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Scrap Tire Material Grant Information
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This is the Rose Brooks Center Inc., in Kansas City, MO. The 2001 Grant for $10,000 used 8,650 Missouri scrap tires to create the Poured in Place recycled rubber surface. |
During the 2005 legislative sessions, the Missouri General Assembly renewed a 50-cent scrap tire fee collected on the sale of new tires. Revenues generated from the scrap tire fee are deposited into the Scrap Tire Subaccount. According to statutory requirements, the Scrap Tire Subaccount is then expended as follows:
- Sixty-five percent for illegal tire dump cleanups.
- Twenty-five percent for permitting, inspections, enforcement and contract activities
- Five percent for education.
- Five percent for grants..
Scrap Tire Playground Cover and Surfacing Grants are available annually for the cost and delivery of scrap tire material for playgrounds, running tracks, walking trails or other surfacing projects approved by the department.
Grant recipients are required to purchase scrap tire material from manufacturers whose scrap tire material contains at least 40 percent Missouri-generated scrap tires. All projects must be located in Missouri. Loose scrap tire playground cover needs to be eight inches deep and wire-free. Playgrounds, running tracks, walking trails and other surfacing projects using rubber mats or pour in place materials must conform to the manufacturer’s specifications and be approved by the department. All financial awards are subject to the state of Missouri's legislative appropriation process, available funds and authorization for the projects by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Public schools, some private schools, parks, non-profit day care centers, other not-for-profit organizations and governmental organizations other than state agencies are eligible to submit applications.
Due to changes in the Americans with Disabilities Act rules, preference will be given to applicants requesting rubber mats or pour in place rubber materials. Grant recipients requesting rubber mats or pour in place rubber material were eligible to receive up to $10,000 while those requesting shredded material are eligible to receive up to $5,000.
2008 Scrap Tire Material Grant Application PDF
2008 Scrap Tire Material Grant Application Fill-In MS Word
