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Overview of DERA Grants Awarded for Port Projects

On this page:
  • Overview of DERA Grants Awarded for Port Projects: 2008-2020
  • Project Details for DERA Port Grants: 2008-2020
  • All DERA Grant Awards for 2008-2020

Overview of DERA Grants Awarded for Port Projects: 2008-2020

Since 2008, a total of 180 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grants have been awarded for port projects, totaling $171 million. An additional 81 grants have been awarded through DERA to multi-sector projects that involve ports (note that only a portion of the $88 million of funds for these projects goes to the port sector). Port projects, as discussed here, refer to projects occurring in places alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of passengers and/or cargo from ships, ferries, and other vessels. DERA grants have also been awarded for projects taking place at inland ports, railyards, and other goods movement facilities; for more information, go to the All DERA Grant Awards for 2008-2020 section below. 

The figure below shows an overview of DERA funding by year for port projects (multi-sector projects including the port sector are excluded from this depiction). This figure displays DERA grants awarded through all programs including National, Tribal, Ports, Emerging Technologies and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) programs as well as allocations to states. Port projects have been eligible under all DERA grant programs since 2008, and a separate DERA Ports solicitation was offered in 2013 and 2014.

Bar chart showing grant funding by year and DERA program awarded to port projects from 2008 to 2020
Note: Data in this figure are considered proposed until the grant is closed, and final data is submitted to EPA. Final award amounts and project descriptions may change as grants are implemented and completed. Multi-year awards are shown in this figure by the first fiscal year of the grant.  Open grants from the State program and all multi-sector grants that include the port sector are excluded from this figure because funding amounts by sector are not readily available for these grants.

These projects retrofit or replace diesel engines, resulting in:  

  • Emissions reductions that protect public health and the environment, 
  • Economic growth and increase in jobs, and
  • Acceleration of fleet turnover to cleaner next generation technologies.
Learn more about DERA and current funding opportunities:
  • Impacts of Diesel Exhaust and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
  • DERA National Grants
  • DERA Tribal Grants
  • DERA State Allocations

Project Details for DERA Port Grants: 2008-2020

The table below provides details on DERA port grants awarded from 2008 to 2020. Data in this table are considered proposed until the grant is closed, and final data is submitted to EPA. Final award amounts and project descriptions may change as grants are implemented and completed. Multi-year awards are shown in this table by the first fiscal year of the grant. Open grants from the State program and all multi-sector grants that include the port sector are excluded from this table because funding amounts by sector are not readily available for these grants. To find out more about awards listed below, contact the DERA Helpline (dera@epa.gov).

