Volkswagen Settlements Environmental Mitigation Trust

Volkswagen Settlements Environmental Mitigation Trust - Round 3

DEEP is announcing the launch of the third round of funding under its Volkswagen NOx Mitigation Program. Some of the specifics of this grant solicitation include:

$10 million will be available for grants.
75% of the funding will be set aside for projects replacing diesel vehicle and equipment with electric vehicle (EV) equivalents. If there are not enough eligible EV proposals to utilize the full EV set-aside, the unexpended EV funds will be rolled over into a subsequent round of funding.
25% will be available for all other projects regardless of technology.
35% of the total will be dedicated to projects located in or benefiting Environmental Justice (EJ) Communities.
Eligibility determinations for project types (on-road medium and heavy-duty vehicles, non-road equipment, commercial marine vessels and locomotives) and eligible costs must be consistent Connecticut's Beneficiary Mitigation Plan.