United States Environmental Protection ^1 Agency 2020 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants Fact Sheet Funding Amounts • EPA anticipates a total of approximately $27 million available for the 2020 DERA State Grants • 2020 State Grant funds will be added to a state or territory's existing 2019 State Grants • If all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the other four qualifying territories participate in the 2020 State DERA Program, then EPA estimates that: o Each State, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive a base allocation of $325,019. If the grantee matches the base allocation dollar for dollar, the bonus amount will be $165,510. o Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will each receive a base allocation of $81,255. If the territory matches the base allocation dollar for dollar, the bonus amount will be $40,628. Office of Transportation and Air Quality EPA-420-F-20-013 February 2020 State, PR, and DC Base State, PR, and DC Matching Bonus Territory Base Territory Matching Bonus Funding Amount $325,019 $162,510 $81,255 $40,628 Base + Bonus $487,529 $121,883 • If some states or territories do not participate, their base allocation will be distributed among participants in proportion to their populations o This will also increase the matching requirement and available bonus which is equal to half the base allocation • VW Environmental Mitigation Trust funds can be used as voluntary matching funds, but cannot cover the mandatory cost-share for eligible projects o See the following site for more details: www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/volkswaqen-vw- settlement-dera-option Project Eligibility • All projects funded with 2020 DERA State Grant funds, mandatory cost-share funds, and voluntary matching funds (as applicable) must meet all eligible funding requirements in the 2020 State Grants Program Guide1 o All projects must use verified technologies or certified engine configurations o States and territories cannot fund federally mandated projects; however, voluntary or elective emissions reductions measures shall not be considered "mandated", regardless of whether the reductions are included in the State Implementation Plan of a State 1 EPA will consider, on a case-by-case basis, waiver requests from programmatic terms and conditions. Waivers will only be considered for specific non-statutory or non-regulatory requirements. States or territories must obtain EPA approval for any waiver request before conducting any work on a project involving a waiver request. 1 ------- United States Environmental Protection ^1 Agency Office of Transportation and Air Quality EPA-420-F-20-013 February 2020 How to Participate • Submit a Notice of Intent to Participate (NOIP) to DERA@epa.gov by Tuesday, March 10, 2020 • EPA will use the NOIP submissions to determine total participation. EPA will then calculate and notify participants of their final allocations. • Participating states and territories must submit their draft Fleet Description and Workplan and Budget Narrative to their EPA Regions for review. EPA Region staff will review these documents and provide comments. The Program Guide and other relevant documents will be posted here: www.epa.qov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-state-allocations • Participating states and territories must submit their applications on Grants.gov, making sure to include the Fleet Description and Work Plan and Budget Narrative which EPA had previously reviewed and approved. • EPA will finalize 2020 awards prior to the start of the project period on October 1, 2020. • States and territories must make a public notification listing project information on their state websites within 60 days of making a grant, rebate, or loan. Website postings must include the total number and dollar amount of rebates, grants, or loans provided, as well as a breakdown of the technologies funded. 2020 State Program Funding Schedule Description of Tasks Date EPA sends all eligible states the 2020 program materials February 25, 2020 Deadline for all participating states to submit a Notice of Intent to Participate (NOIP) to EPA via email (DERA(3>epa.qov) March 10, 2020 EPA will inform the states of their final allocation via email March 13, 2020 Deadline for states to submit Workplan and Budget Narratives and Fleet Descriptions to their EPA Regional Office for review April 15, 2020 Deadline for participating states to submit their application package to www.Grants.qov May 14, 2020 Project period for 2020 awards begins. Regional offices will finalize the 2020 Program awards prior to October 1, 2020. October 1, 2020 Deadline for 2019-2020 projects to be completed September 30, 2021 2 ------- |