Year Recipient Description Location EPA Funding DERA Funding
2008 Massachusetts Port Authority Install 6 power stations at the Fish Pier, enabling up to 12 additional fishing vessels to connect to shore power when docked, reducing unnecessary idling by 95%. Boston, MA $382,396.62 National
2008 State of Louisiana   Louisiana $853,278.80 State
2008 Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Upgrade one category 2 marine engine with the Caterpillar 3500 marine engine upgrade kit. Port of Seattle, and Port of Tacoma, WA $687,560.87 Emerging Technologies
2008 Georgia Ports Authority Retrofit entire fleet of cargo handling equipment (133 units) at the Savannah port with DOCs and CCVs. Savannah, GA $250,000.00 National
2011 Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Replace 20 Class 8b dray trucks with new 2007 emissions-compliant trucks. Boston, MA $500,000.00 National
2011 Maine Department of Environmental Protection Replace four engines on two marine vessels. Gulf of Maine, specifically Rockland, Vinalhaven, and Boothbay Harbor, ME $250,000.00 National
2011 City of Long Beach - Harbor Department Replace one truck; retrofit 30 top handlers with diesel particulate filters; repower one work boat and one crew boat. Long Beach, CA $2,371,358.18 National
2011 Alabama State Port Authority Replace one locomotive engine. Mobile, AL $953,921.00 National
2011 Makah Tribe Replace 11 marine engines on nine fishing vessels. Neah Bay, WA $743,242.01 Tribal
2011 New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition Replace 21 engines on eight marine vessels to Tier 2 standards. New York, NY and NJ $858,524.00 National
2011 Bay Area Air Quality Management District Replace 43 on-road, heavy-duty trucks operating around Port of Oakland. Oakland, CA $1,557,987.00 National
2011 Conservation Law Foundation Ventures Repower fishing/excursion vessels. Plum Island and Rye, NH $391,499.70 National
2011 Houston-Galveston Area Council Repower 3 marine vessels with Tier II marine engines. Port of Houston, Port of Galveston, and Port of Corpus Christi, TX $940,851.95 National
2011 Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Repower a tugboat with two new Tier 2 main engines and two Tier 3 auxiliary engines. Port of Seattle, and Port of Tacoma, WA $598,769.01 National
2011 Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Repower a river channel dredge vessel with certified engines. Portland, OR $490,340.00 National
2011 Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Retrofit 96 heavy duty trucks with diesel oxidation catalysts; replace ten heavy duty trucks with 2010 or newer models. San Juan, PR $873,245.05 National
2011 Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission Repower a Mississippi River push boat. St. Louis, MO and IL $494,978.00 National
2011 Heart of Illinois Regional Port District Repower six tug boats operating along Illinois and Mississippi rivers. St. Louis, MO and IL; and Port of Chicago, IL $400,000.00 National
2011 Tulalip Tribe Replace 13 Tier 0 marine engines on 11 fishing vessels with Tier 2 engines . Tulalip Bay, WA. $537,246.08 Tribal
2012 Port of Long Beach (POLB) Replace five yard tractors and retrofit 11 rubber tired gantry cranes with diesel particulate filters. Long Beach, CA $1,344,146.00 National
2012 Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission Replace two engines on two Mississippi River pushboats with new Tier 3 rated engines. Minneapolis, MN; New Orleans, LA; Chicago, IL; and Pittsburgh, PA $1,452,136.00 National
2012 Alabama State Port Authority Repower two locomotives. Mobile, AL $1,350,000.00 National
2012 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Repower two Tier 1 marine engines in one vessel to Tier 3. New London, CT; and Orient Point, NY $800,000.00 National
2012 Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Ventures Repower 2 Tier 0 marine propulsion engines in one vessel with EPA Tier 3-certified engines. New York, NY and NJ $1,319,484.35 National
2012 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Repower marine vessels engines, and retrofit drayage trucks. Port of Baltimore, MD, Port of Virginia, VA; Port of Philadelphia, PA; and Port of Wilmington, DE $1,287,563.92 National
2012 Tulalip Tribe Replace 11 Tier 0 marine engines on 11 fishing vessels with Tier 2 engines. Tulalip Bay, WA $201,819.86 Tribal
