The agreement provides funding to puget sound clean air agency

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 annual reductions of 3.3 tons of NOx, 0.5 tons of PM2.5, 0.2 tons of HC, 1.7 tons of CO, and 481 tons of CO2 emissions. This grant-funded project aims to reduce diesel particulate matter, NOx, and exposure to diesel air toxics in these communities through the deployment of zero-emission electric yard trucks.

Specifically, the recipient will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, NOX and exposure to diesel air toxics by replacing 7 diesel-fueled yard trucks with all-electric yard trucks in disadvantage communities in king and piece counties, including duwamish valley, allentown, and fife.activities:the activities include replacement of 7 nonroad, diesel-fueled yard trucks with all electric nonroad vehicles. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include replacement of 7 nonroad diesel-fueled yard trucks with 7 all-electric nonroad yard trucks. The expected outcomes include annual reductions in tons NOX (3.3), PM2.5 (0.5), HC (0.2), CO (1.7) and CO2 (481) the intended beneficiaries include disadvantage communities in king and piece counties, including duwamish valley, allentown, and fife.