ENVIRONMENT
Diesel Emission Reduction Act Grants
Department & Agency:
Environmental Protection Agency
Administering Agency:
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
Agency Contact:
List of regional contacts available at: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/whereyoulive.htm
Stimulus Funding:
$300 million
Eligibility and Type:
State, tribal regional and local governments, or port agencies, as well as school districts and metropolitan planning organizations, with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality; and in some cases non-profit organizations with transportation or air–related missions.
Program Description:
The Act provides funds to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions from the existing fleet of 11 million diesel engines (locomotives, vessels, freight, transit, school buses, construction equipment, etc.). Funding is in the form of grants. Seventy percent of the available funds will be distributed as competitive grants to eligible entities, including tribal governments. The remaining 30% will be allocated to States for State clean diesel grant programs.
EPA recommends that prospective applicants complete the following steps prior to competition:
- Assess diesel fleets and identify eligible vehicles;
- Establish eligible partnerships;
- Prepare fleet and proposal descriptions;
- Evaluate public health benefits, cost effectiveness, and emission reductions of the proposed project(s); and
- Review prior National Clean Diesel Campaign competitive announcements.
Additional information at http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/grantfund.htm
Funding Notices:
Competitive announcements for three National Clean Diesel Campaign Recovery Act funding opportunities and Requests for Applications were released on March 19, 2009. See the EPA OTAQRecovery Act Funding web page. If you have questions beyond the information that is available at that link, you may email the program at Cleandiesel@epa.gov.