2012 Virginia Maritime Association Repower two unregulated marine propulsion engines in one tug boat with EPA Tier 3 certified engines. Port of Virginia, VA $1,206,569.00 National
2013 Maryland Port Administration Replace 35 pre-1997 drayage trucks with new trucks powered by new certified engines.  Baltimore, MD $749,995.40 Ports
2013 Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Ventures, Inc. Repower two marine propulsion engines from Tier 0 to Tier 3. Replace two generator sets engines from Tier 0 to Tier 3. Boston, MA $299,984.75 National
2013 City of Los Angeles Harbor Department Retrofit 14 pieces of cargo handling equipment with diesel particulate filters (DPF).  Los Angeles, CA $273,546.26 Ports
2013 Lummi Nation Replace 14 Tier 0 marine engines on 13 fishing vessels with Tier 2 engines. Lummi Bay and Bellingham Bay, WA $256,334.57 Tribal
2013 State of Delaware   New Castle, DE $107,979.13 State
2013 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Repower one tug with two propulsion engines from Tier 0 to Tier 3. New York, NY and NJ $418,374.91 National
2013 New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition Repower two tugs and one supply vessel from Tier 0 to Tier 3 (6 engines). New York, NY and NJ $352,480.44 National
2013 Port of Oakland Repower four rubber tire gantry cranes. Oakland, CA $270,498.01 National
2013 Port of Hueneme Install shore-side power to ocean going vessels. Port Hueneme, CA $500,000.00 Ports
2013 Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) Repower nine lobster boats from Tier 0 to Tier 3. Port of New Bedford, CT $235,894.00 National
2013 Georgia Port Authority Replace 30 drayage trucks with trucks with SCR. Savannah, GA $830,392.20 National
2013 Port of Seattle Replace 40 drayage trucks with new trucks with new certified engines.  Seattle, WA $1,194,246.41 Ports
2013 Swinomish Indian Community Replace 14 Tier 0 engines on 12 marine vessels with Tier 2 engines; install 18 double shore power pedestals providing 36 shore power stations. Skagit Bay, WA $462,906.09 Tribal
2013 Southeast Missouri Planning Commission Repower two push boats from Tier 0 to Tier 3 (four engines). St. Louis, MO and IL $500,000.00 National
2013 Port of Tacoma Repower a Tier 0 switcher locomotive with a Tier 3+ engine with automatic start-stop system. Tacoma, WA $601,949.00 Ports
2013 Virginia Port Authority Replace three shuttle carriers with Tier 4 diesel-electric shuttles. Port of Virginia, VA $750,000.00 Ports
2013 Clean Air Council Replace trucks and repower service vehicles; repower 2 main engines and 2 auxiliary generators on tugboat; upgrade refrigeration trucks with electric hybrid cooling units. Wilmington, DE $208,083.16 National
2014 Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Ventures, Inc. Repower two Tier 1 marine propulsion engines with new Tier 3 engines; Replace two generator sets powered with Tier 0 engines with new Tier 3 generator sets. Boston, MA $299,947.84 National
2014 Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) Repower two unregulated fishing boats with new Tier 3 engines. Boston, MA $117,342.00 National
2014 The Connecticut Maritime Foundation Repower two Tier 0 marine propulsion engines in one ferry with Tier 3 engines. Cape Henlopen, DE $596,066.00 National
2014 Delaware River and Bay Authority Repower two Tier 0 marine propulsion engines in one vessel with Tier 3 engines. Cape May, NJ/Lewes, DE $975,000.00 National
2014 Port of Houston Replace 14 drayage trucks. Houston, TX $793,029.62 Ports
2014 Port of Houston Replace 25 Class 8 drayage trucks with newer certified engines. Houston, and Galveston, TX $814,338.52 National
2014 Port of Los Angeles Replace one diesel-powered crane with an all-electric, zero emission crane. Los Angeles, CA $1,323,266.00 Ports
2014 Lummi Nation Replace two 1992 marine diesel engines with newer engines. Lummi Bay and Bellingham Bay, WA $76,740.81 Tribal
2014 New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition Repower seven marine vessels with 13 Tier 3 engines. New York, NY and NJ $178,054.03 National
2014 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Replace four Tier 1 marine propulsion engines with Tier 4 certified engines. New York, NY and NJ $1,372,938.00 Ports
2014 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, Inc. (MARAMA) Provide incentives for early replacement of 19 drayage trucks. Port of Wilmington, DE; Port of Virginia, VA; and Port of Philadelphia, PA  $715,216.14 National
