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(table last updated 9/4/08)
Organization |
Project |
Funding |
Deadline |
| Baltimore Region Transportation Board |
BRTB is accepting applications for vehicle emission reduction projects and programs to be funded through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ).
Program Information |
Up to 1 Million Dollars |
Applications must be received by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. |
| U.S. EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign |
Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program
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Approximately $3.4 million |
October 6, 2008 |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
New Jersey Truckers Challenge |
$750,000 |
Rolling deadline until funds are awarded. |
| Pittsburgh Public Schools, the Heinz Endowments, Clean Water Action, Group Against Smog and Pollution, and the Clean Air Task Force |
Pittsburgh Healthy School Bus Fund |
$500,000 |
Rolling deadline until funds are awarded. |
| Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Health Department |
Allegheny County Diesel School Bus Retrofit Program
Contact Tom Lattner at tlattner@achd.net |
$500,000 |
Rolling deadline until funds are awarded |
| U.S. Army |
Tactical Idle Reduction for Heavy Tactical Vehicles (HTV) Technology Transition Initiative
Jonathan Cristiani jonathan.cristiani@us.army.mil |
$1 million (Phase 1) |
Rolling deadlines starting March 3, 2008 |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) |
PON 992, New York State Clean Air School Bus Program, Round 2
Pug in PON 992 into the search box. |
Unspecified |
2008 |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) |
PON 1223, Advanced Transportation Technologies |
$2.5 million for both Rounds 1 and 2 |
July 8, 2008, for Round 1; December 17, 2008, for Round 2 |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) |
PON 1217, Advanced Energy Systems for NYC Passenger Mass Transit |
$2.5 million for both Rounds 1 and 2 |
July 24, 2008, for Round 1; January 7, 2009 |
| USDA |
Conservation Innovation Grants – New York |
$250,000 |
May 2, 2008 |
Information compiled by: National Idling Reduction Network |
| Student Applicants Sought for $1.25 Million in Sustainability Grants |
| Mid-Atlantic Anti-Idling |
Delaware
Pollution Prevention Cost-Share Program
Type of Program: Cost sharing grant program
Maximum Amount: $2,500 to $5,000 per grant
Interest Rate: NA
Contact: Crystal Nagyiski, Program Manager
Pollution Prevention Program
Office of the Secretary
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-9909
Web Site: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/p2/P2CostGrants.htm
Description
In an effort to incorporate Pollution Prevention (P2) goals and strategies within Delaware businesses and communities, funding available through the Delaware’s Pollution Prevention Program will be utilized to establish a Pollution Prevention Cost-Share Program. The program is a one-time offering of P2 monies. The program is an openly competitive solicitation. It will fund projects to promote or otherwise incorporate P2 strategies within the requesting organization’s activities. Proposals will be accepted from any business or non-governmental organization (NGOs) such as business sector associations, homeowner associations, academia and/or non-profit assistance providers. All P2 monies must be used within the State of Delaware. P2 Cost-Share funds must be matched dollar for dollar (a 50:50 cost share ratio) by non-federal, state or local cash or in-kind services. The Pollution Prevention Program intends to award between four and eight grants that will range from $2,500 to $5,000 each.
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New Jersey
New $750,000 APU grant program (to be announced soon)
Check Back for More information.
Description
New Jersey is developing an APU program using a finite pot of EPA discretionary money that the state expects to receive this summer. The sub-grant is for $750,000 and it will go to one or two trucking associations in NJ for the purchase of APUs. This is not an ongoing program but rather a one-time sub-grant for a finite project for a finite period of time. Details of the program are being determined at this time.
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North Carolina
Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants
Type of Program: Grant program
Maximum Amount: Total amount of the program varies year to year. In 2005, $697,520 was awarded. In other years, as much as $1,014,462 was awarded.
Interest Rate: NA
Contact: Heather Hildebrandt, Division of Air Quality, Mobile Source Compliance Branch, 1641 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1641, heather.hildebrandt@ncmail.net, (919) 733-1498
Web Site: http://daq.state.nc.us/motor/ms_grants/
Description
The purpose of the Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants is to achieve actual reductions from on- and off- road mobile source related emissions in North Carolina to assist the State in maintaining the National Air Quality Standards for primarily ozone and carbon monoxide. Funding for these grants is provided by a tax of 1/64 of a cent per gallon of gasoline sold. Grants will be awarded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources with the assistance of a Grant Review Committee. Each year the Grant Review Committee selects a focus for the upcoming grant year. Although other projects may be submitted and funded, priority will be placed on projects addressing the goal for that year. The goal for the 2006 grants will be projects that reduce emissions from diesel engines.
Project Guidelines
Diesel bus projects must utilize EPA approved technologies.
- For projects other than buses, original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) alternative fuel vehicles (where available) are preferred over conversions.
- Grant funds are only available for the incremental cost of alternative fuel vehicles.
- Alternative fueling facilities founded by this grant program must be publicly accessible.
