The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency solicits applications from eligible entities for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program to incentivize and accelerate the upgrading or retirement of the nation’s legacy diesel engine fleet.
Donor Name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,500,000
Grant Duration: 48 months
Details:
Eligible activities include the retrofit or replacement of existing diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment with EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certified engine configurations and verified retrofit and idle reduction technologies.
Applications will be accepted from regional, state, or local agencies; Tribal governments (or intertribal consortia) or Alaska Native Villages; or port authorities, which have jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. School districts, municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), cities, and counties are all generally eligible entities under the program to the extent that they fall within these categories. Applications will also be accepted from nonprofit organizations or institutions that represent or provide pollution reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets; or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality.
DERA Programmatic Priorities
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) allows EPA to prioritize certain applicants in the DERA National Grants. The statute enables the program to prioritize projects that maximize public health benefits, are the most cost-effective, and that serve areas with the highest population density, that are poor air quality areas (including nonattainment or maintenance areas and areas with toxic air pollutant concerns), that receive a disproportionate quantity of air pollution from diesel fleets, or that use a community-based multistakeholder collaborative process to reduce toxic emissions. The following sections define the DERA National Grants programmatic priorities under this NOFO.
- Goods Movement Facilities
- Environmental Justice and Disadvantaged Communities
- Project Resilience to Climate Impacts
Workforce Development
Evaluation criteria points will be given to applications that demonstrate plans and activities to prepare their workforce for the project, such as conducting robust workforce planning to ensure current drivers, mechanics, electricians, and other essential personnel receive training to safely operate and maintain the new vehicles, engines, infrastructure, and equipment, in order to maximize the useful life of any certified engine configuration, verified technology, or emerging technology used or funded by the eligible entity
Diesel Vehicles, Engines and Equipment
Projects may target in-use medium and heavy-duty diesel-powered highway vehicles and diesel powered nonroad vehicles and equipment
Funding Information
- Region 1
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $6,200,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $2,000,000
- Region 2
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $11,400,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $3,500,000
- Region 3
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $11,900,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $3,500,000
- Region 4
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $11,800,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $2,500,000
- Region 5
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $13,900,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $4,000,000
- Region 6
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $14,000,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $3,000,000
- Region 7
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $8,000,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $3,500,000
- Region 8
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $9,700,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $3,000,000
- Region 9
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $22,200,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $4,500,000
- Region 10
- Total Anticipated Funding Per Region: $6,200,000
- Maximum Federal Funding Request Per Application: $1,500,000
Period of Performance
The estimated project period for awards resulting from this solicitation is 24 months, however project periods of up to 48 months will be allowed where justified by the activities, timeline, and milestones detailed in the workplan.
Eligibility Criteria
In accordance with Assistance and EPA’s Policy for Competition of Assistance Agreement the following entities are eligible to apply:
- A regional, state (including the District of Columbia), or local agency, Tribal agency, or port authority, which has jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. School districts, municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), cities, and counties are all generally eligible entities under this assistance agreement program to the extent that they fall within this definition.
- A nonprofit organization or institution that:
- represents or provides pollution reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets; or
- has, as its principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality.
Non-profit organization, means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that: is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest; is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve and/or expand its operations.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
