Opportunity Title:
VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine (ZEFM) Grant Program
Funder/Agency:
California VW Mitigation Trust
Description:
The Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (Trust) was established to settle a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California about use of illegal emissions testing “defeat devices” in certain 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter Volkswagen (VW) diesel vehicles. Funding through this Trust, as prescribed in the settlement’s Consent Decree, is being awarded to mitigate the excess oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from these vehicles.
This VW ZEFM solicitation incorporates the modifications to the California's Beneficiary Mitigation Plan that were recently approved by the California Air Resources Board and has the following new features:
Allows stacking with Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) and other state programs that don’t claim NOx emissions reductions.
Removed static funding caps for all project categories, including the funding cap for Airport Ground Support Equipment.
Includes a higher cost-effectiveness threshold (increased from $280,000 to $466,000 per ton of NOx reduced) that will be used as the primary factor in determining maximum funding.
Requires CARB’s pre-approval for projects with proposed award over $1M.
Funding is available for the following project categories:
Heavy-lift forklifts (8,000 lb. lift capacity or greater) scrap and replace
Airport ground support equipment scrap and replace
Port cargo handling equipment (including terminal tractors) scrap and replace
Ferries, tugboats, towboats repower, and
Shore power system installation for ocean-going vessels not required or not yet required to use shore power while at berth.
Eligibility:
Individuals, businesses, nonprofits, or government entities based in California or with a California-based affiliate. Indian Tribes are also eligible applicants.
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
$20,000,000
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