The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $149,646 Project Grant to Leonardo Academy Inc. under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant will fund the retrofit of a diesel terminal tractor engine with a 100% electric engine, reducing emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons in Wayne County, Michigan. This project supports the DERA program's goals of achieving diesel emissions...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $727,815 Project Grant to the Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant will fund the replacement of a 1997 Caterpillar 990 Series II wheel loader with a new Volvo L350H wheel loader to improve air quality and reduce diesel emissions surrounding the Cleveland Bulk Terminal and greater Cleveland area. Quarterly and final reports will document...
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 The key activities include the replacement of 20 pieces of outdated diesel-powered trucks and off-road equipment, such as garbage trucks, drayage trucks, tractors, dredges,...
This $324,430 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.039 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program is funding the replacement of existing heavy-duty diesel forklifts and yard trucks with newer Tier 4 diesel models at the Leonardo Academy Inc. facility in Madison, Wisconsin. The grant supports the purchase of six Tier 4 yard trucks and one Tier 4 heavy-duty forklift, as well as workforce development training for staff on the...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 provides $343,468 to the Leonardo Academy Inc. under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to replace four high-emitting diesel short haul trucks with newer, cleaner vehicles. The award will fund the replacement of the diesel trucks with four Tier 4 Final selective catalytic reduction trucks, resulting in reduced emissions of pollutants from diesel engines. By upgrading its fleet of short...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,790,000 Project Grant to Drive Clean Indiana, Inc. under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant funding supports the replacement of diesel-powered material handlers and terminal tractors with all-electric equipment at various facilities in Tennessee. The project aims to improve resilience and reduce the impact of sea-level rise or high precipitation events by installing all-electric...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,467,975 Project Grant to Environmental Initiative under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant funds will be used to replace 16 on-highway Class 8 short-haul delivery trucks with 16 new battery electric trucks that will operate out of Environmental Initiative's distribution center in McCook, Illinois. This project aims to reduce diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded $563,562 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA #66.039) to Drive Clean Indiana, Inc. to replace a model year 1997 nonroad ship loading bulk material handler with a Tier 4 Final, hybrid diesel-electric-powered bulk goods material handler in New Haven, Connecticut. This project will reduce diesel particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons emissions in a nonattainment county with...
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...
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...