2014 Oregon Department of Air Quality Retrofit cargo handling equipment with diesel particulate filters (DPF); Replace 23 older Class 8 drayage trucks with models powered by newer certified engines. Portland, OR $1,487,378.00 Ports
2014 Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Replace twelve marine diesel engines with newer diesel engines. Shelter Bay and Skagit Bay, WA $782,164.37 Tribal
2014 State of Missouri   St. Louis, MO and IL $134,215.00 State
2014 Upper Skagit Tribe Replace one diesel engine on compliance vessel with a newer, more efficient marine diesel engine. Upper Skagit Reservation (near Sedro-Woolley, WA) $55,522.00 Tribal
2015 Maryland Environmental Service Replace 25 drayage trucks. Baltimore, MD $869,988.09 National
2015 Massachusetts Port Authority Repower five rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes with Tier 4 gensets. Boston, MA $634,555.00 National
2015 American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest Replace and upgrade 11 Class 8 drayage vehicles. Chicago, IL $548,139.78 National
2015 Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Replace one unregulated marine engine with Tier 3 marine diesel engine. La Conner, WA $71,304.87 Tribal
2015 City of Long Beach Harbor Department Replace eight yard tractors with all-electric automated guided vehicles. Long Beach, CA $1,346,895.00 National
2015 Makah Tribal Council Replace propulsion engines on six commercial fishing vessels; replace three auxiliary engines on one marine vessel. Neah Bay, WA $663,302.00 Tribal
2015 Port of New Orleans dba Board of Commissioners Replace 20 older model year (1993‐2006) with 2011 or newer trucks, equipped with diesel particulate filters. New Orleans, LA $727,000.00 National
2015 Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Replace 26 drayage trucks. New York, NY and NJ $1,000,000.00 National
2015 Georgia Ports Authority Replace 29 drayage trucks. Savannah, GA $983,894.77 National
2016 Clean Air Recognition Grants & Opportunities (CARGO) Replace/Repower 26 pieces of cargo handling equipment; Install automatic start/stop idle reduction technology on five locomotives. Baltimore, MD $965,925.60 National
2016 Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Replace six marine diesel with Tier 3-4 engines. Bayfield, WI $491,000.00 Tribal
2016 Massachusetts Port Authority (MPA) Replace 26 trucks with clean diesel trucks. Boston, MA $800,000.00 National
2016 Alabama Department of Transportation Repower one ferry to battery-electric; Upgrade shore power connections Camden and Gees Bend, AL $1,092,650.00 National
2016 South Carolina DHEC Repower two marine vessels (8 diesel engines) to battery electric; Vessels will be charged at berth using partial solar and wind energy.  Charleston, SC $1,276,573.64 National
2016 City of Long Beach Harbor Department Replace 24 yard tractors with 20 electric yard tractors and four electric AGVs Long Beach, CA $1,469,818.00 National
2016 South Coast Air Quality Management District Replace one diesel switch locomotive with a Tier 4 locomotive. Long Beach, CA $523,809.00 National
2016 Port of Los Angeles Repower three tugboat engines; Replace seven top picks; Replace 16 yard tractors; Replace one sweeper; Repower four heavy lifts Los Angeles, CA $629,702.22 National
2016 Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation Replace six diesel engines on fishing vessels with new certified low emission engines. EPA News Release Lummi Bay and Bellingham Bay, WA $260,788.39 Tribal
2016 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Inc. Repower four marine propulsion and auxiliary engines to Tier 3. New London, CT; and Orient Point, NY $800,000.00 National
2016 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Inc. Repower one marine vessel with two Tier 3 propulsion engines and two Tier 3 auxiliary gensets. New York, NY and NJ $507,546.00 National
2016 Port Authority of NY & NJ Replace 72 drayage trucks with clean diesel powered trucks. New York, NY and NJ $1,787,554.45 National
2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Mgmt Assoc Inc (MARAMA) Replace 28 drayage trucks with clean diesel powered trucks. Port of Philadelphia, PA; and Port of Wilmington, DE $953,622.71 National
2016 Bay Area Air Quality Management District Replace three switcher locomotives with Tier 4 locomotives

