Project Grant 00E02423

This $12,055,840 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund Drive Clean Indiana, Inc., a nonprofit organization, to undertake extensive diesel emissions reduction efforts in the Midwest. The key activities include the replacement of 20 pieces of outdated diesel-powered trucks and off-road equipment, such as garbage trucks, drayage trucks, tractors, dredges,...

The EPA Region 5 awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Ports of Indiana under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) to conduct emissions inventory and accounting exercises; analyze emissions-reduction strategies; develop an emissions reduction target; plan for reducing future port emissions; conduct resilience planning; engage with port stakeholders; and perform a workforce planning analysis. The intended outcomes of this 3-year grant include an improved understanding of how port operations...

This $6,655,124 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) funds the American Lung Association to reduce diesel emissions in transportation fleets operating in several Midwestern states. The primary activities include replacing 1 diesel terminal tractor, 3 diesel regional-haul delivery trucks, and 11 diesel refuse haulers with zero-emission or low-NOx alternatives, as well...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), provides $4,500,000 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace up to 22 heavy-duty class 8 diesel trucks with new zero-emission drayage trucks. The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in the South Coast Air...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), is funding the replacement of 8 pieces of diesel equipment at the Everett Port Facilities in Middlesex, Massachusetts. The $6,279,999 award will enable the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition (CWCC) to replace 3 excavators and 5 dump trucks/tenders owned and operated by the sub-awardee, Schnitzer Steel Industries,...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) provides $1,800,000.00 in funding to the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to reduce diesel emissions in the Port of Tacoma area. Specifically, the grant will support scrapping 30 pre-2007 drayage trucks serving the NWSA's domestic container terminals and replacing them with newer, cleaner diesel trucks with 2017 or newer engines. This is expected to...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $8,957,858 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to Leonardo Academy Inc., a non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. The grant will fund the replacement of older, diesel-powered yard trucks with new electric yard trucks at the Port of Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey. The grant activities involve scrapping the existing diesel yard trucks and purchasing...

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 $2,305,555.00 in funding to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. The award will support the replacement of 7 diesel-powered yard trucks with all-electric yard trucks in disadvantaged communities in King and Pierce Counties, Washington, including the Duwamish Valley, Allentown, and Fife areas. The anticipated outcomes include...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) program, will fund the Port of Bellingham to replace up to 5 older diesel-powered marine engines with newer engines that meet 2020 EPA emissions standards. The $1,264,955 award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2026, will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and diesel air toxics in Whatcom County, Washington....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $25,168,617 Project Grant to the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051). The purpose of this award is to improve air quality and reduce pollution in Michigan by funding the acquisition of battery electric mobile equipment, vehicles, vessels, charging infrastructure, and solar arrays to initiate the transition to a zero-emission future for the Port of Detroit and the nearby Livernois...