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Leadership Group
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The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group, which is comprised of 33 public-sector and private-industry organizations, is driven to help meet MCDI's ambitious goal of reducing emissions from one million diesel engines in the region by 2010. The unique, collaborative nature of the Leadership Group will open new pathways to diesel emission reduction projects across the region, and will create lasting programs to address diesel emissions for years to come.
2008 Leadership Group Meeting :
The 2008 MCDI Leadership Group Meeting was held on November 13, at EPA Region 5 in Chicago from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Below, you can click on links to PDF files of each presentation, as well as a PDF of the final agenda for the meeting.
- Final Agenda (PDF) (2 pages, 20 KB)
- Region 5 Air Quality, Current Status, and Future Planning (Steve Marquardt) (PDF)(45 pages, 1.44 MB)
- Overall MCDI Direction (Brian Mormino) (PDF) (12 pages, 54 KB)
- State Coalition presentations:
- Wisconsin (PDF) (12 pages, 172 KB)
- Illinois (PDF) (24 pages, 518 KB)
- Ohio (PDF) (32 pages, 627 KB)
- Minnesota (PDF) (12 pages, 478 KB)
- Michigan (PDF) (23 pages, 204 KB)
- Indiana (PDF) (10 pages, 417 KB)
The 2007 MCDI Leadership Group took place on October 11, 2007, at the U.S. EPA Region 5 building in Chicago. The final agenda for last year's event can be viewed here (PDF) (2 pages, 14 KB).
Collaborative Principles
The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group is guided by principles to involve private, non-profit and government organizations to voluntarily reduce diesel emissions, thereby helping to achieve the air quality standards set forth in the U.S. Clean Air Act.
- Leadership Group Collaborative Principles and Signatories (PDF) (3 pgs., 25 KB)
- Select Leadership Group Member Quotes (PDF) (1 page, 16 KB)
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group members in January 2007.
Leadership Group Structure
The Leadership Group is co-chaired by U.S. EPA, Cummins Inc., Illinois EPA, and the American Lung Association of Illinois. Co-chairs are responsible for setting the general direction of the Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative as well as overseeing the activities of the group as a whole.
The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative gets work done through the Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup, which oversees two project-driven subcommittees and serves as a resource and liaison for clean diesel coalitions in each of the 6 states within EPA Region 5.
Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup (Co-chaired by Cummins, Inc., and U.S. EPA)
The Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup is designed to support clean diesel coalitions within each of the Region 5 states. These state-based coalitions will assess their individual needs, identify their goals and achievable activities and work together to address those goals. Coalition partners will determine the geographic areas to focus on in their state as well as the sectors of interest and the technology options that make sense for the specific areas. The groups then will work to develop funding opportunities to reduce the diesel emissions from the fleets within the identified sectors.
Workgroup Calls:
Agenda
- Status of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
- See http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agency-summary&agency_code=68 for weekly updates.
Based on the statutory authority for the DERA program and the 2009 ARRA resources, the $300 million in appropriations have been allocated to these categories:
o State Allocation Program: $88.2 M - $1.73M awarded to all EPA Region 5 states in April 2009. See below for details. - National Campaign Competition: $155.8 M
Competition closed April 28, 2009
Nationally: 598 applications received ($1.7 billion requested, $2.2 billion match) - Region 5: Number of applications sent to Region 5: 81, 73 are eligible
- Eligible applications by area:
- Illinois -15
- Indiana - 4
- Michigan -11
- Minnesota - 4
- Ohio - 13
- Wisconsin - 8
- Multi-state -18
Total funding requested from Region 5 - Approximately $214M, of this $200M from eligible applications:
Grants to be awarded by EPA Region 5 in June 2009
- Eligible applications by area:
- Emerging Technologies Program: $20 M
- Competition closed May 5, 2009
32 applications received ($57.4 million requested, $10.2 million match)
22 eligible applications ($38.5 million requested, $5.8 million match)
Awards to be made by EPA HQ in June 2009
- Competition closed May 5, 2009
- SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program: $30 M
- Competition closed April 28, 2009
17 applications received ($165 million requested, $155 million match)
15 eligible applications ($161 million requested, $155 million match)
Awards to be made by EPA HQ in June 2009
- Competition closed April 28, 2009
- Agency Management and Operations Resources: $6 M
2) Status and plans for state coalition funds (ARRA and others within each state) - State Coalitions
- Illinois: http://www.illinoisgreenfleets.org/
- Request for applications currently open. Already over $40M in applications in. IL EPA managing funds from USEPA, state enforcement actions and congestion mitigation and air quality funds. Over $3M available.
