Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (66.049)
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (Assistance Listing 66.049) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $630 million in 60 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $10.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $5.7 million. Half of the 60 awards fell between $2.8 million and $13.2 million, and they ranged from $190,000 to $60.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$630 million
- Grant awards60
- Typical award$5.7 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$630 million
- Size rank318 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 318th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 77% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 25 states and territories.
What the program funds
Section 60101 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (or IRA) amended the Clean Air Act by inserting section 132 (42 U.S.C. 7432) to authorize the EPA to make awards of grants to eligible recipients for up to 100 percent of the costs for replacing an eligible vehicle with a new, cleaner heavy-duty vehicle; purchasing, installing, operating, and maintaining infrastructure needed to charge, fuel, or maintain cleaner vehicles; and other activities related to the deployment of cleaner heavy-duty vehicles. IRA appropriated $1 billion for the program, $400 million of which must be spent on projects to replace eligible vehicles that serve 1 or more communities located in an air quality area designated as nonattainment for any air pollutant. The EPA’s objectives for the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program are to: (1) reduce air pollution, especially in non-attainment areas; and (2) encourage the sustainable deployment of new, cleaner Class 6-7 vehicles.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Past notices
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Per the statute, the following entities are eligible to apply directly to the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program: States, including U.S. territories and possessions; municipalities, including public school districts; Indian Tribes; nonprofit school transportation associations. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency’s Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Grants can be used to incentivize and accelerate the replacement of existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles, delivering cleaner air for communities across the country. Please refer to applicable program guidance or competitive funding announcements for funding use restrictions.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Specific cost share amounts by vehicle type is described in the notice of funding opportunity. While there is a statutory cost sharing requirement for this assistance listing, the statute provided discretion to Agency on the cost share percentage. From Section 132(b) of the Clean Air Act: “the Administrator shall implement a program to make awards of grants and rebates to eligible recipients, and to make awards of contracts to eligible contractors for providing rebates, for up to 100 percent of costs for (1) the incremental costs of replacing an eligible vehicle that is not a zero-emission vehicle with a zero-emission vehicle, as determined by the Administrator based on the market value of the vehicles…” The Agency will state the cost sharing terms in the competitive announcement.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The EPA anticipates awarding a total of approximately 40 to 160 grants and/or cooperative agreements under this announcement, ranging from $500,000 to $60 million per award.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Projects include the replacement of diesel and non-diesel internal combustion engine heavy-duty vehicles with battery electric or fuel cell EV drivetrain heavy-duty vehicles, along with the installation of the associated charging or fueling infrastructure. Eligible vehicles include Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty school buses or vocational vehicles. Eligible charging infrastructure includes installations and upgrades behind the electric meter, such as charging equipment, design and engineering, installation costs, and related intelligent equipment or software designed to monitor bus and infrastructure performance. Eligible fueling infrastructure includes storage tanks, liquid and gaseous pumps and vaporizers, compressors, heat exchangers, chillers, piping and pipelines within the relevant facility, and high-pressure dispensers (including hose, nozzles, and meters) needed to fuel the new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (66.049) awarded $630 million across 60 grant awards, an average of $10.5 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 93% of the money, nonprofits 6.2% and tribes less than 0.1%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 57 | $586 million | 93% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $39.0 million | 6.2% |
| Other | 1 | $4.6 million | 0.7% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $190,000 | less than 0.1% |
By state
23 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 13 | $133 million |
| New York | 4 | $74.9 million |
| Texas | 2 | $62.2 million |
| Utah | 2 | $60.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $55.3 million |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $48.7 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $33.9 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $31.1 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $17.8 million |
| Florida | 3 | $15.7 million |
| Minnesota | 3 | $12.7 million |
| Louisiana | 2 | $12.7 million |
| Missouri | 1 | $10.1 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $9.3 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $8.7 million |
| Arizona | 3 | $7.9 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $6.5 million |
| Connecticut | 1 | $6.3 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $5.6 million |
| Mississippi | 1 | $4.9 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $4.4 million |
| Washington | 1 | $3.9 million |
| Georgia | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Tennessee | 1 | $890,000 |
| Colorado | 1 | $661,150 |