The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to SAN joaquin valley unified air pollution control district (sjvuapcd) to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty…

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $8,933,333 in funding to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (also known as the Valley Air District) to replace non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The award will support the purchase and installation of charging infrastructure, as well as workforce development and training, to facilitate the adoption and deployment of the new zero-emission vehicles. The project aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA Region 9, specifically in the San Joaquin Valley air basin in California. The award has an effective date of January 1, 2025, and a completion date of December 31, 2027.

The agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to SAN joaquin valley unified air pollution control district (sjvuapcd) to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA region 9. The recipient will replace several eligible vehicles with comparable, eligible zero-emission vehicles under the vocational vehicles sub-program, resulting in cleaner air and improved health for the communities in the SAN joaquin valley air basin. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $8,933,333.00. Activities:the activities include replacing eligible internal combustion engine class 6 and class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles; purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining charging and fueling equipment to maintain the new zero-emission vehicles; and providing workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, fueling, and operation of the new zero-emission vehicles. The project will replace several on-road class 6-7 trucks, installation of charging infrastructure, training, outreach and various other components outlined in the approved workplan. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include replacement of internal combustion engine class 6 and class 7 vehicles with eligible zero-emission vehicles, installation of charging infrastructure, outreach and training in the south coast air basin. The expected outcome from the project is implementation of a program to reduce health risks associated with emission from heavy-duty trucks in and around the SAN joaquin valley air basin. The intended beneficiaries include the SAN joaquin valley air basin, which is made up of several counties in california's central valley: fresno, kings, merced, madera, tulare, SAN joaquin, stanislaus, and the SAN joaquin valley air basin portion of kern.