Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program

Section 60101 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (or IRA) amended the Clean Air Act by inserting section 132 (42 U.S.C. 7432) to authorize the EPA to make awards of grants to eligible recipients for up to 100 percent of the costs for: (A) the inc

The EPA's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program provides funding to eligible recipients to purchase Class 6-7 zero-emission vehicles and associated charging infrastructure, including funding for the incremental cost of the zero-emission vehicle itself, funding for workforce development and training, and funding for planning and technical activities to support the adoption and deployment of the zero-emission vehicles.

Grants can be used to incentivize and accelerate the replacement of existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles, delivering cleaner air for communities across the country.

The estimated project period for awards will be up to 24 months, however, initial project periods of up to 36 months will be allowed where justified. The estimated project start date for awards is January 2025.

Intergovernmental Review will only apply to funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. EPA financial assistance programs and activities subject to intergovernmental review that are subject to review under State single point of contact procedures are identified at https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-financial-assistance-programs-subject-executive-order-12372-and-section-204. Applicants for programs or activities subject to Intergovernmental Review that are not subject to State single point of contact review must provide directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities at least 60 days to review their application following notification by EPA that the application has been selected for funding as provided by 40 CFR 29.8(a) and (c). Regarding pre-application assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed as "Information Contacts" in the competitive announcement.

Applicants, except in limited circumstances approved by the Agency, must submit all initial applications for funding through Grants.gov.

The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing will be described in the competitive announcement.

For competitive awards, the EPA will review and evaluate applications in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the competitive announcement. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements.

Up to 180 days.

Extensions are subject to EPA approval.

Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the EPA's Grant Competition Dispute Resolution Procedures, as published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005).