US EPA funding clean diesel projects in Northeast

11 June 2007

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $1.7 million available for clean diesel projects under the 2007 Northeast Diesel Collaborative Emissions Reductions Grant Program (Funding Opportunity EPA-R2-NEDC-2007). Projects may include a variety of diesel emissions reductions solutions such as aftertreatment emission control technology, engine or vehicle replacement, idle reduction technologies or strategies, and/or cleaner fuel use.

The deadline for applying is July 31, 2007. Projects must benefit the air quality in the geographic areas that include Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the US Virgin Islands and/or Vermont.

Project applications are being accepted under two clean diesel programs: Clean School Bus USA and the Voluntary Diesel Retrofit program.

• Funding under EPA’s Clean School Bus USA program supports projects that assist school districts in their efforts to reduce pollution from diesel-powered school buses. EPA is accepting applications for Clean School Bus USA projects from state and local governments, school districts, local and federally recognized Indian Tribal governments and non-profit organizations.
• Funding under the Voluntary Diesel Retrofit program supports projects that demonstrate innovative pollution reduction retrofit technologies or strategies for on-road and off-road vehicles and equipment, such as those used in marine vessels and ports, construction, locomotives and rail, or heavy-duty on-road operations. EPA is accepting applications for the Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program from states and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, international organizations, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals and other public or private non-profit institutions.

The Northeast Diesel Collaborative (NEDC) was established in 2005 by regions 1 and 2 of the US EPA, the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) and the states and territories of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Source: US EPA