Adam RollinsOregon is making more than $34 million available to support trucking initiatives determined to mitigate and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The funds are distributed across multiple grant programs that advance the transition to zero-emission vehicles and clean charging infrastructure.
The state will be accepting applications for three grants programs. Submissions for these programs are due by Aug. 15. The programs include:
- Diesel Emissions Mitigation Grants and Federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Funding (DEM/DER).
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Clean Trucks Grant Program (CTG).
- Oregon Zero-Emission Fueling Infrastructure Grants (ZEFI).
The DEM/DER initiative has approximately $9 million available to assist with the transition to cleaner vehicles. Projects that may receive funding will purchase clean zero-emission vehicles, technologies or retrofit exhaust controls to replace diesel vehicles, engines or equipment. Applicants may include businesses, organizations, local governments and individuals with medium- and heavy-duty diesel fleets with model years between 1992 and 2009.
The CTG program will distribute up to $4.8 million to scrap and replace diesel vehicles with new zero-emissions trucks. Similar eligibility requirements apply to applicants of the CTG program.
ZEFI grants a total of up to $3 million to enable recipients to create plans and install charging infrastructure for medium- and –heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicle fleets. Those who may apply include businesses, organizations, local governments and individuals who will install private and/or public charging infrastructure.
In addition to these active funding opportunities, the Zero-Emissions Rebates for Oregon Fleets Program (ZERO Fleet Program) will soon open for applications, making $17 million available to achieve zero-emissions goals. The program financially supports efforts to buy zero-emission trucks and to replace outdated, GHG-producing engines.
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