California farm and ranch illegal dumping cleanup funding: FY2026-27 Cycle 93
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) offers a genuine applicant-facing grant to clean up and abate illegally dumped solid waste on eligible farm and ranch property. Cycle 93 applications are due January 6, 2027, by 11:59 p.m. in CalRecycle’s Grants Management System (GMS); the guidelines do not expressly state a time zone. This is a distinct cycle within the FY2026-27 FR91-94 program, not a vendor procurement contract.
Individual grants and eligible applicants
Up to $200,000 per applicant per fiscal year and up to $50,000 per eligible cleanup site. CalRecycle reports $797,000 for the FY2026-27 program overall, subject to availability; it is not a single-applicant award. Multiple sites may be included in one application. Eligible applicants are California cities, counties, Resource Conservation Districts, and federally recognized tribes meeting California Public Resources Code 48100(d)(1). Private property owners cannot apply directly; they must request an eligible local agency to apply on their behalf.
Project restrictions and financial terms
Projects must concern qualifying agricultural or rangeland property with illegal disposal, where the applicant and landowner did not cause or authorize the dumping and the responsible party cannot be identified, located, or made to pay for remediation. Eligible standard cleanups and documented previously remediated sites may qualify under their separate rules. A $50,000 site limit applies; an applicant must cover any cost above that limit with other resources. No universal percentage match is stated in the controlling guidelines. Ordinary costs generally must be incurred during the grant term beginning with CalRecycle’s Notice to Proceed; previously remediated projects have specialized reimbursement documentation rules. The final report and final payment request are due April 4, 2029.
How to apply
Complete the official GMS application through CalRecycle WebPass, including the applicant/participant information, project and site details, itemized budget, site characterization, work plan, owner authorization and non-responsibility affidavit when applicable, photos, vicinity map, signatures, and required governing-body authorizations. The secondary due date for Cycle 93 is February 3, 2027, for permitted outstanding authorization documents and an adopted Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices Policy. CalRecycle offers customer service only until 4:00 p.m. on the application due date, earlier than the stated application cutoff.
Primary sources: CalRecycle FY2026-27 official funding notice and May 2026 controlling 26-page application guidelines. Verified October 30, 2026. Any later CalRecycle amendment or available-funds notice controls over this summary.