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 $1,974,097 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) will enable the American Lung Association to facilitate the replacement of 6 unregulated marine engines on 3 vessels with Tier 3 marine engines in the Puget Sound region of Washington, as well as the installation of 21 diesel auxiliary power units (APUs) on locomotives primarily operating in Idaho. The grant activities will result in significant emissions...
The Quinault Indian Nation Repower Project, funded through a $257,918 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, will replace the tier 0 diesel main and auxiliary engines on one vessel with EPA tier 3 compliant marine diesel engines. The grant was awarded on January 7, 2021 through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants program administered by EPA under CFDA number 66.039. The DERA program aims to reduce diesel emissions through implementing certified...
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 $799,062 to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (SITC) to repower three tribal fishing vessels. The project will replace one Tier 0 and two Tier 2 propulsion engines with Tier 3 low-emission diesel engines, as well as one Tier 2 auxiliary engine with a Tier 3 low-emission diesel auxiliary engine. This is the 7th phase of...
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 $5,608,503 Project Grant through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to Louisiana Clean Fuels, Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the replacement of 16 Tier 0-2 marine diesel propulsion engines and 7 Tier 0 marine diesel auxiliary engines on 8 towboats operating along the Lower Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The new Tier 3 engines will reduce nitrogen...
This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6, totaling $1,523,748, will fund the replacement of auxiliary engines on nine tugboats operated by Environmental Initiative, Inc. in New Orleans, Louisiana. The award, provided under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants program, aims to reduce diesel emissions and exposure in communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution through November 2023. By upgrading tugboat engines that operate in close...
This $4,601,966 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 replacement of 8 pieces of outdated diesel construction equipment operated by the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition, Inc. The grant will replace 2 excavators, 2 rubber tire dozer/loaders, and 4 cranes with newer Tier 4 or all-electric equipment that meets current emissions standards. This equipment...
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 $110,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), provides funding to the Lummi Indian Business Council (Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation) to develop or enhance a comprehensive climate action plan for the Lummi Reservation. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 1, 2024, and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan due by the end of the four-year grant...