2024 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Territory Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- EPA-OAR-OTAQ-24-02
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $800,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Category
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- Environment
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the availability of approximately $9 million in funding for the 2024 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Territory Grants. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Tribal governments (or intertribal consortia), Alaska Native Villages, and government agencies of U.S. territories with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. The eligible activities include retrofitting or replacing existing diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment with EPA and CARB certified configurations and verified technologies. Applications will be evaluated based on factors such as the project's approach, environmental benefits, and sustainability. The deadline to submit applications is December 6, 2024.
The EPA anticipates awarding $8 million in grants or cooperative agreements to Tribal governments and $1 million to territory government entities. The agency expects to make 12-18 awards to Tribes and 3-5 awards to territories, subject to availability of funds and quality of applications. The funds must be used to incentivize the upgrading or retirement of legacy diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment within the eligible Tribal and territory applicants' jurisdictions.
Synopsis
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to incentivize and accelerate the upgrading or retirement of the nation's legacy diesel engine fleet. Eligible activities include the retrofit or replacement of existing diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment with the EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certified engine configurations and verified retrofit and idle reduction technologies.
Applications will be accepted from federally recognized Tribal governments (or intertribal consortia), Alaska Native Villages, or government agencies of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which have jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. The EPA anticipates awarding a total of approximately $9 million under this NOFO: $8 million for Tribes and $1 million for territories. The EPA anticipates awarding approximately twelve (12) to eighteen (18) grants or cooperative agreements to Tribal governments (or intertribal consortia) or Alaska Native Villages and three (3) to five (5) grants or cooperative agreements to territory government entities, subject to the availability of funds, the quantity and quality of applications received, and other applicable considerations.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| fy24-dera-tribal-territory-priority-county-list-2024-04.pdf | ||
| dera-supp-applic-template-2027-04-30.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 2024-dera-tribal-and-territory-notice-fund-opportunity-2024-05.pdf |
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