Two Timely Grants to Advance Your Fleet and Infrastructure Needs
Currently there are two incredible opportunities to secure funding to advanced electrificiation within your fleet and build the alternative fuel infrastructure you’ve been needing to.
EPA Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program
The Inflation Reduction Act invests $1 billion to replace existing non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles, support zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and to train and develop workers.
The EPA’s most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity, offers up to $932 million in funding for eligible clean heavy-duty vehicles.
This program is a one-time program, it will not be offered year after year the way some EPA programs are, so do not miss this opportunity.
The vehicles that qualify are Class 6 or 7 heavy-duty vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) between 19,501lbs to 33,000lbs. They have a minimum requirement of 3 vehicles per application. I think the minimum can be limiting for smaller, rural communities but there is an opportunity to join forces with another community to aggregate the number of vehicles.
I’m attaching slides from a webinar I hosted last month and some more resources below:
- EPA Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Grant Program website and Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
- Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle FAQs
The application deadline is 11:59PM (ET) on July 25, 2024. The EPA anticipates notifying selectees by November 2024 and awarding the grants by February 2025.
DOT Community Fueling and Infrastructure Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation FHWA has announced $800 million available to fund new CFI applications (Round 2). Applications due August 28th.
Up to $521 million will fund applications previously submitted but not selected under CFI Round 1. (Applications were due July 1st, two applicants resubmitted from our region, we’ll keep you all updated if awarded, fingers crossed.)
This funding opportunity consists of two program areas outlined below:
Community Program
Funds projects to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, hydrogen fueling infrastructure, propane fueling infrastructure, and natural gas fueling infrastructure located on public roads or in other publicly accessible locations.
Corridor Program
Funds projects to strategically deploy charging and alternative fueling infrastructure located along designated alternative fuel corridors.
We regularly meet with our stakeholder to plan for alternative fuel and infrstructure, these current funding opportunities allow folks to ACT on those plans. Don’t miss out on these opportunities. Please reach out to alicia@ytcleancities.org if you want any support on this grant.
