The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) will use this $256,234 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants program (CFDA #66.040) to replace two older tier 3 diesel nonroad yard tractors with new cleaner emission tier 4 tractors. This will reduce diesel particulate matter and other pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons emitted from these vehicles. Specifically,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 9 office under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the replacement of 43 eligible internal combustion engine heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission battery-electric vehicles in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The $48,706,838 award will also support workforce development and training programs for the maintenance, charging, fueling, and...
This $6,279,999 federal Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), will replace outdated diesel equipment at the Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. facility in Middlesex, Massachusetts. The project, administered by the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition, will replace three excavators and five dumpers/tenders with new Tier 4, EPA-certified, ultra-low-sulfur diesel...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) to the Guam Solid Waste Authority. The funding will be used to replace a 10-cubic yard ultra-low sulfur diesel refuse hauler vehicle with a full electric refuse truck to service all 19 villages across the island of Guam. This is expected to reduce annual particulate matter emissions by 0.000368 tons and nitrogen oxide emissions by 0.052400 tons. The grant...
This $4,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) will fund the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (Valley Air District) to replace several on-road diesel trucks with zero-emission or lower-emitting heavy-duty trucks and tractors that meet Tier 4 emission standards. The goal is to reduce harmful ozone and particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution throughout the San Joaquin...
This $7,636,780 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 funding to the Washington, D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) to replace selected Class 5+ on-highway vehicles and trucks with zero-emission solutions. The goal is to eliminate tailpipe emissions and reduce diesel pollution in the District, furthering the agency's air quality and climate goals. The...
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,845,717 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants (CFDA 66.040) formula grant to the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA), a state government entity, to replace up to ten (10) non-certified and lower-tier diesel engines in rural Alaskan communities. The grant will fund activities to decommission these older diesel engines and replace them with newer, cleaner, more fuel-efficient marine Tier 2, marine and nonroad Tier 3, and low particulate...
This $756,565 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the Quinault Indian Nation's repower project to replace one Tier 0 diesel main (propulsion) engine and two Tier 0 diesel auxiliary engines on a vessel with EPA Tier 3 diesel engines. This engine replacement is expected to reduce annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) by 49.4%, particulate matter (PM2.5) by...
This $152,715 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants program (CFDA 66.040) will fund the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) to replace two eligible diesel-fueled trucks with new, more efficient diesel vehicles. The project aims to reduce road vehicle emissions and improve air quality in American Samoa through the use of cleaner, lower-emission trucks with advanced technologies like...