The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for clean transportation grants for the Clean Diesel, Marine and Rail Freight Movers and the Corridor Refueling Infrastructure programs under the Driving PA Forward initiative.

Clean Diesel Program

DEP has $2.6 million in funding available for the PA State Clean Diesel Grant Program to support projects that will replace or retrofit fleet diesel-powered highway and nonroad vehicles, engines and equipment.  The deadline for applications is March 6.  (formal notice)

Approximately $2.15 million of the funding is from the settlement of a lawsuit with Volkswagen and its subsidiaries.

Eligible applicants include school districts, municipal authorities, political subdivisions, State agencies, nonprofit entities, corporations, limited liability companies or partnerships incorporated or registered in this Commonwealth, air quality or transportation organizations and metropolitan or rural planning organizations.

Webinar - Clean Diesel

DEP will hold a webinar February 10 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon for potential applicants.

To sign up for the webinar and for more information on the program, visit the PA State Clean Diesel Grant Program webpage and read the PA Bulletin notice.  Questions should be directed to the Bureau of Air Quality by sending email to: ra-epvwmitigation@pa.gov  or  call 717-787-9495.

Corridor Refueling Infrastructure Grants

DEP has approximately $1 million in funding available for the FAST Act Corridor Refueling Infrastructure Grant Program to support projects to install public refueling infrastructure along the highway corridors in this Commonwealth designated as alternative fuel corridors by the federal Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.  (formal notice)

The deadline for applications is March 24. Individual project awards will be capped at $500,000.

Eligible applicants and projects include municipal authorities, political subdivisions, nonprofit entities, corporations and limited liability companies or partnerships incorporated or registered in the Commonwealth to install public-use electric, hydrogen, propane and compressed natural gas refueling infrastructure.

The infrastructure must support public vehicles seeking to undertake alternative fuel refueling including, electric vehicle charging or hydrogen, propane or compressed natural gas refueling. 

For more information on how to apply, read the PA Bulletin notice and visit DEP’s Corridor Refueling Infrastructure Grant Program webpage.  Questions should be directed to the Energy Programs Office by sending email to:  jdziubek@pa.gov  or call 717-783-8411.

Marine & Rail Freight Movers

DEP has $10 million in funding available for the Marine and Rail Freight Movers Grant Program to support projects to repower or replace diesel-powered freight switcher locomotives and diesel-powered marine engines in ferries or tugboats. (formal notice)

The deadline for applications is June 5.

Public and private entities that own or operate eligible freight switcher locomotives, ferries or tugboats (towboats) throughout this Commonwealth should apply.

These entities include school districts, municipal authorities, political subdivisions, State agencies, nonprofit entities, corporations, limited liability companies or partnerships incorporated or registered in the Commonwealth, air quality or transportation organizations and metropolitan or rural planning organizations.

Webinar - Marine & Rail Freight

DEP will hold a webinar March 25 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon for potential applicants.

To register for the webinar and for more information on this program visit the Marine and Rail Freight Movers Grant Program and read the PA Bulletin notice.  Questions should be directed to the Bureau of Air Quality by sending email to: ra-epvwmitigation@pa.gov  or  call 717-787-9495.

For more information on clean transportation initiatives, visit the Driving PA Forward webpage.

Other Pennsylvania clean transportation initiatives include the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant/Rebate Programs, the PA Electric Vehicle Roadmap developed by the Drive Electric PA Coalition and initiatives like DCNR's effort to put electric vehicle charging stations in State Parks and PennDOT's public-private partnership initiative to install 29 CNG refueling stations around the state.

DEP is also evaluating the costs and benefits of the regional Transportation Climate Initiative that would cap emissions of carbon dioxide from vehicles in 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Click Here for more.

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