2021 KDHE Waste Tire Grant Applications are now available for playground surfacing in Kansas! Visit this site to apply and have an opportunity to receive 50% matching funds for a recycled rubber playground surface.
the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide 50% matching funds to those awarded. People eligible to apply are Public and Private Schools and local units of government. KDHE has created this grant opportunity to help reduce the amount of waste tires in the local landfills and stimulate the production of commercial products including playground surfacing systems made from recycled Kansas waste tires. Please contact us to receive a quote! Applications must be submitted by January 15th, 2021.
Playground Surface Systems Available
- Poured In Place Rubber
- Bonded Rubber Mulch
2020 KDHE Waste Tire Playground Awardees – Ecoturf Surfacing Installations
Neosho Rapids Elementary, Hartford KS
- 7,830 square feet of poured in place rubber surfacing recap
- KDHE awarded $22,511.25 for this project
Olpe Elementary, Hartford KS
- 8,971 square feet of poured in place rubber surfacing recap
- KDHE awarded $23,488.75 for this project
Central Park, Topeka KS
- 1,638 square feet of poured in place rubber surfacing
- KDHE awarded $7,931.35 for this project
Children’s Park, Topeka KS
- 1,155 square feet of poured in place rubber surfacing
- KDHE awarded $5,596.63 for this project
Ewalt Elementary, Augusta KS
- 2,606 square feet of poured in place rubber surfacing
- KDHE awarded $23,745.00 for this project