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Recovery Act Funding: Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) provided $20 million in funding for competitive grants to reduce diesel emissions through the use, development, and commercialization of emerging technologies. The Request for Applications (RFA) closed on May 5, 2009. A separate competitive announcement for the FY 2009 National Diesel Emissions Reduction Program Appropriation funds will be issued later in 2009.
2009 Recovery Act: Emerging Technology Projects
About the Program
The Recovery Act Funding for Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program was an opportunity to advance new cutting edge technologies that reduce diesel emissions from the existing fleet. EPA provided funding assistance to eligible entities for the deployment of diesel emission reduction technologies which were not yet verified by the EPA or the California Air Resources Board (CARB). To qualify as an emerging technology, the manufacturer of the technology had to be in the initial stages of the verification process with EPA or CARB and listed on EPA's Emerging Technology List.
Comprehensive information about the EPA's National Clean Diesel programs are available at:
- National Clean Diesel Campaign
- 2009 Clean Diesel Grants & Funding
- National Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program
Timeline
| Action | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Request for Applications Available | March 19, 2009 |
| Request for Applications Closing Date | May 5, 2009  |
| EPA evaluations | May 2009 |
| Project review and award | June/July 2009 |
| Project implementation end date | September 30, 2010 |
Application Information
The Request For Applications (RFA) (PDF) (30 pp; 300K; April 28, 2009; About PDF) for the Recovery Act Funding for the National Clean Diesel Emerging Technology is now closed.
Various tools and resources are available to help you prepare an application, including tips for successful projects and previously funded projects.
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (29 pp; 158K; April 23, 2009; About PDF) regarding this RFA are available. They include answers to questions posted at an information session hosted by EPA.
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. regional, State, local or tribal agencies or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality
- Nonprofit organizations or institutions that:
- represent or provide pollution reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets; or
- have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality
School districts, municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), cities and counties are all eligible entities under this assistance agreement program to the extent that they fall within the definition above.
Eligible Diesel Vehicles, Engines and Equipment
- Buses
- Medium or heavy duty trucks
- Marine engines
- Locomotives
- Non-road engines or vehicles used in construction, handling of cargo(including at a port or airport), agriculture, mining, energy production (including stationary generators and pumps)
Eligible Diesel Emissions Reduction Solutions
Under this grant program, funding was restricted to the use of emerging technologies. An emerging technology is a device or system that reduces emissions from diesel engines or diesel engine powered vehicles or equipment that has not been certified or verified by EPA or the California Air Resources Board (CARB), but for which an approvable application and test plan were submitted for verification. Only those technologies that were approved and placed on EPA’s Emerging Technology List, found at www.epa.gov/clean diesel/prgemerglist.htm, qualified as emerging technologies for the purpose of this funding solicitation.
Project Priorities
Projects Funded under the Recovery Act included methods and measures for creating or preserving jobs and implementing projects and expending funds expeditiously.
Under EPAct 2005, priority for funding under this Request For Applications went to projects that accomplished the following:
- Maximized public health benefits
- Were the most cost-effective
- Were in areas with high population density that are poor air quality areas
- Were in areas that receive a disproportionate quantity of air pollution from diesel fleets, or that use a community-based multi-stakeholder collaborative process to reduce toxic emissions
- Included an emerging technology that has a long expected useful life
- Maximized the useful life of any emerging technology used or funded by the eligible entity
- Conserved diesel fuel
- Utilized ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (15 parts per million of sulfur content) ahead of EPA’s mandate (for non-road projects)
Application Forms
The following grant application forms were required as part of the application package.
- Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
- Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)
- Assurances, Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B)
- Pre-Award Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)
- Pre-Award Compliance Review Report for All Applicants Requesting Federal Financial Assistance (EPA Form 4700-4)
- Key Contacts Form (EPA Form 5700-54)
Individual grant application forms are available from EPA’s Office of Grants and Debarment web site at: www.epa.gov/ogd/AppKit/application.htm.
In addition, the application package may require an Applicant Fleet Description (XLS). (60K, April 2009, MS Excel reader 
). Directions are available under the “READ ME” tab of the spreadsheet.