The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for about $5 million in funding for Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants available to school districts, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and businesses in Pennsylvania that want to transition to cleaner fuel transportation.

The deadlines for applications are June 28 and December 20.

Supported alternative fuels include electricity, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, propane, hydrogen, hythane, biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, and other advanced biofuels.

Grant funding covers:

-- Incremental costs related to retrofitting vehicles to operate on alternative fuels;

-- Incremental costs to purchase alternative fuel vehicles;

-- Cost to purchase and install the necessary fleet-refueling or home-refueling equipment for alternative fuel vehicles;

-- Cost to perform research, training, development, and demonstration of new applications or next-phase technology related to alternative fuel vehicles.

Visit DEP's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants webpage for all the details.

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[Posted: May 20, 2024]

5/27/2024