Update about grants

As most of you may know, the time to start applying for CalRecycle's grants have been pushed back from October to the middle of November. (UPDATE: the application start time has been pushed back from today to another two weeks by CalRecycle. We at the buzz will keep you posted on further changes- Eds.) So if you have a project in mind, the time is now! We have a great staff at Rubber Bark™ willing to help potential projects with filling out the application and crunching numbers. Here is a new, improved press release about the grants and Rubber Bark™:

CalRecycle Tire-Derived Product Grants Available Mid-November 

BALLICO, CA (November 10, 2010) — In an effort to promote the use of products made from California’s millions of waste tires, The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is now offering grants through its Tire-Derived Product (TDP) program for public entity projects.

Rubber Bark™ works closely with CalRecycle and supports the use of the grants for public projects, which in turn build sustainable market demand. Ag Link, Inc., the company that makes Rubber Bark™, is dedicated to helping entities develop successful projects through project planning and assistance with the grant application itself, which will be due in January of next year.

To be eligible for a grant the grantee must be a public entity, such as a city, county, or public school (full list available online). Approved projects are granted 100 percent financial reimbursement to buy Rubber Bark™ and/or other tire-derived products for their project. 

Projects may include updating a school’s playground, creating an outside community area in a housing development, or renovating existing landscape.  Eligibility and grant criteria can be found at www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Tires/Grants/Product/default.htm

“CalRecycle’s grants give public entities the chance to implement facilities improvement projects that may otherwise be stalled or postponed in this difficult economy,” Rubber Bark™ CEO Jana Nairn said. 

“The simple, straight forward grant application usually results in 100 percent reimbursement of a tire derived product like, Rubber Bark™.”

For more information about Rubber Bark™ and the grants available by CalRecycle go to www.rubberbark.com.