Michigan Has Scrap Tire Grant Money Available

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is seeking grant applicants under its Scrap Tire Market Development Grant Program and its Scrap Tire End-User Grant Program.

Up to a maximum of $500,000 is available this fiscal year for interested applicants.

Under the Scrap Tire End-User Grant Program, the DEQ will reimburse end-users of scrap tires or tire chips, including tire-derived fuel to promote increased end-use of scrap tire material. The Scrap Tire Market Development Grant Program will fund projects that develop new markets for material derived from scrap tires, reimbursing part of the cost of materials used to develop the new products.

The Market Development Grant Program does not fund tire-derived fuel projects.

Both the Scrap Tire Market Development Grant Program and the Scrap Tire End-User Grant Program are designed to supplement the Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant Program to promote proper use of scrap tire material in Michigan. All three grant programs are funded through the Scrap Tire Regulatory Fund.

To receive an application for either of these grant programs, please contact the Scrap Tire Regulatory Program, Waste and Hazardous Materials Division, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 30241, Lansing, Michigan 48909 7741, at 517 241 2924; or an application packet may be downloaded from the DEQ Web site at http://www.michigan.gov/deq. 

The DEQ will accept applications and all supporting documents received or postmarked on or before March 4, 2005. The DEQ will not accept applications submitted by e mail or fax.