This action approves an award in the amount of $443,894 to the tennessee department of environment and conservation.activities: specifically, this project will fund the replacement of eligible…

This action approves an award in the amount of $443,894 to the tennessee department of environment and conservation.activities: specifically, this project will fund the replacement of eligible diesel medium- and heavy-duty vehicles with newer, cleaner vehicles.subrecipient: tdec is in partnership with 'east tennessee clean fuels coalition' (etcf), nonprofit, to oversee this project. - funding will be provided to applicant fleets and etcf for administering the grant programoutcomes:the anticipated deliverables include replacing school buses, refuse trucks, dump trucks, cement mixers, delivery vans/trucks, tour or transit buses, minibuses, shuttles, freight trucks, tow trucks, bucket trucks, and other work trucks with new alternatives. The specific outcomes of this project are expected to reduce diesel emissions from older, more polluting diesel vehicles, as this is an important step towards protecting public health and can provide a range of benefits, including reducing health care costs and maintaining tennessee's overall air quality improvements. The intended beneficiaries are residents of the state of tennessee.