Provide funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to maryland port administration

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $182,073,099 Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) grant to the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028. The purpose of the award is to fund the procurement of zero-emission on-road and off-road vehicles and equipment, associated charging infrastructure, and utility upgrades at the Port of Baltimore. The activities will also include scrapping internal combustion vehicles and conducting community engagement to improve air quality in the surrounding disadvantaged and underserved communities. Key deliverables include the number of zero-emission vehicles/equipment purchased, internal combustion vehicles scrapped, additional utility infrastructure installed, and community engagement initiatives established. The intended outcomes are reductions in emissions and diesel fuel use, sufficient power capacity for the new zero-emission equipment, and enhanced community involvement in MPA's environmental initiatives.

Description

The purpose of this award is to provide funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to maryland port administration. Specifically, the recipient will procure new zero emission (ZE) vehicles and equipment and the associated charging infrastructure to improve air quality surrounding the port of baltimore (POB) and adjacent disadvantaged and underserved communities while advancing maryland port administration's mission to become a net zero-emissions facility. Activities:the activities include: purchasing zero-emission on road and offroad equipment and charging stations; scrappage of internal combustion on road and offroad equipment; utility upgrades at dundalk marine terminal (DMT) and seagirt marine terminal (SMT); community engagement activities. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: number of zero-emission on road and offroad equipment and chargers purchased; number of internal combustion on road and offroad equipment scrapped; DMT and SMT - additional transformers, manholes, switches and power monitoring equipment, with secondary distribution; port tours, establishment of a hotline, public notification through ecoport and website, an updated MPA sustainability strategy. The expected outcomes include: reductions in emissions and gallons of diesel fuel used; sufficient power for the charging systems to be installed, resulting in ability to power zero-emission equipment; establishment of forums to engage near-port communities, increased capacity for port staff to consider community perspectives in decision-making; community priorities for air quality improvements and high paying job accessibility; a refined approach to stakeholder engagement focusing on MPA's environmental initiatives. The intended beneficiaries include the maryland port administration (grantee) and local community residents that are impacted by the port.