amount |
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| 5,000 - 10,000 PTEs |
maximum of $10,000 |
| 10,000 - 15,000 PTEs |
maximum of $15,000 |
| 15,000 - 20,000 PTEs |
maximum of $20,000 |
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| DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES |
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| Application |
doc | pdf |
| Fact Sheet |
doc | pdf |
| Manager's Manual |
doc | pdf |
The Tire Amnesty Grant provides financial assistance to Ohio’s local governments, businesses, schools, state colleges or public universities, health districts, soil and water conservation districts and non-profit organizations for the following purposes:
- to design a program to promote sustainable scrap tire collection drives
- to sponsor a drop off effort during a specified period of time
- to engage in targeted clean up events
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants must be an agency of the state, as established in Ohio Revised Code Sections 343, 1502, and all applicable sections of the ORC. An agency of the state may be any of the following:
- municipal corporation
- township
- county
- solid waste management district or authority
- board of education or joint vocational school district
- health districts as defined by 3709.01 of the ORC
- park districts created under section 511.18 and 1545.04 of the ORC
- soil and water conservation districts
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The maximum grant period for the Tire Amnesty Grant is 12 months. Applicants must ensure the division that the tires collected as a result of their TAG project will be used as feedstock for a viable and technologically proven scrap tire end-use market or beneficial use as designated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). Applicants may represent multiple local government entities and may address multiple markets for scrap tires.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Subject to cash availability, grantees will receive an advance grant payment, to be used for program costs according to the Grantee’s approved application and grant agreement. The remaining grant balance will be held in reserve to reconcile the grant at closeout.
IMPORTANT DATES
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- May 2010 - Awards announced
- July 2010 - Funding available
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Tire Amnesty Grant Highlights
QUESTIONS
Questions regarding this grant, contact Chet Chaney at chet.chaney@dnr.state.oh.us or by calling (614) 265-6407. |