ESBD_File_328572_582-23-44687-VW-RFGA-Addendum2-FINAL-Signed.pdf

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

P.O. Box 13087, MC 182

Austin, Texas 78711-3087

March 28, 2024

ADDENDUM NUMBER 2

TO

SOLICITATION NO. 582-23-44687-VW

FOR

Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP)

GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE DATE: August 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. CT

LISTED BELOW ARE THE CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THIS SOLICITATION.

April 2, 2024ISSUED BY:

Heidi Clausen, Contract Specialist, CTCD/CTCM Date

ADDENDUM NO. 2

****Important Notice to Applicants****

SOLICITATION NO. 582-23-44687-VW

FOR

Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP)

GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE DATE: August 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. CT

This Addendum to the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) All Electric Grant Program serves to modify how applications will be reviewed and awarded and adds an additional payment option for governmental entities.

As allowed by the language under Section 3.1 Available Funding and the March 2024 revised Beneficiary Mitigation Plan for Texas, TCEQ is providing notice that it will no longer award applications based on the solicitation’s eligible project categories and priority areas allocations. TCEQ will redistribute the allocations based on demand in order to best meet the purposes of the program and fund eligible projects.

The following are the changes to the above-referenced Solicitation:

Item A. RFGA, Section 4.2 is modified to change how TCEQ reviews applications and awards projects and now reads:

4.2 Selection Process

Substantially complete applications that meet the eligibility criteria of the program will be reviewed and awarded in the order they are received.

TCEQ may make selections for funding contingent upon agreement by the applicant with additional conditions or changes to the project pertaining to equipment, logistical considerations, expenses, and other program elements.

TCEQ reserves the right to limit the amount awarded to a single applicant. For the purposes of this limitation, applicant includes an individual or business and all of its associated legal affiliates. At the sole discretion of TCEQ this may include reducing the requested grant amount of one or more applications from an applicant.

Item B. RFGA, Section 4.5 e) is added to allow TCEQ to advance payments to grantees who are governmental entities and now reads:

e) TCEQ may advance funds to grantees who are governmental entities on a case-by-case basis. These grantees must agree to any special terms or conditions that may be required by TCEQ. If TCEQ advances funds to the grantee, TCEQ will reconcile the advanced funds with the actual documented, eligible, final project costs to ensure the grantee only received sufficient funds to reimburse those costs.

https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/air-quality/terp/publications/rg/rg-537.pdf