This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $7,510,650 in funding to the Coalition for Sustainable Initiatives to administer a rebate program that will replace 35 eligible diesel-powered terminal tractors and delivery trucks operated by United Parcel Service (UPS) in Colorado and Utah with new battery electric vehicles. This project is expected to save over 200,445...
This $689,772 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition to replace 16 class 7-9 municipal on-road and non-road utility vehicles operated by the District of Columbia Department of Public Works and Department of Transportation. The new vehicles will be equipped with selective catalytic reduction technology and will...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,467,975 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to Environmental Initiative, a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the replacement of 16 on-highway Class 8 short-haul delivery trucks in the Chicago, Illinois area with 16 battery electric trucks. This project aims to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and air toxics in and around Chicago,...
This $2,402,255 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 purchase of zero-emission and clean diesel vehicles to replace comparable diesel equipment. The American Lung Association, the grant recipient, will work with several fleet operators - Crowley Logistics, Sysco Corporation, Coastal Logistics, and Ruan - to acquire 5 zero-emission terminal tractors, 14 clean...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,208,219 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants Program (CFDA 66.039) project grant to the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to implement vehicle replacements in priority areas of 10 counties in Texas. The project will replace two diesel class 7 short-haul trucks, four diesel class 8 refuse haulers with new CARB low-NOx certified units, and one diesel class 8 refuse hauler with an all-electric powered...
This $9,291,270 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) will fund the replacement of six diesel Class 6 box trucks with new battery electric vehicles and 15 on-road heavy-duty diesel tractors with zero-emission heavy-duty battery electric tractors. The grant will also support the installation of charging stations for these new electric vehicles. The purpose of the project...
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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,500,000 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to James Madison University (JMU). The grant will fund the early retirement and replacement of 72 Class-8 short-haul combination diesel vehicles in the EPA Region 3 states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. JMU will work with UPS Distribution Centers to procure new compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks and scrap...
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,...