The National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program provides financial assistance to nonprofit entities which partner with private transportation companies for cleaner transportation provisions. The campaign is run under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with funding assistance through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Community Transportation, Inc. (CTI) submitted 10 2009 EPA grant applications in nine out of 10 EPA regions. Announcements will be made in February 2010, and funding should be received in March.
Clean Diesel Program Goals
Grants Developed by CTI
More About Clean Diesel Program
Clean Diesel projects help accomplish the following goals:
• reducing diesel emissions
• maximizing job preservation
• creating and promoting economic recovery
through a variety of diesel emission reduction strategies
Grants Developed by CTI (one for each region)
To see more about each client and green transportation advancements, check out our Clean Diesel partner page.
Region 1
Crystal Transport
DATTCO
Premier Coach Company
Region 2
Gallagher Bus Service
Brown Coach
Hampton Jitney
Coach USA
Region 3
Anderson Coach
Coach USA
Region 4
ACR Coach
Escot Bus Lines
Region 5
Blue Lakes
Bloomington Shuttle Service
Voigt Bus Service
Region 6
Hotard Coaches
Region 7
Arrow Stage Lines
Hawkeye Stages
Region 8
Ryan’s Express
Region 9
All Aboard America
Celebrity Coaches of America
More about the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program
This program contains the majority of the funding dedicated to deployment of EPA-verified and certified technologies.
Who may apply for National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program?
- U.S. regional, state, local or tribal agencies/consortia or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality
- nonprofit organizations or institutions that represent or provide pollution reduction or
- educational services to people or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets; or that have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality
- At least 50 percent funding is allocated toward public fleets but will include private fleets contracted for public purposes
For what may National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program funds be used?
- reducing emissions from existing diesel engines through a variety of strategies, including but not limited to: add-on emission control retrofit technologies; idle reduction technologies;
- cleaner fuel use; engine re-powers; engine upgrades; and/or vehicle or equipment replacement; and the creation of innovative finance programs to fund diesel emissions reduction projects
How are National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program funds distributed?
- funding is restricted to the use of EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) verified and certified diesel emission reduction technologies