Solid Waste Management Program

Scrap Tire Surface Material Grant Information

Scrap Tire Surface Material Grant round closed Jan. 20, 2012

During the 2009 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 used as follows:

Rose Brooks PIP2.jpg (34327 bytes)During Fiscal Year 2012, two scrap tire surface material grant offerings were made for the cost and delivery of scrap tire surface material. 

The application process for the Playground Scrap Tire Surface Material Grant, available for playground projects only, is now closed. The application process for the Non-Playground Scrap Tire Surface Material Grant, available for running tracks, walking trails, equine/livestock stalls/riding area or similar types of projects, is also closed. Applications are currently being reviewed and evaluated to determine awards.

Grant applicants will be notified of award and a Financial Assistance Agreement will be made between the department and the grant recipient prior to commencement of the project.

Disaster Recovery Scrap Tire Surface Material Grants Provided for Joplin Area

A one-time Disaster Recovery Scrap Tire Surface Material Grant for entities devastated by the May 22, 2011 tornadoes in Joplin was announced on Aug. 26. These funds were made available to assist with recovery efforts by providing playground and running track scrap tire surface materials to areas impacted by the May 2011 tornadoes and promote reuse of Missouri scrap tires.

Those entities eligible to submit applications for grant funding included: public school districts, some private schools, park districts, nonprofit day care centers, other nonprofit entities and governmental organizations other than state agencies affected by the May 2011 tornadoes.  Privately owned, residential backyard playgrounds, and private in-home day care centers were not eligible.  Only projects requesting mats or pour-in-place surface materials were eligible for these grant funds.scrap tire material playground

Large organizations, such as school districts or park departments, were allowed to submit a single master grant application for multiple project sites. Each individual project is being evaluated on its own merits and the organization will be notified of each successful project award. 

Grant recipients requesting playground surfaces were eligible to receive up to $100,000 while those requesting walking trails or running tracks were eligible to receive up to $200,000.

The Joplin School District will receive $517,720 of the funds being awarded.  Many of the elementary school projects listed below include multiple play areas to meet each school’s individual needs based on their number of students and to allow for age appropriate play areas for those students:

School/Grant Amount

Joplin’s Parks and Recreation Department had three parks within the most heavily damaged storm area. The Parks and Recreation Department is receiving $117,080 of the grant funds for the following playground surfacing material projects:

Park/Amount

These grants were in addition to $22,288 awarded in September for a playground project being built on land between the Hope Haven Mobile Home Park and the Jeff Taylor Memorial Mobile Home Park for children and families displaced by the tornado and currently living in FEMA housing.  

Gov. Nixon announces plans to build playground for Joplin children living in temporary FEMA housing - Aug. 26, 2011

Department of Natural Resources awards $635,000 in Scrap Tire Grants for Playground Projects in Joplin - Nov. 28, 2011

Previous Grant Recipients