Port of Richmond, and Port of San Francisco, CA

$1,420,263.00 National
2016 Georgia Ports Authority Replace 63 drayage trucks with clean diesel powered trucks. Savannah, GA $1,417,085.10 National
2016 Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCA) Replace 29 drayage trucks with clean diesel powered trucks. Tacoma, and Seattle, WA $824,999.04 National
2017 CLF Ventures Replace three marine propulsion engines in a ferry with Tier 3 engines Between Narragansett and Block Island, RI within Washington County $386,105.00 National
2017 Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority Replace 4 tug boats with 2 dual engine Tier 3 tug boats Cleveland, OH $750,000.00 National
2017 Port of Houston Authority Replace diesel buses with clean diesel powered vehicles Houston, TX $143,500.00 National
2017 City of Long Beach - Harbor Dept Replace 11 marine engines with Tier 3 engines; Replace three rubber-tired gantry crane engines with all-electric motors Long Beach, CA $469,680.00 National
2017 Lummi Nation – Lummi Indian Business Council  Repower 11 diesel engines on 11 marine vessels with 11 new low-emission diesel engines.  The vessels are used throughout the year in fisheries targeting salmon, halibut, crab, and shrimp.  Lummi Bay and Bellingham Bay, WA $781,909.00 Tribal
2017 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Replace 70 port drayage trucks New York, NY and NJ $1,750,000.00 National
2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Inc. Replace 40 drayage trucks with clean diesel powered trucks Philadelphia, PA; and Wilmington, DE $1,364,526.70 National
2017 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Replace tug boat propulsion engines with Tier 3 engines Port of New York and New Jersey $864,907.00 National
2017 Bay Area AQMD Replace one switcher locomotive with a Tier 4 switcher locomotive Port of Oakland $563,420.00 National
2017 Virginia Port Authority Replace nine straddle carriers with clean diesel powered hybrid cargo handling equipment Port of Virginia $2,000,000.00 National
2017 Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Replace at least 12 engines on six harbor vessels with clean diesel powered equipment Puget Sound $650,000.00 National
2017 Georgia Ports Authority Replace 37 drayage trucks with clean diesel powered trucks Savannah, GA $1,082,761.80 National
2017 Tulalip Tribe of the Tulalip Reservation The Tulalip Marine Engine Repower project will repower eight (8) marine vessels with new, low-emission diesel engines.  The vessels are used for gillnet fisheries (salmonids), and dive fisheries (shellfish). Tulalip Bay, WA. $297,258.00 Tribal
2018 Maryland Environmental Service Cargo handling equipment upgrades, replace 35 drayage trucks, propulsion and auxiliary engine replacement in marine vessel Baltimore, MD $2,453,952.00 National
2018 Wisconsin Clean Cities Southeast Area, Inc. Replace 12 drayage trucks and one wheel loader Gary, IN $475,000.00 National
2018 South Coast Air Quality Management District Replace one switcher locomotive operating at Port of Long Beach, and send replaced locomotive to Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District to replace an older unit Long Beach, CA $719,500.00 National
2018 City of Los Angeles - Harbor Dept Replace one terminal sweeper and four engines on two tugboats Long Beach, and Los Angeles, CA $279,750.00 National
2018 South Coast Air Quality Management District Replace 16 drayage trucks with Low Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks Long Beach, and Los Angeles, CA $1,601,523.00 National
2018 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Inc. Engine replacement in ferry vessel. New London, CT; and Orient Point, NY $653,277.00 National
2018 The Port Authority of NY & NJ Replace 80 EMY 1996 through 2006 port drayage trucks with 80 newer port drayage trucks meeting EMY 2013 emission standards. New York, NY and NJ $2,000,000.00 National
2018 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Replace 40 drayage trucks Philadelphia, PA; and Wilmington, DE $1,341,117.00 National
2018 Alabama State Port Authority Switcher locomotive engine replacement Port of Chickasaw $400,000.00 National
