This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 provides $306,312 to Sikeston R6 School District under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program. The award will fund the replacement of three 200-horsepower diesel school buses without diesel exhaust fluid systems with three 220-horsepower diesel buses equipped with such systems. Expected outcomes include a lifetime reduction of 0.4451 tons of diesel emissions through the bus replacements....
This $2,258,894 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) provides funding to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) to replace transportation equipment in order to reduce diesel emissions. Specifically, the grant will fund the replacement of one Class 7 municipal refuse hauler with a compressed natural gas (CNG) truck, as well as the replacement of eleven school buses with newer, more...
This $449,707 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), will fund Leonardo Academy Inc. to replace 10 older diesel-powered school buses with new propane-powered buses. The recipient will provide quarterly progress reports and a final report on meeting the grant's terms and conditions. This replacement is expected to reduce hazardous diesel emissions and result in lifetime...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Winona School District R3 a $116,732 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant will fund the replacement of one 2005 diesel-powered school bus with a 2021 model. Quarterly progress reports and a final report are required to demonstrate meeting grant terms. This replacement is expected to reduce the lifetime diesel emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter by...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,142,950 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grant to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), Division of Air Quality (DAQ). The funding will be used to replace Class 6-8 diesel vehicles in the state of Utah, with a focus on the Northern and Southern Wasatch Front ozone non-attainment areas. This project aims to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics. The...
The Wheatland R-Ii School District received a $117,432 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant funding will support replacing one 2006 diesel-powered school bus with a 2022 model equipped with an emissions-compliant engine. The recipient is required to submit quarterly progress reports and a final report demonstrating completion of the project per the grant terms. Replacing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $10,443,000 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grant to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Division of Air Quality. The funding will support the Utah Clean Fleet Program, which provides incentives for the replacement of 25 Class 5-8 heavy-duty diesel vehicles, including refuse trucks and school buses, in the Northern and Southern Wasatch Front ozone nonattainment areas. The goal is to reduce emissions of...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Platte County R-3 School District Inc. a $190,000 Project Grant under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA #66.039). The grant funds will support replacing two school buses powered by 2005 and 2004 model year diesel engines with new buses utilizing current year Cummins B6.7 engines equipped with diesel exhaust fluid technology. The replacement buses are expected to reduce hazardous diesel emissions in...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $6,890,545 in funding to the Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc. to reduce diesel emissions in Kansas and Missouri. The key activities include replacing 3 diesel school buses with propane buses, 4 terminal trucks and 8 delivery vans with electric vehicles, and providing a rebate program to replace 10-18 additional diesel vehicles...
This federal Formula Grant award, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants program (CFDA 66.040), provides $1,290,197 to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) to reduce diesel emissions through a vehicle replacement rebate program. The goal is to replace up to 11 school buses and 10 tractor-trailer trucks in the freight, municipal, transit, and school bus sectors across Idaho. The project is...