This $6.39 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants program (CFDA 66.040) will fund the County of Maricopa Air Quality Department's efforts to reduce diesel emissions in Arizona through September 2024. The County will replace approximately 16 legacy diesel vehicles, including seven school buses, one Class 6 truck, one Class 7 truck, and seven Class 8 short-haul trucks. Replacement vehicles will include six...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,483,400 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to the Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management in Florida. The funding will enable the replacement of eight trash trucks, five cranes, six roll-off trucks, one backhoe, and one pay loader with newer diesel models equipped with EPA-certified Tier 4 engines. This will reduce particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen...
This $13,173,750 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 funding to the Coalition for Sustainable Initiatives Inc. (CFSI) to administer a rebate program and deliver clean diesel projects. The project involves the early retirement and replacement of 57 eligible Class 8 combination and single unit short-haul freight trucks operating in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $2,376,203 in funding to the City of Atlanta to replace 7 existing non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The activities include purchasing and installing charging infrastructure, providing workforce development and training, and conducting community engagement. The expected outcomes are expanded zero-emission fleet...
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 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), provides $4,500,000 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace up to 22 heavy-duty class 8 diesel trucks with new zero-emission drayage trucks. The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in the South Coast Air...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $1,260,000.00 in funding to the City of Santa Monica to replace four in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The goal is to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA Region 9. The activities include purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining charging and fueling equipment for the new...
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 $12,992,442 in funding to the American Lung Association to implement initiatives that will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio. The key activities include the American Lung Association creating agreements with 8 project...
This $391,812 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides funding to the Fort Mojave Mesa Fire District in Mohave County, Arizona to replace three legacy diesel vehicles with lower-emission EPA/CARB certified diesel and gasoline vehicles. The anticipated outcomes include air emission reductions of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide,...
This $30,361,175 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides funding to the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to replace non-zero-emission Class 6 and Class 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles across multiple city departments. The activities include purchasing and installing charging infrastructure, as well as providing workforce...