Applicants are invited to apply for the 2023 Clean Air Grants for Off-Road Equipment Replacement.
Donor Name: Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
State: California
County: Santa Barbara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $250,000
Details:
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District is providing grant funds to benefit public health by cost-effectively replacing old, high-polluting equipment with newer, cleaner equipment earlier than required by regulation or through normal attrition.
Replace your off-road equipment and help reduce air pollution. Successful projects will be eligible to receive a grant within a range from $10,000 to $250,000.
- Priority will be given to zero-emission or near-zero emission technology projects, along with projects located within low-income and disadvantaged communities.
- The District has discretion on how grants funds are distributed.
Eligible Vehicles
Off-road equipment: diesel powered tractors, dozers, forklifts, loaders, excavators, scrapers, agricultural utility terrain vehicles, ground support equipment, etc.
Project Requirements
- Public, private, and nonprofit entities are eligible to apply and may submit a maximum of one (1) application per program category;
- Applications are limited to one grant project per Company, LLC, Taxpayer ID, etc. with final determination at the District’s discretion.
- Must be a diesel fueled engine greater than or equal to 25 horsepower.
- Equipment must have an operational hour meter.
- Existing equipment must be operational, and verified as such by the District at a pre-inspection, and in-service at the time of application.
- During the last 24 months, the equipment must have operated 100% of the time in Santa Barbara County. Newly funded projects must also operate 100% of the time in Santa Barbara County. Exceptions will be determined by the District on a case-by-case basis.
- Newly funded projects must execute the same job as the existing equipment.
- Pre-determined cost-effectiveness calculations must be met before a project can be funded.
Existing Equipment Requirements
- Must be a diesel fueled engine greater than or equal to 25 horsepower;
- Existing equipment must have a functional hour meter;
- Existing equipment must be operational and in-service at the time of application. The applicant must demonstrate operability to the District at the pre-inspection;
- Over the most recent 24 months, the existing equipment must have operated 100% of the time within Santa Barbara County and the applicant shall submit records that corroborate that usage. Exceptions will be determined by the District on a case-by-case basis;
- Existing equipment must be destroyed by a District approved salvage yard prior to disbursement of grant funds;
- For construction equipment only:
- To qualify as a captive attainment fleet, all fleet vehicles must operate exclusively in a captive attainment area (for example, local captive attainment counties are currently Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey).
- If subject to the State Regulation for In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicles, the existing equipment must be registered in the Diesel Off-road On-line Reporting System (DOORS).
Replacement Equipment Requirements
- Replacement equipment purchased prior to execution of a grant agreement will be ineligible for grant funds;
- Auxiliary engines on mobile equipment and portable engines are ineligible for grant funds;
- Replacement equipment must operate 100% of the time within Santa Barbara County. Exceptions will be determined by the District on a case-by-case basis;
- All new engines must be certified by CARB for sale in California and must comply with durability and warranty requirements;
- Projects must meet a cost-effectiveness threshold established in the 2017 Carl Moyer Program Guidelines;
- Replacement equipment must have a one-year or 1,600-hour power and drive train warranty, at a minimum. The warranty must cover parts and labor and the grantee must submit proof of purchase to the District;
- Emission reductions obtained through the project must not be required by any federal, state, or local regulation, memorandum of agreement/understanding with a regulatory agency, settlement agreement, mitigation requirement, or other legal mandate;
- Emission reductions generated must not be used as marketable emission reduction credits, or to offset any emission reduction obligation of any person or entity;
- Funded projects must not be used for credit under any federal or state emission averaging banking and trading program;
- Replacement equipment must serve the same function and perform the same work equivalent and the same job as the existing equipment;
- Replacement equipment must be equipped with a Tier 4 Final diesel engine or cleaner technology;
- Replacement of two (or more) pieces of existing equipment with one piece of replacement equipment is eligible for funding on a case-by-case basis;
- Horsepower rating for the replacement engine greater than 125% of the original manufacturer rated horsepower (baseline horsepower) for the existing engine is eligible on a case-by-case basis.
For more information, visit SBCAPCD.
