The agreement provides funding to leonardo academy

Specifically, the recipient will replace older, diesel yard trucks with electric yard trucks which will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and exposure to diesel air toxics in the port of elizabeth in union county, new jersey.activities:the activities include scrapping diesel yard trucks and purchasing all-electric yard trucks along with inductive charging through a competitive procurement process. The project partners will coordinate the destruction and recycling of the yard trucks. Subrecipient:a subaward will be given to the subrecipient, APM terminal. The activities to be implemented through the subaward entail replacing diesel-powered cargo handling equipment called yard trucks with all-electric yard trucks. 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 electric yard trucks in compliance with procurement rules, permanently disable and decommission old non-road diesel yard trucks and submit all required documentation to leonardo academy, who will then submit them to EPA. APM 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 scrappage of older diesel yard trucks with all-electric yard trucks and the installation of inductive chargers. The expected outcomes include eliminating emissions from yard trucks, reducing particulate matter emissions and nitrogen oxides. The intended beneficiaries include the residents of the near-port communities in elizabeth, new jersey and the port workforce.