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Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Collaborative

ATTENTION! Clean Diesel Funding Available in Region 8! Proposals due June 16.
Please see Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Funding below for details.

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truck smoke Reducing emissions from diesel engines is one of the most important air quality challenges facing the country. Even with more stringent heavy-duty highway engine standards set to take effect over the next decade, over the next twenty years millions of diesel engines already in use will continue to emit large amounts of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, both of which contribute to serious public health problems. These problems are manifested by thousands of instances of premature mortality, hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks, millions of lost work days, and numerous other health impacts.

The Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Collaborative, the local arm of the National Clean Diesel Campaign is a partnership of federal, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and environmental groups in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The Collaborative was established in November 2006 and is part of a national campaign to reduce diesel emissions.

Mission:
diesel exhaust Reduce diesel emissions through voluntary efforts to improve air quality and protect human health by promoting grants, leveraging additional funding and offering technical assistance and education to interested parties in Region 8.

Current Partners:
A Collaborative partner is any public or private organization striving to reduce diesel emissions through innovative strategies in diesel technology, renewable fuels and energy efficiency.

School bus Members:
A member is any public or private organization or person who wishes to be involved with and/or informed about RMCDC projects. Members will receive periodic updates from RMCDC and information related to clean diesel practices.

Goals:

Benefits:
Reducing diesel emissions has significant public health benefits. Diesel exhaust contributes to unhealthy levels of fine particles, ozone ("brown cloud") and air toxics. Fine particles have been associated with increased adverse respiratory symptoms, such as asthma, an increased risk of premature death, and numerous other health impacts. Encouraging cleaner diesel practices reduces fuel consumption and excess engine wear, both of which save money. Idling RMCDC News:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the update of the Diesel Emissions Quantifier, DEQ 2.0. Updates included in this version allow the user to:

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Funding Information
Funding is now available for clean diesel activities. For fiscal year 2008, Congress appropriated funds for the first time under the Energy Policy Act (2005) to help reduce emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines. Through the National Clean Diesel Campaign, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award grants to assist its eligible partners in building diesel emission reduction programs across the country that improve air quality and protect public health. For fiscal year 2008, the national amount of funding available is $49.2 million.

DERA Grant Programs

For more information on any of these grant programs, please go to www.epa.gov/cleandiesel

Other Funding
The Climate Trust 2008 Open Solicitation Program Clean Construction USA

The Climate Trust's 2008 Open Solicitation is currently soliciting high quality greenhouse gas offset projects, with a priority to fund projects in Colorado. For consideration of offset funding, project developers should submit a completed Offset Project Proposal Form. The Climate Trust will assess submitted proposals on an ongoing basis and anticipates funding projects in 2008. Project developers will be contacted within two months about the status of their submission.

If you have questions, please email Peter Weisberg at pweisberg@climatetrust.org.

Below are examples of announcements from past grant competitions. Future announcements will be different, but these past programs will provide some direction as potential applicants begin to plan projects.

Clean Ag USA It should be noted that there is no guarantee that future funding will be available.

You may also visit these pages for more information on other Regional Collaboratives:

National Clean Diesel Campaign Initiative Fact Sheets

Note: the following fact sheets are Adobe PDF files (about PDF files)
Clean School Bus USA Fact Sheet
SmartWay Transport Partnership Fact Sheet
Clean Agriculture USA Fact Sheet
Clean Construction USA Fact Sheet


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