Draft — active rolling Georgia EPD opportunity. Current official STAR materials confirm the $75,000 annual local-government cap, up to $4.00/PTE for amnesty and right-of-way projects, portal submission, and 90-day processing/start controls. Applicant-specific qualification and authoritative CRM/queue/send-history clearance remain required before ORIGINAL outreach.Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Georgia EPD Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement (STAR) Grant — Rolling
Georgia EPD's rolling STAR Grant reimburses eligible Georgia cities, counties, and solid waste management authorities for qualifying scrap-tire transportation and recycling/processing costs, with up to $75,000 per local government per state fiscal year and up to $4.00 per PTE for amnesty and right-of-way projects.
FundingUp to $75,000 per local government per Georgia state fiscal year (July 1-June 30). Amnesty/collection-event and right-of-way projects may be reimbursed up to $4.00 per passenger tire equivalent (PTE); local-government-led tire-dump projects are evaluated case-by-case.
DeadlineRolling/year-round; first-come, first-served subject to available funding and demand. EPD requires up to 90 days to review/process applications, and the beginning of a scrap-tire collection event must be at least 90 days after application submission.
Last verifiedSeptember 22, 2026
Required next actionIdentify a Georgia city, county, or solid waste management authority with a verified right-of-way, amnesty-event, or local-government-led tire-dump project that can begin only after a fully executed EPD agreement. Verify DCA Planning Act, immigration, and Service Delivery Strategy compliance; applicable local/state/federal permits; procurement compliance; a permitted tire carrier; an EPD-permitted/approved beneficial-reuse processor; carrier/processor permit numbers and quotes; PTE estimate; transport/processing budget; and for tire-dump projects, prior report/enforcement action. Do not treat labor, overhead, advertising, government fuel, equipment/supplies, fines, non-tire cleanup, or work performed before written authorization as reimbursable. Before ORIGINAL outreach, clear authoritative CRM Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue, Email_Opt_Out, permanent hard-bounce, and prior successful send-history gates.
Broad Eligibility
Georgia cities, counties, and solid waste management authorities that satisfy Georgia DCA minimum standards under the Georgia Planning Act, immigration requirements, and Service Delivery Strategy law; comply with procurement and applicable permits; use a permitted tire carrier and EPD-permitted/approved beneficial-reuse processor; and conduct an eligible Georgia right-of-way cleanup, local-government-sponsored amnesty event, or qualifying local-government-led tire-dump abatement project.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100. N9+ Fit 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit 0/100. Verified rolling Georgia state reimbursement opportunity with a clear $75,000 annual local-government ceiling, up to $4.00/PTE for amnesty and right-of-way projects, and mature statewide utilization: EPD reports 1,911,923 PTEs removed/recycled and $5.6 million reimbursed since program inception. Competitive risk is operational rather than scoring-based: funding is first-come, first-served, project work before a fully executed agreement may be ineligible, and reimbursement is limited to eligible transport and recycling/processing costs. Tire-dump cleanup requires prior local code-enforcement or law-enforcement reporting and may be denied when responsible parties have not been compelled to clean up. ORIGINAL outreach remains fail-closed until an applicant-specific project, recipient, opt-out/bounce status, and CRM/queue/send-history deduplication are authoritative.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Local Government Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement (STAR) Program reimburses eligible Georgia local governments for direct costs associated with transporting and processing scrap tires removed from tire dumps, city or county rights-of-way, and government-sponsored scrap-tire collection or amnesty events. Applications are accepted year-round and funded on a first-come, first-served basis subject to available Solid Waste Trust Fund resources and program demand.
Funding
EPD allows reimbursement of up to $75,000 per local government per state fiscal year. For local-government amnesty/collection events and right-of-way cleanup projects, reimbursement is limited to up to $4.00 per passenger tire equivalent (PTE). Scrap-tire dump projects are evaluated case-by-case under the program guidelines.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include Georgia cities, counties, and solid waste management authorities. Applicants must satisfy applicable Georgia Department of Community Affairs planning, immigration, and Service Delivery Strategy compliance requirements, and the proposed cleanup activity must comply with applicable environmental, legal, and permitting requirements.
Allowable project costs
Reimbursement is limited to eligible direct costs for transporting scrap tires through a permitted tire carrier and processing them through a permitted or otherwise EPD-approved beneficial-reuse processor. The program does not reimburse routine overhead; administrative or staff labor; advertising; government-vehicle fuel; equipment or supplies; fines or penalties; cleanup of non-tire material; or other costs outside eligible tire transportation and beneficial-reuse processing. For local-government-led tire-dump projects, the dump must first be reported to local code enforcement or law enforcement, and reimbursement may be denied when responsible parties have not been compelled to clean up the site.
Submission and timing
Applications are submitted through EPD’s STAR Portal. EPD states that it requires a minimum of 90 days to process applications. Government-sponsored collection events therefore must be scheduled at least 90 days after EPD receives the application. Applicants should not begin reimbursable project work before receiving the fully executed agreement and written authorization to proceed, because project activity completed beforehand may not be reimbursed. The application requires current carrier/processor information and cost inputs, and EPD expects the signed agreement to be returned within 30 days.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 78/100. This is a verified rolling Georgia-administered opportunity with a clear reimbursement ceiling and practical use for local governments facing documented scrap-tire cleanup needs. EPD reports that the program has removed and recycled 1,911,923 passenger tire equivalents statewide and reimbursed local governments $5.6 million since program inception. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Applicant-specific eligibility, project need, carrier/processor compliance, costs, recipient, and authoritative CRM/queue/send-history deduplication must be verified before any ORIGINAL outreach.
Source verificationOfficial government source · epd.georgia.govAtlas last verified this record September 22, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
