Current DERA and Diesel Related Funding Opportunities

To the extent resources are available, DEEP can provide assistance to entities and individuals seeking to apply for these grants:

Fiscal Year 2023 State DERA Program

Up to $968,805 has been made available for Connecticut's FY23 State DERA Program. A portion of the funding for this year was provided through the "DERA Option" under Connecticut's Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Mitigation Program. For detailed information, see the guidance document below:

2023 DERA Cover Letter

2023 Guidance for State DERA Project Proposals

2023 Clean Diesel Proposal Form (Note: Document was revised on November 17th to resolve formatting issues with the previous form)

2023 Clean Diesel Proposal Form - Part VII Fleet Information and Proposed Budget

 

Additional details regarding the program can be found in EPA’s 2023-2024 DERA State Grants Program Guide.

National Clean Diesel Campaign Grants

Requests for proposals for the National Clean Diesel Campaign and related information are posted on EPA's Clean Diesel Website. The program solicits applications nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by EPA as poor air quality areas.

In September 2019, EPA awarded the City of Stamford $546,610 to replace seven-diesel powered garbage trucks with new trucks that meet 2019 EPA emissions standards. For more information on how your municipality, state, or business can participate, please visit EPA's Clean Diesel Website.

National DERA School Bus Rebate Program

The National DERA School Bus Rebate Program offers funding to public and private fleet owners for the replacement of old diesel school buses with new buses certified to EPA’s cleanest emission standards. EPA awards funding on a per bus basis and requires the scrapping and replacement old buses. To find out more about current and past funding under this program, please visit the program website.

VW Diesel Emissions Mitigation Program

In 2018, over $50 million became available for various nitrogen oxide (NOx) mitigation projects, including diesel reduction projects. While incentives under the VW Program are potentially more generous, many clean diesel projects that are eligible for the State DERA Program, are not eligible for VW funding. Please visit Connecticut's VW Settlement webpage for more information on current grant opportunities.

Other EPA Grant opportunities

EPA’s Boston office provides information regarding grants and funding in New England on its website.

In addition, EPA maintains a listing of open announcements for grants, fellowships and other funding for environmental projects.

Clean Cities Grant Programs

Your organization may be able to take advantage of incentive and financial opportunities for reducing petroleum use in your fleet of vehicles.

Ongoing DERA Projects

2022 State DERA Grant

In October of 2022, DEEP received a new year of funding from EPA's State DERA program. DEEP's activities under the program are subject to the terms of the agreement below.

2022 State DERA Cooperative Agreement between DEEP and EPA – August 25, 2022

The 2022 FY State DERA projects are being funded by a combination of DEEP's 2022 State DERA allocation, "DERA Option" matching funds from the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust), and an EPA match incentive. DEEP conducted an open and competitive solicitation in the fall of 2022 after which the following new projects were selected for 2022 State DERA funding:

• Captain John’s Sport Fishing Center: Up to $60,340.39 in grant funds toward the scrappage and replacement of a 1981, tier 0, Detroit diesel engine on the Sunbeam VI, with a new, tier 3, Cummins diesel equivalent.

• The Connecticut Department of Transportation: Up to $69,314.53 in grant funds toward the scrappage and replacement of a 2005 New Flyer XD20 transit van with a Ford ETransit 100% electric vehicle.  This vehicle will be deployed to serve elderly, disabled and non-ADA customers within the 12 communities in the greater Waterbury, Meriden, and Wallingford service area.

• Waterfront Enterprises, LLC (DBA Gateway Terminal): Up to $159,504.41 toward the scrappage and replacement of one MY 2001 diesel terminal tractor with an all-electric MY 2003 equivalent.  Grant funding will include the electric (vehicle) charging infrastructure.

• O & G Industries, Inc.: Up to $162,821.66 toward the scrappage and replacement of two Oshkosh model S-2346 front discharge mixers with new diesel equivalents.

• Seaview Fisheries: Up to $21,934.24 toward the scrappage and replacement of a MY 1975, tier 0 Caterpillar propulsion engine in the FV Merrick with a new tier 3 or tier 4 diesel equivalent.

• SMM New England Corp. (DBA Sims Metals): Up to $607,400.10 funds toward the scrappage and replacement of one Tier 2, 2004, Sennebogen 835M, diesel-powered scrap metal material handler with an electric equivalent.  Grant funding will include the electric charging infrastructure.