2018 CLF Ventures Engine replacement in ferry vessel Port of New Bedford, MA. $579,991.00 National
2018 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Repower 4 diesel propulsion engines and 4 auxiliary engines on two marine passenger vessels operating on the Potomac River in Washington, DC and surrounding jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia Potomac River, DC, MD, VA $881,611.48 National
2018 Southeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission Mississippi River workboat engine replacement St. Louis, MO and IL $365,545.00 National
2019 Maryland Environmental Service Replace 4 cargo handling equipment and 64 drayage trucks with new diesel equipment Baltimore, MD $2,037,316.00 National
2019 CLF Ventures Replace 1 auxiliary and 1 propulsion engine with Tier 3 diesel engines. Boston, MA $546,610.00 National
2019 South Carolina Dept. of Health & Envir. Control Replace the engines in 13 rubber tired gantry cranes with hybrid electric systems. Charleston, SC $2,000,000.00 National
2019 City of Long Beach - Harbor Dept Replace 3 RTG cranes with hybrid Tier 4 diesel-electric RTG cranes, replace the engine in a crane with a Tier 4, and replace the engines in a marine vessel with Tier 3s. Long Beach, CA $1,500,000.00 National
2019 CLF Ventures Replace the propulsion and/or auxiliary engines in 5 vessels with Tier 3 engines. New York, NY and NJ $809,819.00 National
2019 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Inc. Replace Tier 1 propulsion and auxiliary generator set engines in a Ferry with Tier 3 engines. New York, NY and NJ $1,832,567.00 National
2019 The Port Authority of NY & NJ Replace 42 old drayage trucks with new diesel trucks. New York, NY and NJ $1,050,000.00 National
2019 PhilaRegAuth - Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Replace 4 diesel terminal tractors with electric tractors, including the associated electrical infrastructure. Philadelphia, PA $598,200.00 National
2019 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Mgmt Assoc Inc Replace 40 drayage trucks. Philadelphia, PA; and Wilmington, DE $1,384,989.00 National
2019 University of Puerto Rico - Med Sciences Campus Replace 15 drayage trucks and 2 long haul trucks. San Juan, PR $1,411,113.00 National
2019 The Northwest Seaport Alliance Install marine shore power at two ship berths for container vessels at Husky Terminal in Tacoma, Washington. Tacoma, WA $1,000,000.00 National
2020 Quinault Indian Nation Marine Engine Replacements Salish Sea $200,000.00 Tribal DERA RFP
2020 Massachusetts Port Authority Replace engines in 2 pilot boats. Boston, MA $387,266.00 National
2020 Leonardo Academy Inc. Replace 2 marine diesel engines with Tier III engines. Duluth-Superior, MN and WI; and Apostle Islands, Lake Superior, WI $80,678.00 National
2020 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Inc. Replace 5  marine engines on 2 tugboats. New Haven, CT $733,743.00 National
2020 Port of New Orleans: Board of Commissioners Replace 34 drayage trucks. New Orleans, LA $1,240,247.00 National
2020 Connecticut Maritime Foundation Inc. Replace the engines in a ferry vessel with 2 new diesel engines. New York, NY and NJ $1,037,213.00 National
2020 The Port Authority of NY & NJ Replace 12 terminal tractors with new Tier 4 tractors. New York, NY and NJ $420,000.00 National
2020 The Port Authority of NY & NJ Provide rebates for 50 drayage truck replacements. New York, NY and NJ $1,250,000.00 National
2020 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Mgmt Assoc Inc Replace 5 marine engines in a work boat, replace 40 drayage trucks. Philadelphia, PA; and Wilmington, DE $1,658,252.00 National
2020 Rhode Island D.E.M. Replace 4 drayage trucks and 2 nonroad terminal vehicles. Providence, RI $410,410.00 National
2020 San Diego County APCD Replace 1 diesel tugboat with zero-emission electric vessel. San Diego, CA $2,017,660.00 National
2020 Georgia Ports Authority Replace 37 drayage trucks. Savannah, GA $1,100,000.00 National
2020 Port of Seattle Install marine shore power at Bell Street Cruise Terminal. Seattle, WA $323,773.00 National