- Doing outreach forums throughout the state over the next 2 month.
Award of grants will come in the summer and fall.- Indiana: http://www.in.gov/idem/5255.htm
Request for applications closed May 15 with over $10M in applications. Approx. $2M to award.
Announcements in June or July.- Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3310_30151_30313-198413--,00.html
Request for applications open until June 15 with $1.5M available- Minnesota http://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/cleandiesel.html#stimulus
Request for applications out soon.- Ohio: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oeef/html/schoolbus.html
All ARRA state allocation funds are administered through the existing school bus program. Outreach events are scheduled throughout the state.
- Awarded the first $754,413.69 in ARRA funds to eight school districts who submitted applications in March, 2009, and the remainder to applicants who submit in September 2009. (If there is any left over, it would carry forward to the March 2010 application cycle, but we think that is unlikely.)
- Raised the $100,000 cap on subgrantee awards. For the September 2009 cycle, they will now fund projects up to $300,000. Have asked the Ohio General Assembly for a legislative change to open the program to county-owned MR/DD buses, which are on the road year round. We have indications of interest from county programs that include about 400 buses. That proposed amendment has passed the Ohio House and is pending in the Ohio Senate. It is included in the state budget bill that must pass by June 30, so expect to know the status well before the September 1, 2009 application deadline for subgrantees.
- Wisconsin http://power.wisconsin.gov/section_detail.asp?linkcatid=2407&linkid=1124&locid=131&sname=Biofuels
Request for applications out soon.3) The 2009 MCDI Recognition program - Due July 15
http://www.epa.gov/midwestcleandiesel/leadershipgroup/lgawards.html#intro4) The next MCDI face to face meeting in Chicago - September 17 at USEPA Region 5 in Chicago
5) FY09 EPA Budget
- $60M Nationally under DERA. 30% to states and 70% allocated to the 3 competitions like this year.
Likely to have request for applications available in the fall.
Past Leadership Group meeting and call materials can be found here.
The Clean Diesel Program Development Workgroup oversees the work of two project-driven subcommittees:
- The Non-Monetary Incentives and Outreach Subcommittee
(Leads: Anthony Maietta, U.S. EPA and Greg Langford, Langford, Inc.) - The Funding Development Subcommittee
(Leads: U.S. EPA and Bill Droessler, Minnesota Environmental Initiative)
Six State Clean Diesel Coalitions operate with the support of the Program Development Workgroup. In each state, a coalition of government, industry, and nonprofit organizations work together to address diesel pollution through direct actions, legislation, and innovative financing.
2007 Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Award Winners
- The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Awards raise awareness and recognize individuals or organizations that have made significant, measurable improvements in air quality through the development and/or implementation of clean diesel actions (i.e. retrofits, replacements, fuels, education, leveraged funding, etc.). Find out more about this year's winners.
Publications
- The Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group created the following outreach documents to highlight significant issues, opportunities, and success stories.
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group Outreach Documents:
- "Diesel Exhaust and Your Health" (PDF) (1 page, 523 KB)
- "Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) Summary"(PDF) (1 page, 1.32 MB)
- "Diesel Retrofit Technology: A Cost Effective Approach to Reducing Diesel Engine Emissions" (PDF) (2 pages, 2.10 MB)
Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Leadership Group Partner Activity Reporting Form
- Leadership Group members are encouraged to use this reporting form (PDF) (1 page, 28 KB) to tell us about projects you've been able to get off the ground in your area. You can download examples of completed forms here (PDF) (2 pages, 30 KB).
State Coalitions/Clean Diesel Program Workgroups:
You can visit each state's clean diesel web page by clicking the appropriate link:
- Illinois Clean Diesel Coalition (ILCDC)
- Indiana Clean Diesel Coalition (INCDC)
- Ohio Diesel Coalition (Coming soon)
- Michigan
- Project Green Fleet (Minnesota)
- The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Coalition (WCDC)