• Stamford Uniform, Linen, Towel and Napkin LLC (Stamford Linen): Up to $368,756.87 toward the scrappage and replacement of a class 6, 2014, diesel-powered Hino 268 and a class 5, 2019, diesel-powered Isuzu NPR with electric equivalents.  Grant funding will include the electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

• Fishing Vessel Susan LLC: Up to $36,839.60 toward the scrappage and replacement of a Tier 0, diesel engine (1998 John Deere Series 300 Engine 6.8l) and powertrain in the FV Susan with a new diesel equivalent.

2021 State DERA Grant

In October of 2021, DEEP received a new year of funding from EPA's State DERA program. DEEP's activities under the program are subject to the terms of the agreement below.

2021 State DERA Cooperative Agreement between DEEP and EPA – August 25, 2021

The 2021 FY State DERA projects are being funded by a combination of DEEP's 2021 State DERA allocation, "DERA Option" matching funds from the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust), and an EPA match incentive. DEEP conducted an open and competitive solicitation in the fall of 2021 after which the following four new projects were selected for 2021 State DERA funding:

• Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc.: Up to $220,448.00 toward the scrappage and replacement of three 1983 EMY Tier 0 diesel-powered auxiliary engines in the M/V Mary Ellen with EMY 2021 Tier 3 diesel-powered equivalents.

• F & G Recycling, LLC: up to $122,653.71 toward the replacement of one EMY 2005 diesel-powered yard spotter with a MY 2023 EV equivalent and EV charging infrastructure.

• Hidden Empire Leasing: up to $127,809.41 toward the replacement of:

• One 1997 EMY Tier 0 auxiliary diesel pump engine in the FV American Dream with an EMY 2021 or 2022 Tier 3 diesel-powered equivalent, and 

• One 2001 EMY Tier 0 auxiliary diesel pump engine and one 2001 EMY, Tier 0 propulsion engine in the FV Joseph Julius with EMY 2021 or 2022 Tier 3 diesel-powered equivalents.

• Joe’s Boathouse, LLC: up to $30,054.00 toward the scrappage and replacement of one 1993 EMY Tier 0 auxiliary diesel pump engine in the FV Nancy E with an EMY 2021 or 2022 Tier 3 diesel-powered equivalent.

• The City of New Haven: up $238,215.34 to replace of one class 8 EMY 2011 diesel-powered refuse truck with one 2022 EMY EV equivalent and EV charging infrastructure.

• Tirollo Bus, LLC: Up to $29,162.50 toward the scrappage and replacement of one EMY 2008, diesel-powered school bus with an EMY 2023 gasoline-powered equivalent.

2019-2020 State DERA Grant

In October of 2019, DEEP received a new year of funding from EPA's State DERA program. DEEP has received a second year of funding to support projects that must be completed in the 2020 fiscal year. DEEP's activities under the program are subject to the terms of the agreement below.

2019 State DERA Cooperative Agreement between DEEP and EPA – August 13, 2019

2019 State DERA Cooperative Agreement between DEEP and EPA – August 20, 2020

2020 State DERA Assistance Amendment between DEEP and EPA – April 15, 2021

The 2019-2020 FY State DERA projects are being funded by a combination of DEEP's 2019 and 2020 State DERA allocations, "DERA Option" matching funds from the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust), and an EPA match incentive. To enable support of a greater number of EV replacement projects, DEEP increased the VW Trust match by $776,743.00 for a total of $1,591,31.84 in available funding. DEEP conducted an open and competitive solicitation in the fall of 2020 after which the following fourteen new projects were selected for 2020 State DERA funding. Three of those projects have since withdrawn; one project was selected in 2021 to receive some of the funds made available by the withdrawals.

Projects Selected for 2020 Funding:

• 2021: Winkle Bus Company: up to $263,608.71 toward the replacement of one EMY 2009, diesel-powered 71-passenger school bus with an EV equivalent and EV charging infrastructure.

• 2020:  Area Cooperative Education Services (ACES): up to $213,750.00 toward the replacement of a Class 5 school bus with an electric MY 2020 equivalent (EVSE included);

• 2020:  Blue Earth Compost, Inc.:  up to $69,862.00 toward the replacement of a Class 5 compost collection stepvan truck with an electric MY 2020 equivalent. 

