This $449,707 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), will fund Leonardo Academy Inc. to replace 10 older diesel-powered school buses with new propane-powered buses. The recipient will provide quarterly progress reports and a final report on meeting the grant's terms and conditions. This replacement is expected to reduce hazardous diesel emissions and result in lifetime...
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 $991,772 to Northern Arizona University to replace 2 diesel transit buses with battery electric buses and install 2 electric charging stations in Flagstaff, Arizona. The award also funds staff training and community engagement activities to support the vehicle electrification efforts. The expected outcomes include the...
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 $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 The key activities include the replacement of 20 pieces of outdated diesel-powered trucks and off-road equipment, such as garbage trucks, drayage trucks, tractors, dredges,...
This $387,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) will fund the Seminole Tribe of Florida to replace 3 legacy diesel emergency and rescue vehicles, including 2 ambulances and 1 brush fire truck, with new clean diesel models. The project will serve all 5 Seminole reservations and 3 trust lands in Florida, reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and hydrocarbons. Key...
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 purpose of the grant is to replace 16 on-highway Class 8 short-haul diesel delivery trucks with 16 battery electric on-highway Class 8 delivery trucks operating out of Martin Brower's distribution center in McCook, Illinois. This project aims to reduce emissions of diesel...
This $1,790,000 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 funding for Drive Clean Indiana, Inc., a non-profit organization, to replace diesel-powered material handlers and terminal tractors with all-electric equipment at various facilities in Tennessee. The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter and exposure to diesel air toxics, while also improving...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation $431,249 under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to reduce diesel emissions in Yolo County, California from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. Specifically, the funding will support replacing four agricultural tractors with Tier 4 agricultural tractors, one backhoe loader with a Tier 4 backhoe loader, and one rough terrain forklift with a Tier 4 rough terrain...
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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $747,000 in funding to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in Clark County and across Southern Nevada. The award will fund the replacement of several diesel-powered, freight delivery Class 8 trucks...