Project Grant 03D24124
- 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 $2,376,203 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, under the Inflation Reduction Act's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the City of Atlanta's replacement of 7 non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The award period runs from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026. Specifically, the City of Atlanta will replace 1 class 6 service truck, 1 street sweeper, 2 class 7 trucks, 2 class 6...
- 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 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $12,992,442 in funding to the American Lung Association to implement initiatives that will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio. The key activities include the American Lung Association creating agreements with 8 project...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $33,898,522 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace approximately 126 existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The activities under this award include procuring the replacement vehicles, installing and maintaining associated charging infrastructure, and...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). This funding will support the development, updating, and evaluation of climate action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon sinks within the Atlanta region. Specific activities include greenhouse gas inventory and analysis, measure selection, quantification of emissions...
- 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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), provides $48,471,034.00 to the City of Boston, Boston Public Schools to replace 125 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The activities include replacing eligible internal combustion engine Class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles, purchasing and installing 125 Level 3 vehicle chargers, and...
- 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 Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $386,550 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on August 1, 2022 for completion by July 31, 2024. The funding will support upgrading particulate matter and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring equipment in communities facing...
DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 TO COLUMBIA-WILLAMETTE CLEAN CITIES COALITION, INC. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL REPLACE OLD, HEAVILY POLLUTING EQUIPMENT WITH CLEAN MACHINERY INCLUDING THREE (3) EXCAVATORS, ONE (1) RUBBER TIRE DOZERS/LOADER, AND FOUR (4) CRANES, TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, MITIGATING MORE THAN 18 TONS OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOX) OVER THE EQUIPMENT LIFETIME.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT OF 8 VEHICLES, THREE (3) EXCAVATORS, ONE (1) RUBBER TIRE DOZERS/LOADER, AND FOUR (4) CRANES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ONGOING UPDATES TO EMISSIONS INVENTORIES.SUBRECIPIENT:SKOOKUM ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORS, A CERTIFIED EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS (ESB) AND EXPERT IN FEDERAL DERA PROJECTS, FOR ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATING FEDERAL GRANT REQUIREMENTS FOR DERA, VERIFYING SCRAP VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS, AND GENERALLY ENSURING CWCC SUCCESSFULLY COMPLIES WITH EPA GRANT REQUIREMENTS. SCHNITZER WILL MANAGE, PURCHASE, OPERATE, AND OWN ALL THE PROPOSED EQUIPMENT. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE VEHICLE REPLACEMENT, THE DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT INFORMATION, AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, REDUCED FOOTPRINT OF RECYCLED MATERIALS, AND THE REDUCTION IN LIFECYCLE FOOTPRINT OF DOWNSTREAM PRODUCTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE TOTAL ANNUAL REDUCTION OF 0.166 TONS PM2.5, TOTAL LIFETIME REDUCTION OF 1.007 TONS PM2.5, TOTAL ANNUAL REDUCTION OF 2.965 TONS NOX, TOTAL LIFETIME REDUCTION OF 18.005 TONS NOX, TOTAL PM2.5 LIFETIME CAPITAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF $2,931,263/TON, AND TOTAL NOX LIFETIME CAPITAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF $163,889/TON. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS AND WORKERS IN BIBB COUNTY, BARTOW COUNTY, HALL COUNTY, AND FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 2/6/25 | ||
| Not listed | $1.0m | 9/7/24 |