• 2020:  Cariati Developers, Inc.:  Up to $256,187.50 toward the replacement of five Class 8 dump trucks with MY 2022 diesel equivalents.

• 2020:  Coastal Carriers of Connecticut, LLC:  Up to $34,200.75 toward the replacement of one EMY 1999 diesel fuel delivery truck with a MY 2021 diesel equivalent.

• 2020:  CWPM, LLC:  Up to $24,664.35 toward the replacement of a MY 2005 diesel-powered Class 6 truck with a MY 2021 diesel-powered equivalent.

• 2020:  D. Brake, LLC:  Up to $91,748.00 toward the replacement of two (2) unrated diesel-powered marine propulsion engines on MV Tug Empire with Tier 3 diesel engines. 

• 2020:  E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracting, Inc.:  Up to $16,462.00 toward the replacement of a MY 2005 diesel-powered Class 5 box truck with a MY 2022 diesel-powered equivalent.

• 2020:  Elate Moving, LLC:  Withdrew.

• 2020:  Joel Lizza, Commercial Fishing:  Up to $27,239.46 toward the replacement one diesel-powered MY 1994 marine Tier 1 propulsion engine FV Lovely Lady with a MY 2020 diesel-powered Tier 3 marine engine. 

• 2020:  Murphy Road Recycling, LLC:  Up to $126,966.30 toward the replacement of one MY 2005 diesel-powered yard tractor with a MY 2021 EV equivalent (includes EVSE).

• 2020:  Town of North Stonington:  Withdrew.

• 2020:  Ryder Systems, Inc.: Withdrew.

• 2020:  Town of West Hartford:  Up to $11,924.10 toward the replacement of one MY 1996 diesel-powered commercial mower with an EV equivalent.

• 2020:  Town of Windsor:  Up to $27,500.00 toward the replacement of one MY 2008 diesel-powered commercial mower with a MY 2020 diesel-powered equivalent.

Projects Selected for 2019 Funding:

• 2019: Town of Burlington: up to $48,614.35 toward the replacement of a Class 8 diesel dump truck;

• 2019: Town of Canaan: up to $41,276.73 toward the replacement of a Class 8 snowplowing dump truck;

• 2019: F&F Concrete Corporation: up to $172,181.32 toward the replacement of three Class 8 concrete trucks; the funds will come from the "DERA Option" under VW NOx Mitigation Trust Agreement;

• 2019: Kay’s Trucking: up to $57,733.69 toward the replacement of two Class 8 tractors; the funds will come from the "DERA Option" under VW NOx Mitigation Trust Agreement;

• 2019: Town of New Milford: up to $108,602.98 toward the early replacement of three Class 8 snowplowing dump trucks;

• 2019: City of Stamford: up to $144,591.41 toward the replacement of four, Class 6 utility trucks;

• 2019: Target Enterprises: up to $37,885.74 toward the replacement of a flatbed truck with crane; the funds will come from the "DERA Option" under VW NOx Mitigation Trust Agreement;

• 2019: Town of West Hartford: up to $33,485.04 toward the replacement of a maintenance dump truck; and

• 2019: Town of Weston: up to $83,287.74 toward the replacement of two Class 8 dump trucks; the funds will come from a combination of State DERA funds ($52,049.25) and the "DERA Option" under VW NOx Mitigation Trust Agreement ($31,238.49).

Archive of Completed DERA Projects

The following is a compilation of all projects completed utilizing DERA funding. For information on some of DEEP's other diesel initiatives, please visit our Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects webpage.

2017-2018 State DERA Grant
Summary of Funded Projects
Final Report – March 18, 2022

2014-2016 State DERA Grant
Summary of Funded Projects
Final Report - December 18, 2017

2012-2013 State DERA Grant
Summary of Funded Projects
Final Report - October 20, 2015

CT Recovery Program
Summary of Funded Projects

2009 CT Clean School Bus Program
Program Summary

2008-2012 State DERA Grant
Summary of Funded Projects
Final Report - April 20, 2012
2011-2012 State DERA Workplan
Agreement between DEEP and EPA under 2008 State DERA Program

2008 NEDC/DERA Grant
Summary of Funded Projects
Final Report - April 15, 2011
Agreement between DEEP and EPA under 2008 NEDC-DERA Funding

National DERA Program Projects
A complete list of all projects funded by the DERA National Funding Assistance Program can be found on EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign web page. Projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are included.
Summary of Funded Projects