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Pennsylvania
Small Business Advantage Program
Type of Program: Cost sharing grant program
Maximum Amount: $7,500 per project
Interest Rate: NA
Contact: David Barnes, Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Energy and Technology Deployment, Small Business Advantage Grant Program
ATTN: David Barnes, P.O. Box 8772, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8772, dbarnes@state.pa.us, (717) 772-5160
Web Site: http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/enintech/cwp/view.asp?a=1413&q=503219
Description
Pennsylvania’s Small Business Advantage Program funds Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency (P2 and E2) projects for small businesses in Pennsylvania. Applicants must match project awards with a dollar-for-dollar match (50:50 state:applicant cost sharing). Maximum awards are $7,500 per project. The Small Business Advantage Program is an annual program. It receives about $500,000 each year. About 25 percent of the program’s funds ($125,000) is earmarked for APU projects. PA solicits for new applicants July 1 through November 30 each year.
Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account Loan Program
Type of Program: Low interest loans
Maximum Amount: $100,000 per project
Interest Rate: 2%
Contact: Gene DelVecchio, Small Business Ombudsman, gdelvecchi@state.pa.us, (717) 772-8951
Web Site: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/pollprev/Ombudsman/loanfund.htm
Description
The Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account (PPAA) Loan Program provides low interest loans to small businesses undertaking projects located within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that reduce waste, pollution or energy use. Loans will be used to fund 75 percent of the total eligible project cost, up to a maximum of $100,000. Small businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees are eligible. The loan interest rate is 2 percent and has a maximum term of 10 years. “End of pipe” controls are not eligible for the program, but anti-idling equipment is eligible.
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Virginia
Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Loan Fund
Type of Program: Loans
Maximum Amount: $100,000
Interest Rate: 3.0 %
Contact: Richard Rasmussen, rgrasmussen@deq.virginia.gov, (804) 698-4394
Web Site: http://www.deq.state.va.us/osba/finance.html
Description
The Fund is used to make loans or to guarantee loans to small businesses for the purchase and installation of environmental pollution control equipment, equipment to implement voluntary pollution prevention measures, or equipment and structures to implement agricultural best management practices.
- The equipment must meet the following requirements: it is needed by the small business to comply with the federal Clean Air Act, or it will allow the small business to implement voluntary pollution prevention measures or Agricultural Best Management Practices. (The Department of Environmental Quality must certify the equipment as meeting the stated requirements. DEQ will provide the funding, and the Department of Business Assistance will administer the loans through its Financial Services Division.)
- The loans are available in amounts up to $100,000 and will carry an interest rate of 3 percent, with favorable repayment terms based on the borrower's ability to repay and the useful life of the equipment being purchased or the life of the best management practice being implemented. There is a $30 non-refundable application processing fee.
- The Fund will not be used to make loans to small businesses for the purchase and installation of equipment needed to comply with an enforcement action.
To be eligible for assistance, a business must employ 100 or fewer people and be classified as a small business under the federal Small Business Act.
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| PA Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program (AFIG) |
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Click here for more information
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| Captain Planet Foundation |
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Captain Planet - The Captain Planet Foundation provides $500 to $2.5K grants to help children
and youth around the world work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in
their neighborhoods and communities. 4 grant cycles a year, next deadline is 6/30/06. For more
info, go to: http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/.
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| Ethanol 85 |
Refueling Infrastructure for E85 and Other Alternative Fuels Grant
U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
This grant was posted by the DOE on April 19th and presents a perfect opportunity for a partnership to apply for funding to finance the E85 fueling stations. One of the three areas of interest for this grant is for refueling infrastructure projects that include new dispensing facilities, or additional equipment or upgrades and improvements to existing refueling sites for alternative fuel vehicles (AFV). This includes upgrading or modifying private fueling stations to allow public and/or shared fleet access. Funding will be made available to purchase equipment or to pay for specific turn-key fueling services by alternative fuel providers. Blending facilities for biodiesel and E85 fuels for providing alternative fuel exclusively to the transportation sector will be considered. Bulk fuel production facilities are not eligible for funding.
Grant applications are due by June 8.
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The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition
The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition provides small grants for conversions of existing commercial retail gas stations. On a limited basis, the NEVC may have small grants available to retailers that install or convert equipment to dispense E85. Typically, retailers must agree to sell E85 for a minimum of 24 months to qualify for this assistance. The grants generally cover the cost of professional cleaning and testing of fueling system as well as minor upgrades to alcohol-compatible hoses, steel or plated nozzles and 1-micron dispenser filters. In addition to the financial assistance, the NEVC provides a basic station kit of dispenser decals, pump toppers, nozzle covers and in-store materials for its retailer partners. Please note these grants are conducted on a case-by-case basis and are limited by the availability of NEVC funding.
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StEPP Foundation
Although a small foundation, the Strategic Environmental Project Pipeline (StEPP) Foundation based out of Colorado matches funding opportunities with innovative projects based on principles that include:
- To provide a direct strategy for improving air and water quality, and reducing solid and hazardous waste (multi-media quantifiable benefits);
- To provide incentives for the development and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects;
- To maximize environmental benefit for each dollar invested;
- To support investments in opportunities that have environmental benefits from renewable related projects;
- To support energy efficiency/renewable energy (EERE) products, services and technologies;
- To increase the number of renewable energy projects;
- To increase the number of renewables in the marketplace
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