National Clean Diesel Program FY2009
www.epa.gov/cleandiesel
Funding is now available for clean diesel activities in FY09. Last year, EPA received fund-
ing for the first time under the Energy Policy Act (2005) to help reduce harmful emissions from
heavy-duty diesel engines. Funding will again be available for this year. Through the National Clean
Diesel Campaign, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award grants to assist its eligible
partners in building diesel emission reduction programs across the country that improve air quality
and protect public health.
Why Clean Diesel?
Reducing emissions from diesel engines is one of the most important air quality challenges facing
the country. Even with EPA's more stringent heavy-duty highway, nonroad, locomotive and ma-
rine engine standards taking effect over the next decade, millions of diesel engines already in use
will continue to emit large amounts of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, thousands of premature
deaths, hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks, millions of lost work days, and numerous other
health impacts every year.
This year, Clean Diesel funding is split into two components:
• National Clean Diesel program (70% of funding)
• State Clean Diesel Grant program (30% of funding)
What are the National Clean Diesel
Programs?
The National component has three parts:
- The National Clean Diesel Funding As-
sistance Program contains the majority of
the funding dedicated to deployment of EPA-
verified and certified technologies. This com-
ponent will be administered by EPA's regional
offices.
- The National Clean Diesel Emerging Tech-
nologies Program fosters the deployment of
innovative technologies through a national
grant competition. To qualify as an emerging
technology, a manufacturer must submit an
approvable application and test plan for veri-
fication to EPA.
- The SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Pro-
gram allows EPA for the first time to issue com-
petitive grants to establish national low-cost
revolving loans or other financing programs
that will provide funding to fleets to reduce
diesel emissions.
For fiscal year 2008, the national funding
amount was $49.9 million.
What is the State Clean Diesel Grant Program?
Funding assistance is available directly to States interested in
establishing new State diesel emissions reduction programs.
Incentives are provided for States to match resources to-
wards these programs. For fiscal year 2008, the State funding
amount was $14.8 million.
National Clean Diesel
Funding Assistance Program
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State Clean Diesel Grant Program
State Base Matching Bonus
lean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program
SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program
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Who Can Apply?
Eligible entities are U.S. regional, State, local, tribal or port agencies with jurisdiction over transportation
or air quality; and nonprofit organizations or institutions that represent or provide pollution reduction or
educational services to persons or organizations that operate diesel fleets; or whose principle purpose is the
promotion of transportation or air quality. School districts, federally recognized Indian tribes, municipalities,
metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), cities and counties are all eligible entities under this program.
What Fleets Qualify?
The following types of fleets qualify for funding:
Buses
Medium or heavy-duty trucks
Marine engines
Locomotives or
Nonroad engines, stationary engines, or vehicles used in construction, handling of cargo (including at a port
or airport), agriculture, mining, or energy production.
At least half the funds will be for the benefit of public fleets. This includes private fleets contracted or leased
for public purpose,such as private school buses, refuse haulers, or equipment at public ports. However, only
eligible entities can apply directly to EPA for this funding (e.g., a school district would apply and administer
a project on behalf of a private school bus contractor).
What is an Eligible Use of Funding?
For the national component, funds will be used for verified retrofit technologies, incremental costs of early
replacement and repower with certified engine configurations, and reduction of long-duration idling with
approved technologies. For more detailed information, visit EPA's website for links to Regional Requests for
Proposals. For the State component, States will develop statewide diesel emission reduction programs that
utilize the technological options described above.
What Projects will Receive Priority in the Funding Assistance Competitions?
Under the law, priority projects are those that accomplish the following:
Maximize public health benefits;
Are the most cost effective;
Serve areas with highest population density; that are in poor air quality areas, including
- nonattainment and maintenance areas, Federal class 1 areas,
- areas with toxic pollutant concerns,
- areas that receive a disproportionate quantity of air pollution from diesel fleets including truck
stops, ports, rail yards, terminals and distribution centers,
- areas that use a community-based multi-stakeholder collaborative process to reduce
toxics emissions;
Maximize the useful life of any certified engine configuration, verified technology, or emerging
technology;
Conserve diesel fuel; and
Use diesel fuel with a sulfur content of less than or equal to 15 ppm (for nonroad engines).
Revised 10-1-08 Motional Clean Diesel Campaign
For more information visit our website at www.epa.gov/cleandiesel
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