This action approves funding in the amount of $785,660 to the florida department of environmental protection

Specifically, the recipient will reduce diesel emissions and exposure throughout the state of florida by supporting efforts to retrofit or replace heavy duty vehicles or equipment, including heavy duty highway vehicles such as buses and trucks, nonroad equipment, and possibly idle reduction solutions which will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter and other pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and air toxics.activities:the activities include retrofitting or replacing heavy duty vehicles or equipment or implementing other emission reduction approaches. Specifically, the recipient will fund large-scale projects, such as locomotives through repowering or replacements to reduce air pollution from criteria pollutants and air toxics. The project types to be funded during the 2023 budget cycle will focus on rail yards and other modes of commerce, primarily through locomotive engines and other on-road, nonroad, or rail options.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the use of funds through grants, contracts or rebates to support the cost of purchasing new vehicles, engines and retrofit technologies that significantly reduce diesel emissions as well as technologies that conserve diesel fuel through reduced long duration idling using verified technologies. This project will help achieve florida's added goal for the project, which is to reduce the emissions of pollutants that contribute to the air quality problems in the state. The expected outcomes include reduced emissions of toxic air emissions of diesel exhaust pollutants that contribute to air quality problems in the state helping to ensure that more americans are living and working in areas that meet high air quality standards, while also meeting environmental protection agency (EPA) or california air resources board (carb) verification or certification requirements. The intended beneficiaries include residents of the state of florida.