Project Grant 98T17401

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) will provide $24,842,632 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace up to 74 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, primarily school buses, with new zero-emission vehicles in the South Coast Air Basin region of Southern California. The funding will also support the purchase and installation of 74 new chargers to...

This Project Grant award, valued at $58,600,279, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) established through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The funding will support the San Diego Unified Port District in electrifying operations at its two maritime cargo terminals and developing a zero-emission truck stop. Key activities include upgrading electrical infrastructure, installing shore power systems, purchasing 32 pieces of...

This $36,665,429 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will fund the procurement of twenty-three (23) 40-ft zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) to replace twenty-three (23) compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The award also supports related workforce...

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 $644,212,160 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) will fund the deployment of zero-emission cargo handling equipment and vehicles, as well as related infrastructure, at the Port of Los Angeles. Key deliverables include an estimated 337 battery electric yard tractors, 250 zero-emission trucks, 56 battery electric top handlers, and 32 battery electric heavy lifts, along with a vessel shore power system....

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the South Coast Air Quality Management District a $7,998,024 Project Grant under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956). The grant will fund two projects to reduce mobile source emissions in the South Coast Air Basin in California: 1) A demonstration of long-haul zero-emission fuel cell electric trucks; and 2) The replacement of legacy diesel school buses with zero-emission battery-electric school buses. These projects aim to provide...

This $499,997,415 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will support the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in implementing greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in three Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs). The key products and services to be delivered include: Incentive programs to deploy electric charging infrastructure...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA #66.956), awarded a $5,000,000 project grant to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to demonstrate the deployment of six (6) Daimler (Freightliner) Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) trucks. SCAQMD will implement this demonstration project through a subaward, leasing the zero-emission HFC trucks to various fleet operators in Southern California. The project aims to accelerate the...

This $20,374,355 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides funding to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to replace numerous eligible internal combustion engine Class 7 school buses with zero-emission vehicles in EPA Region 9. The award also supports the purchase and installation of AC Level 2 and DC fast charging infrastructure, as well as workforce development and training programs for LAUSD...

This $9,776,480 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will enable the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) to construct hydrogen fueling stations at its Riverside and Hemet facilities. The grant will also fund workforce development training for RTA's coach operators and mechanics on the new zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell...