The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is committed to helping local communities remove and properly dispose of waste tires. Waste tires that are left in the open environment are subject to collecting rainwater and becoming a breeding ground for mosquitoes. To prevent human health/environmental concerns associated with tires, IDEM has created a waste tire grant program.
IDEM encourages Solid Waste Management Districts (SWMDs), to apply for a waste tire grant. For counties without a SWMD, a municipal or county government may apply. Please note that only one grant is awarded per county, with preference given to SWMDs.
IDEM has $300,000 available in grant funding for 2026 fiscal year. Applications will be accepted from December 15, 2025 to January 17, 2026. Waste Tire Grants will be awarded up to $10,000.
How to Apply
Potential applicants are invited to attend one of the virtual information sessions listed below. Register for one of the sessions by using the links provided:
- Waste Tire Grant Virtual Information Session - November 19, 2025; 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams.
- Waste Tire Grant Virtual Information Session - December 4, 2025; 1:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams.
A list of frequently asked questions regarding eligibility, the application process, the project and the program, and reporting expenses can be found here:
Forms needed for the grant can be found on IDEM's Agency Forms page. Once on the page click on "Waste Tires" under the Office of Land Quality heading.
The forms include:
- Waste Tire Grant Program Application (State Form 57241) available on IDEM's Agency Forms page.
* Please be aware that the Waste Tire Transporter, Storage, and Processor Numbers being requested are the registration numbers and should be in the format of XX-(P, T, or S)-XXXXX
For additional information about the Waste Tire Grant Program, please send an email to WasteTireGrants@idem.in.gov or call (317) 234-6923.
Existing Grantees
Forms needed for the grant can be found on IDEM's Agency Forms page. Once on the page click on "Waste Tires" under the Office of Land Quality heading.
The forms include:
- Waste Tire Grant Expenditure Form (State Form 57242)
- Waste Tire Grant Program Final Report (State Form 57240)
Request for payment will be processed only upon presentation of supportive documentation and the Waste Tire Grant Expenditure Form. Claims submitted without accompanying supportive documentation will be returned to the Grantee and not processed for payment.
Claims shall be submitted to the State within 60 calendar days following any purchase(s) or completion of worked performed on or for the Project.
All final claims and reports must be submitted to the State within 30 calendar days after the expiration or termination of your Waste Tire Grant Agreement. Please remember your Waste Tire Grant Program Final Report is due 10 days before the termination date of the grant. The form can be submitted early if grant work is complete.
2025 Waste Tire Grantees
- Allen County Department of Environmental Management
- Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District
- Boone County Solid Waste Management District
- Brown County Solid Waste Management District
- Clark County Solid Waste Management District
- Crawford County Solid Waste Management District
- Decatur County Solid Waste Management District
- Dubois County Solid Waste Management District
- Gibson County Solid Waste Management District
- Greene County Solid Waste District
- Henry County Solid Waste Management District
- Howard County Recycling District
- Jackson County Solid Waste Management District
- Jay County Solid Waste Management District
- Johnson County Solid Waste Management District dba Johnson County Recycling District
- Knox County Solid Waste Management District
- Lake County Solid Waste Management District
- LaPorte County Solid Waste Management District
- Marshall County Solid Waste Management District
- Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management District
- Northwest Indiana Solid Waste Management District
- Randolph County Solid Waste Management District
- Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County
- Rush County Solid Waste Management District
- Shelby County Recycling District
- Starke County Solid Waste Management District
- Tippecanoe County Solid Waste Management District
- Union County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Vermillion County Solid Waste Management District
- Wabash County Solid Waste Management District
- Warren County Solid Waste District
- Warrick County Solid Waste Management District
- Waste Reduction District of Monroe County
- West Central Solid Waste District
- Whitley County Solid Waste District