2020 The Northwest Seaport Alliance Replace 6 terminal tractors at a railyard with battery electric tractors. Tacoma, WA $782,482.00 National
2020 Virginia Port Authority Replace 10 diesel straddle carriers with Tier 4 hybrid powered equipment. Port of Virginia, VA $2,375,000.00 National
2008 - 2011 State of Virginia   Port of Virginia, VA $833,025.27 State
2009 - 2010 Passenger Vessel Association Replace three (3) marine diesel generator engines on the vessel Showboat Branson Belle, in Branson, Missouri. Branson, MO $829,039.00 National
2009 - 2010 Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Retrofit 29 regional freight locomotives with Tier 3-certified auxiliary power units (APUs)s. Camden-Gloucester, NJ $1,028,447.27 National
2009 - 2010 Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Repower four pilot launch boats and one towboat with certified engine technology. Columbia River $475,155.00 National
2009 - 2010 Port of Corpus Christi Locomotive Switch Engine Repower Project Repower existing 1,000 horsepower locomotive switch engine with two 700 horsepower GENSET engines. Corpus Christi, TX $1,026,058.00 National
2009 - 2010 Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association (MARAMA) Repower one tug with new engine certified to current emission standards. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia $499,566.00 National
2009 - 2010 South Shore Clean Cities Inc. Repower marine vessels with 8 new engines certified to Tier 2 standards. Great Lakes $602,000.00 National
2009 - 2010 University of Wisconsin - Superior Replace one (1) vessel and repower two (2) 30-year-old diesel engines with two new engines that meet EPA and IMO Tier 2 air emission standards.  Great Lakes $750,000.00 National
2009 - 2010 Port of Houston Authority Fuel switching to a low-sulfur fuel (less than or equal to 0.2 percent) for 21 ocean going vessels that call on the Port of Houston. Houston, TX $1,487,908.00 National
2009 - 2010 City of Long Beach City Harbor Craft and Cargo-Handling Repower three harbor vessels and one piece of cargo-handling equipment; retrofit four pieces of cargo-handling equipment at Port of Long Beach. Long Beach, CA $1,630,051.13 National
2009 - 2010 City of Los Angeles Harbor Department Install a natural gas powered shore-to-ship electrical connection system for berthed ocean-going vessels at Port of Los Angeles.  Los Angeles, CA $1,212,838.00 National
2009 - 2010 City of Los Angeles Harbor Department Port of Los Angeles EcoCrane Project Replace diesel engine in one diesel rubber tired gantry crane with Tier 3 generator and two battery packs. Los Angeles, CA $731,292.21 Emerging Technologies
2009 - 2010 Maine Department of Environmental Protection Repower 17 non-regulated marine engines with Tier 2-certified marine engines. Maine $589,064.00 National
2009 - 2010 Miami-Dade County Miami Port Authority Electrify four gantry cranes; retrofit 19 pieces of cargo handling equipment. Miami, FL $1,481,511.81 National
2009 - 2010 Harbor Development Commission Port of New Bedford Shore-side Power Electrification Project Install 16 verified shore-side electrification pedestals on two fishing piers in New Bedford Harbor; provide up to 100 rebates to commercial fishermen to assist with retrofitting their vessels with transfer switches to accommodate shore-side power. New Bedford, MA $999,711.90 National
2009 - 2010 New York City Department of Transportation Repower four main and two auxiliary engines on one commuter ferry with Tier 2-certified engines. New York, NY and NJ $2,000,000.00 National
2009 - 2010 The Port Authority of NY & NJ Replace 125 pre-2003 model year drayage trucks with 2007-certified trucks. New York, NY and NJ $1,575,314.90 National
2009 - 2010 Port of Pittsburgh Commission Repower four marine vessels with eight new and efficient Tier II engines and generators.  Pittsburgh, PA $1,139,616.15 National
2009 - 2010 Port of San Francisco Design and install shore-to-ship electrical connection system for cruise ships berthed at Pier 27, Port of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA $1,000,000.00 National
