On January 18, 2018, the Massachusetts Baker-Polito Administration announced a grant program that will utilize $12.5 million in VW funds and $500,000 from other clean air funds to reduce emissions from vehicles and non-road equipment and promote transportation electrification. The grants are part of a multi-phase approach to spend the state's $75 million from [...]
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) released a Request for Proposal to install electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. The state has approximately $3.1 million in Volkswagen State Environmental Trust Funds to support this program. Up to 80 percent of costs for charging stations are reimbursable through a competitive grant program. Eligible [...]
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or the Board) is pleased to announce a grant solicitation of $18 million for an administrator to implement the Statewide Financing Assistance for Lower-Income Consumers Pilot Project for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18. This is one of a suite of CARB funded pilot projects that, together with committed partners, [...]
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OK DEQ) is hosting a webinar on the Alternative Fuel School Bus Program through the VW Settlement and the Clean Diesel Program through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). Register for the webinar here. The OK DEQ is now accepting applications for the Alternative Fuel School Bus Program. [...]
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or the Board) is pleased to announce a grant solicitation of $18 million for an administrator to implement the Statewide Financing Assistance for Lower-Income Consumers Pilot Project for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18. This is one of a suite of CARB funded pilot projects that, together with committed partners, [...]
Don't miss out on the 14 RFPs currently open in 9 states! With the finalization of many state VW Beneficiary Mitigation Plans, we have seen an increase in the number of RFPs announced. Open RFPs include requests for Diesel Emission Reduction Act funds, vehicle replacement programs, and charging stations. See the list below of [...]
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency finalized their spending plan for Volkswagen Settlement Funds (Beneficiary Mitigation Plan) on August 28, 2018. The finalized plan added significant funding for on-road vehicles, a change the EPA attributes to the written comments it received on the draft plan. These comments also included significant support for light duty EV [...]
The Missouri DNR will hold a public meeting to continue the engagement process with all interested parties and share our plan to reduce NOx emissions. The department will present information about the beneficiary mitigation plan, implementation guidelines, and the school bus application round. The meeting will be held in the Lower Level Bennett Springs Conference [...]
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources finalized their spending plan for Volkswagen Settlement Funds (Beneficiary Mitigation Plan) on August 6, 2018. Funding allocations have not changed significantly since the draft plan and are detailed below. The Missouri DNR also opened up applications for school bus replacements using VW and DERA funds through September 14, [...]
The State of Maine announced a funding opportunity for the use of its VW Environmental Mitigation Settlement Funds opened on July 9, 2018. The Round 1 process is described in the RFP Timeline. Completed applications must be submitted via the state website or by mail postmarked by September 15, 2018. Approximately $2 million will be distributed to [...]