The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced a Request for Proposals for 2022 Michigan Clean Diesel Program.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000 – $325,150
Details:
Competitive funding in the amount of $325,150 is available through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Michigan Clean Diesel Program (Program) for the implementation of projects that involve replacement of diesel vehicles, engines, and/or equipment with:
- Zero tailpipe emission vehicles, engines, or equipment.
- Hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles, engines, or equipment.
Financial support for this grant comes from a federal allocation under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) through the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) Clean Diesel Program and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
Objectives
The FY 2022 Michigan Clean Diesel Program Request for Proposal (RFP) supports a just transition to a low carbon economy with program priorities to implement vehicle, engines, or equipment replacements that reduce diesel engine particulate matter (PM2.5), ozone, and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions and to support the U.S. EPA and DERA National Program Priorities, EGLE Air Quality Program, and Michigan Clean Diesel Program priorities, as outlined below:
- U.S. EPA and DERA National Program Priorities – The U.S. EPA and DERA National Program priorities are:
- To achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced and reductions in diesel emissions exposure from vehicles, engines, and equipment operating in areas designated as having poor air quality.
- To support projects in priority areas that receive a disproportionate quantity of air pollution from diesel fleets including truck stops, ports, rail yards, terminals, construction sites, and school bus depots/yards.
- To support projects that maximize public health benefits, use a community-based multistakeholder collaborative process to reduce toxic emissions, and reduce the use of diesel fuel.
- EGLE Air Quality Program and Michigan Clean Diesel Program Priorities – The EGLE Air Quality Program and the Program priorities are:
- To support the U.S. EPA and DERA national program priorities and expand awareness of the benefits of pollution prevention strategies that reduce diesel emissions.
- Support Governor Whitmer’s climate change mitigation goals.
- To increase the adoption of zero-emission and alternate fueled vehicles, engines, and equipment.
- To prioritize the support of cleaner transportation in Michigan.
- To reduce diesel emissions in areas with poor air quality and high population densities located next to sources of diesel emissions.
- To maintain or gain compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for a criteria pollutant and improve areas with toxic air pollutant concerns as identified from the National Air Toxics Assessment data.
- To create greater awareness among residents of the health impacts of PM2.5 and ozone (O3) in areas of Michigan located within proximity to ongoing exposure to diesel engine emissions.
- Support areas designated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as high asthma burden areas.
- To prioritize Urban counties, defined as counties containing an Urbanized Area (UA) of at least 50,000 people, or an area adjacent to a UA that has a substantial commuting interchange with a City of greater than 50,000 people.
- To support emissions reduction in Environmental Justice Areas (applicants should self-identify when applicable.)
- To support communities that have established emission reduction plans
- To support economic growth and innovation.
- Additional consideration will be given for projects in areas where vehicles, vessels, and equipment idle and operate in heavily populated urban areas and ports.
Program Priority Areas
The FY 2022 Program grant funding is available statewide however EGLE is prioritizing counties and areas identified as priority locations by the U.S. EPA and EGLE.
- Air Quality Non-Attainment (Ozone)
- High Asthma Burden
- Urban Counties (<50K)
Funding Information
All grant proposals should be between $25,000 (the minimum) and $325,150 (the maximum).
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants in all 83 counties in Michigan may apply. All applicants must be based and doing business in the state of Michigan. All the following are eligible applicants:
- Cities, townships, and villages.
- County government agencies.
- Port authorities.
- Transit agencies.
- Public school districts.
- Private schools, including those that are designated as tax-exempt under 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Other non-profit organizations or institutions that have the promotion of transportation or air quality as their focus and are designated as tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
- Private business and industry.
A single applicant may submit only one application. Each application may contain one or more partners. All applicant and partner entities must have continuous and ongoing business operations that include a physical location in Michigan.
For more information, visit 2022 Michigan Clean Diesel Program.
