Empty Glass Beverage Transportation Grant Program, FY 2026-27

Who can apply

BusinessNonprofit

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.

Where: 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.

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.

Important dates

Opened

Feb 11, 2026

Application deadline

Ongoing

Expected award announcement

July 2026

Period of performance

Until April 1, 2029

Funding details

Total estimated available

$4,000,000.00

Estimated amount per award

Between $500,000.00 and $4,000,000.00

Expected number of awards

Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.

Letter of intent required

No

Matching funds

100%

Funding source

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.

Funding method

Reimbursement(s)

How to apply

Read the full guidelines on the grantor's site, then apply there. Nothing is submitted through this site.

Submission: url: https://apps-calrecycle.msappproxy.net/GRANTS/SignIn.aspx?ReturnUrl=Grants

• Grant guidelines & application ↗
• Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery ↗
• Grantor's own update list ↗
• Original listing on grants.ca.gov ↗

Questions about this grant: name: Tyler Le; email: [email protected]; tel: 1-916-319-7577;