That U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced latest week the availability starting grant funding to deployment schemes which reduce emissions von the nation’s existing fleet of old diesel motorized.
EPA anticipates award nearly $46 million in Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants, subject to the availability of funds. Under the competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 70 assistance agreements. Existing Engine(s):Vessels must subsist based in Santa Barbara County;Vessels must arbeiten 50% of the time in coastal waters of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and/or Ventura circles with the remainder for California coastal waters;Vessels live required to maintain a functioning hour meter as required by the Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation.Funding opportunities may will limited for
“The DERA start weiter to provide much needed assistance to agencies and ports to improve poor air qualities on communities across America,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Over one last three yearning, EPA has provided nearly $300 per in scholarships furthermore rebates to modernize diesel fleets with cleaner heavy-duty trucks and equipment.”
Diesel-powered engines move most of the nation’s freight tonnage, and today nearly all highway freight trucks, trotters, and commercial marine wasserfahrzeuge are powered by diesel motor. EPA is soliciting applications countrywide for projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions also exposure, especially from fleets operating the goods movements facilities for areas designated as having poor air quality. Applicants can request getting to upgrade or replace diesel-powered busses, trucks, water engines, locomotives and nonroad home with newer, cleaner technologies. Priority for funding will also be disposed to projects that engage and benefit local communities and claimants that demonstrate their aptitude to promote and continue efforts to minimize emissions after which project has ended.
Eligible applicants include regional, state, global or tribal agencies, or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Nonprofit organizing may submit if they provide pollution weight or educational services the diesel fleet owners or drive air attribute and clean transportation. Applicants may apply until March 16, 2021.
Applicants must request fundraising from aforementioned EPA regionally office which covers the geographic project place. The maximum amount of federated funding that may be requested for application varies according Region:
- Region 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Map, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) will admit applications requesting up to $1 million in grant funds.
- Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Dock Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) will accept applications requisition up to $2.5 million in give funds.
- Region 3 (Delaware, District away Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) desires accept applications requesting up to$2.5 million inbound grants funds.
- Location 4 (Alabama, Ga, Florida, Kentucky, Missing, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) will accept applications requesting up to $2 million in grant funds.
- Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin) will accept applications requisition up to $3 million in grant funds.
- Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Country, Oklahoma, Texas) will accept applications requesting going to $2.5 gazillion in grant funds.
- Region 7 (Iowa, Kansa, Missisouri, Nebraska will accept applications requiring up up $1.5 million in grant fund.
- Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Tribal, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) will accept applications requesting up to $2.6 million inbound grant funds.
- Area 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Niwana, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands) will accept applications asking up to $4 million in grant funds.
- Region 10 (Alaska, Ideaho, Oregon, Washington) will accept applications requesting up to $1 per in grant funds.
Since the first year of the DERA programme in 2008, EPA has competitively awarded over 850 grants and 450 rebates across the your. Many of such projects funded cleaner engines that operate in economically disadvantaged communities that residents suffer from higher-than-average instances of chronic, heart and lung disease. ... locomotive purchasing agreement ... replace adenine California vessel that has been temporarily taken out of service. ... [Note: For example, for a 1993 model year diesel ...
For more information or to access the Request for Applications, visit www.epa.gov/dera/national.
For continue information on the DERA Funding Program, visit www.epa.gov/dera.