2009 - 2010 Fairfield Connecticut Municipal Vehicle Retrofit Project Retrofit 39 on-road and non-road public works vehicles with diesel particulate filters (DPFs). Savannah, GA $2,525,245.77 National
2009 - 2010 The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Seawater Scrubber Project Install particulate matter seawater scrubber on dinner cruise vessel. Seattle, WA $61,750.95 Emerging Technologies
2009 - 2010 Virginia Port Authority Dredging Repower Project Repower two main engines of one dredge vessel. Port of Virginia, VA $719,135.00 National
2009 ARRA Houston Advanced Research Center Upgrade two marine vessel engines to Tier 1. Baton Rouge, LA; New Orleans, LA; and Houston, TX $1,556,733.00 Emerging Technologies
2009 ARRA Chesapeake Bay Foundation Repower three education vessels, nine watermen work boats, two tug boats. Chesapeake Bay $1,283,300.75 National
2009 ARRA Port of Houston Authority Replace/repower 25 marine engines. Houston, TX $584,189.81 National
2009 ARRA Port of Houston Authority Replace/repower 96 marine engines. Houston, TX $2,267,741.71 National
2009 ARRA Port of Long Beach Replace, repower, or retrofit 118 pieces of cargo handling equipment. Long Beach, CA $4,008,250.00 National
2009 ARRA City of Los Angeles Harbor Department Retrofit 27 vehicles including harbor vessels, trucks, sweepers, loaders, cranes, forklifts. Los Angeles, CA $1,699,520.11 National
2009 ARRA Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Install shore power at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. New York, NY and NJ $2,858,200.00 National
2009 ARRA Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Replace 636 drayage trucks. New York, NY and NJ $6,998,528.39 National
2009 ARRA Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Repower two ferries and three tugboats with Tier 2 engines. New York, NY and NJ; San Juan, PR; and Philadelphia, PA $2,798,961.00 National
2009 ARRA Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - CONSOL Energy Upgrade engines on two marine vessels. Pittsburgh, PA $1,532,439.00 Emerging Technologies
2009 ARRA Puget Sound Clean Air Retrofit two harbor vessels (4 engines) with DOC and CCV. Port of Seattle, and Port of Tacoma, WA $41,199.08 Emerging Technologies
2009 ARRA Georgia Port Authority Install diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed crankcase ventilation (CCV) on 47 marine engines. Savannah, GA $124,007.42 National
2009 ARRA South Carolina Port Authority Repower 36 pieces of cargo handling equipment, two tugboats, and one dredge. Install diesel multi-stage filters (DMF) on 40 trucks. South Carolina $1,773,228.37 National
2009 ARRA Port of Tacoma Retrofit two ocean-going vessels; Add certified ship-side technology. Tacoma, WA $1,203,846.03 National
2009 ARRA Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee Inc Retrofit six marine vessels (13 engines) with DOCs. Western Tennessee portion of the Mississippi River $1,999,823.75 Emerging Technologies
2012 - 2013 State of Oregon   Portland, OR $235,573.00 State
2014  - 2016 State of Maryland   Baltimore, MD $436,284.95 State
2014  - 2016 State of Louisiana   New Orleans, LA $389,630.00 State
2014  - 2016 State of Virginia   Port of Virginia, VA $447,132.43 State
2017 - 2018 State of Maine   Portland, ME $750,611.00 State
2017 - 2018 State of Virginia   Port of Virginia, VA $496,405.40 State
2018 - 2019 Lummi Indian Business Council Marine Diesel Engine Repower on nine (9) Tribal Fishing Vessels Ferndale, WA $416,418.00 Tribal
2018 - 2019 Quinault Indian Nation Repower of One (1) Tribal Fishing Vessel Port of Westport, WA $171,407.00 Tribal

All DERA Grant Awards for 2008-2020

Below are links to more information on DERA grants awarded to all sectors, including but not limited to ports, from 2008-2020.

  • All National DERA Grants Awarded from 2008-2020 - including SmartWay Finance, Ports, Emerging Technologies, and ARRA programs
  • All State DERA Allocations from 2008-2020
  • All Tribal DERA Grants Awarded from 2008-2020
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    • DERA Grants Awarded for Port Projects
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