The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $689,772 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition (GWRCCC). This funding will support the replacement of 16 Class 7 through 9 municipal on-road and non-road utility vehicles operated by the District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DCDPW) and District Department of Transportation (DDOT) with 10 new vehicles equipped...
This $7,636,780 federal 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 assist the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) in reducing diesel emissions and improving air quality and public health in the District. The funding will be used to replace six on-highway vehicles and five pieces of equipment with zero-emission solutions, eliminating tailpipe...
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 $1,000,000 to the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition, Inc. to replace old, polluting equipment with cleaner machinery. Specifically, the recipient will replace 8 vehicles, including 3 excavators, 1 rubber tire dozer/loader, and 4 cranes. This project is expected to mitigate more than 18 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx)...
This $3,500,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the early retirement and replacement of 72 Class-8 short-haul diesel vehicles with compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks in the EPA Region 3 states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The project, to be implemented by James Madison University (JMU) in collaboration with United Parcel Service (UPS) as a...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the replacement of 13 Class 6 and Class 7 diesel school buses with new zero-emission vehicles in four school districts within EPA Region 10. The $6,854,236 award to the Washington Department of Ecology will result in emissions reductions of approximately 167.42 tons of CO2, 0.86 tons of NOx, 0.05 tons of PM2.5, and 0.41 tons of CO per...
This $4,601,966 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the replacement of 8 pieces of outdated diesel construction equipment operated by the Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition, Inc. The grant will replace 2 excavators, 2 rubber tire dozer/loaders, and 4 cranes with newer Tier 4 or all-electric equipment that meets current emissions standards. This equipment...
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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will fund a $20,104,032 initiative to retrofit 785 homes in Washington, D.C. to improve indoor air quality, reduce localized pollution, and protect vulnerable residents from extreme weather. The key activities include high-performance building upgrades to eliminate on-site greenhouse gas emissions, replace gas...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), aims to train and connect 20 Clean Cities Coalitions on school bus fleet electrification. These Coalitions will then educate and support at least 3-5 school districts each as they electrify their school bus fleets, with a focus on underserved communities. The total funding amount is...
This $2,378,514 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will replace 14 diesel refuse haulers with low-NOx compressed natural gas (CNG) refuse haulers, and 4 additional diesel refuse haulers with zero-emission electric refuse haulers. The project will be implemented by the American Lung Association in the counties of Winder, Georgia; Palm Beach, Florida; and Hobe Sound,...