Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program

Funder: California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle)

The Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program aims to provide financial assistance up to $500,000 to public entities for cleaning up illegal dumping sites. This initiative addresses the adverse effects of illegal waste disposal on community health, safety, and economic value. With critical deadlines for proposals and required documentation, the program seeks to restore affected areas and promote environmental stewardship, turning challenges into opportunities for local communities.

Purpose
This program provides financial assistance in the form of reimbursement grants up to $500,000 to help public entities accelerate the pace of cleanup, restore sites, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Description
Widespread illegal dumping of solid waste adversely impacts Californians in many ways. Properties on which illegal dumping occurs lose economic value; create public health and safety and environmental problems; and degrade the enjoyment and pride in the affected communities. Abandoned, idled, or underutilized properties due to unauthorized dumping impact what were once the sources of economic benefits to a community. Many such properties have been abandoned or have owners who are unable or unwilling to pay the costs of cleanup.
Grant Cycle Overview
NOTE: This opportunity has two full-proposal deadlines. The first reflects the application due date represented above as follows
October 15, 2025 (Cycle 104) and February 11, 2026, if funds are still available and not exhausted (Cycle 106)
The second is the date that Required Authorization documents and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices (EPPP) Policy documents must be uploaded (if these are not submitted with the application). If the applicant does not have an EPPP Policy at the time of application, an EPPP Policy must be adopted by the secondary full-proposal due date
November 12, 2025 (Cycle 104) & March 11, 2026, if funds are still available and not exhausted (Cycle 106).
Questions and answers due date is represented by the letter of inquiry:

• September 17, 2025 (Cycle 104)January 7, 2026, if funds are still available and not exhausted (Cycle 106)