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EPA-OAR-OTAQ-21-02: 2021 DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT (DERA) NATIONAL GRANTS

Closed Closed March 16, 2021 Opportunity EPA-OAR-OTAQ-21-02 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: 2026 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Program (EPA-OAR-OTAQ-26-01). Status: Closes January 22, 2027 (76 days left). It is in our archive of Environmental Protection Agency notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$4.0 million
• Total funding$46.0 million
• Expected awards80
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please see Section III of the announcement for eligibility information.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants awards averaged $1.3 million; this notice allows up to $4.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (47% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality is soliciting applications nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions. Eligible diesel vehicles, engines and equipment may include buses, Class 5 – Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles, marine engines, locomotives and nonroad engines, equipment or vehicles such as those used in construction, handling of cargo, agriculture, mining or energy production. Eligible diesel emissions reduction solutions include verified retrofit technologies such as exhaust after-treatment technologies, engine upgrades, and cleaner fuels and additives, verified idle reduction technologies, verified aerodynamic technologies, verified low rolling resistance tires, certified engine replacements and conversions, and certified vehicle or equipment replacement. Eligible entities include regional, state, or local agencies; tribal governments (or intertribal consortia) and native villages; or port authorities, which have jurisdiction over transportation or air quality, and nonprofit organizations or institutions that: a) represent or provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleets or b) have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality. Although private fleet owners are not eligible to apply directly to EPA for DERA funding, both public and private fleets can benefit from the programs implemented by DERA national grant recipients. Priority for funding is given to fleets operating in areas designated as having poor air quality and fleets which service goods movement facilities. Further priority for funding is given to projects with outcomes that benefit affected communities, those that engage affected communities in the design and performance of the project, and those which demonstrate the ability to promote and continue efforts to reduce emissions after the project has ended.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, EPA-OAR-OTAQ-26-01, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.