Tire Grant FY25 Cycle
The FY25 Tire Grant was announced in July 2024 with an initial $1.5 million budget. Applications were accepted between August 15, 2024, and October 4, 2024.
A total of twelve applications were received for the Tire Grant, amounting to $1.9 million in grant award requests. Each application was reviewed and scored based on overall project purpose and need, implementation plan, metrics, and cost effectiveness.
The following eleven grantees were selected for a total of $1,727,558:
Atlanta Independent School System* | Product: Pour-in-place playground |
Camden County | Product: Pour-in-place playground |
City of Acworth | Product: Poured rubber walkway |
City of Cedartown | Product: Pour-in-place sports field |
City of Demorest | Product: Rubberized playground surfacing |
Floyd County | Product: Roadway paving |
Fulton County Schools | Product: Rubberized playground surfacing |
Jekyll Island Authority | Product: Pour-in-place playground |
Meriwether County* | Product: Roadway paving |
Paulding County | Product: Roadway paving |
Spalding County | Product: Walkway resurfacing |
*Grantee(s) in italics are recommended for award, and their agreements are pending execution.
The Tire Grant was administered for the following schedule for FY25:
August 1, 2024 | SWTF Grant Administration Portal Training |
August 8, 2024 | RWD Grant Informational Webinar |
August 15, 2024 | Application period open |
October 4, 2024 | Application submission deadline |
October 2024 -January 2025 | Application review |
February – March 2025 | Grant funds awarded |