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Empty Glass Beverage Transportation Grant Program, FY 2026-27

Grantor:
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Portal ID:
157350
Status:
Active
Open Date:
2/11/26 00:00
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The fundamental goal of the Empty Glass Beverage Transportation Grant Program is to facilitate the transportation of empty glass beverage containers to glass processing facilities through the use of rail transportation within California.

Description:

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) receives an annual and continuous appropriation of $1,000,000 from the Beverage Container Recycling Fund to administer the Empty Glass Beverage Transportation Grant Program (PRC section 14545).

All projects must be located within California and transportation must come from California located businesses.

Eligible projects include:

• Projects that facilitate the use of rail transportation of empty glass beverage containers to glass processing facilities Certified by CalRecycle within the state of California.

Eligible costs and activities may include:

• Equipment related to transportation of empty glass beverage containers through the use of rail. (e.g. loaders, bunkers, scales, emptying hoppers)

• Supplies and materials related to rail transportation of empty glass beverage containers.

• Transportation costs of empty glass beverage containers via rail.

• Construction of a new rail line or updating of an existing rail line to improve access to empty glass beverage container transportation. (i.e. steel rails, wooden ties or sleepers, ballast, spikes, bolts, and rail plates)

• Personnel directly related to project construction, empty glass beverage container rail transportation, and the implementation of equipment, materials and supplies.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Nonprofit

Eligible applicants are:

   • Current Certified Glass Processors

An organizational type that provides the service above includes:

   • Local governments (cities, counties, or cities and counties) as defined in PRC section 30109.

   • Private, for-profit entities.

Eligible Geographies:

Entities must be authorized and qualified to do business in California. Additionally, they must be in good standing with all applicable California state agencies to conduct business and registered appropriately to do business according to their entity type.

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
July 2026
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Until April 1, 2029

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$4,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$500,000 – $4,000,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
100%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Section 14545 provides $1,000,000 on an annual basis for the Program. The minimum requested amount is $500,000. The maximum grant award is $4,000,000. The applicant must match awarded funds with an equal or greater amount. Other funding received from CalRecycle is not eligible to be used as match for this grant program.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Tyler Le, 1-916-319-7577, BevContainerGrants@calrecycle.ca.gov

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