Project Grant 96268924
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $8,957,858 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to Leonardo Academy Inc., a non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. The grant will fund the replacement of older, diesel-powered yard trucks with new electric yard trucks at the Port of Elizabeth in Union County, New Jersey. The grant activities involve scrapping the existing diesel yard trucks and purchasing...
- This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) provides $141,677,882 to the Diamond State Port Corporation to improve air quality and reduce pollution at Port Delaware South, Port Delaware North, and surrounding areas. The key activities funded include: Replacing 142 pieces of existing diesel-powered cargo handling equipment (yard cranes, terminal tractors, forklifts, and top handlers) with fully electric units, converting...
- This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) provides funding to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct planning activities to improve air quality and reduce pollution in communities near the port in New Jersey and New York. The key activities include analyzing drayage truck movements, conducting community air monitoring, engaging with drayage truck operators and local community members,...
- 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 $544,500 in full federal funding to the Port Department of the City of Oakland (Port of Oakland) to replace one diesel refuse hauler and one diesel water truck with electric equivalents. The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in and...
- This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 provides $343,468 to the Leonardo Academy Inc. under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to replace four high-emitting diesel short haul trucks with newer, cleaner vehicles. The award will fund the replacement of the diesel trucks with four Tier 4 Final selective catalytic reduction trucks, resulting in reduced emissions of pollutants from diesel engines. By upgrading its fleet of short...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $615,553 project grant to Leonardo Academy Inc. under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039). The grant will fund the early replacement of four diesel terminal tractors with fully electric terminal tractors in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This replacement is expected to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter and other pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons from the...
- 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...
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey received a $801,851,891 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The purpose of this award is to deploy zero-emissions port equipment and associated infrastructure at the Port of New York and New Jersey, improving air quality and reducing pollution in surrounding communities. Key activities include replacing diesel-powered...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) provides $540,000 to the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) to prepare a series of foundational assessments and analyses to inform the development of an emission reduction strategy for its ferry operations. The key activities under this award include conducting emissions inventory and accounting exercises, analyzing emissions-reduction strategies, engaging with...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) provides $322,167,584 to the Port Department of the City of Oakland to improve air quality and reduce pollution at the Port of Oakland. The key activities funded include the purchase and deployment of 475 zero-emission drayage trucks, 188 pieces of zero-emission cargo handling equipment, associated charging infrastructure, battery energy storage systems, and solar power...
DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO LEONARDO ACADEMY. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL REPLACE OLDER DIESEL TIER 3 STRADDLE CARRIERS WITH NEWER, CLEANER HYBRID-ELECTRIC STRADDLE CARRIERS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER, NOX AND EXPOSURE TO DIESEL AIR TOXICS IN ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. REPLACING OLDER DIESEL CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT WITH NEWER HYBRID-ELECTRIC STRADDLE CARRIERS WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES.ACTIVITIES:LEONARDO ACADEMY WILL ENSURE PROJECT GOALS OF THE SCRAPPING DIESEL STRADDLE CARRIERS AND PURCHASING HYBRID-ELECTRIC STRADDLE CARRIERS ALONG WITH PROJECT PARTNERS. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PURCHASING HYBRID-ELECTRIC CARRIERS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND COORDINATING THE DESTRUCTION AND RECYCLING OF THE OLD ENGINES AND STRADDLE CARRIERS. SUBRECIPIENT:A SUBAWARD WILL BE GIVEN TO THE SUBRECIPIENT, PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL. THE ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE SUBAWARD ENTAIL REPLACING DIESEL-POWERED CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CALLED STRADDLE CARRIERS WITH HYBRID ELECTRIC STRADDLE CARRIERS. THE GRANT WILL BE MANAGED BY LEONARDO ACADEMY WHO WILL OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AWARD. THE CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT OWNERS, AS SUBRECIPIENTS, WILL PROCURE REPLACEMENT STRADDLE CARRIERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROCUREMENT RULES, PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND DECOMMISSION OLD NON-ROAD DIESEL STRADDLE CARRIERS AND SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO LEONARDO ACADEMY, WHO WILL THEN SUBMIT THEM TO EPA. PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINALS AND LEONARDO ACADEMY WILL MAKE QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS TO EPA TO SUMMARIZE THE STATUS OF THE SCRAPPAGE AND PURCHASE OF THE CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF OLD DIESEL CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CALLED STRADDLE CARRIERS WITH NEWER, CLEANER HYBRID-ELECTRIC STRADDLE CARRIERS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE REDUCTIONS IN PARTICULATE MATTER AND NITROGEN OXIDES, REDUCING THESE HARMFUL EMISSIONS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION WILL PREVENT PREMATURE DEATHS, ASTHMA RELATED ER VISITS, AIR RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS, HEART ATTACKS, AND COUNTLESS MISSED WORKDAYS EACH YEAR. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE NEAR-PORT COMMUNITIES, PORT DOCKWORKERS AND PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.5m | 9/20/24 |