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EPA Announces $9M in Grants Available for Tribes and Eligible US Territories
to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions
WASHINGTON — Today, May 7,  the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced the availability of grant funding available to Tribal governments
and eligible territories to implement projects aimed at reducing diesel
emissions from older diesel engines. Legacy diesel engines emit large amounts
of NOx and PM2.5, which contribute to serious public health problems,
including asthma, lung disease, and various other cardiac and respiratory
diseases. Through the 2024 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Tribal and Territory
Grants Notice of Funding Opportunity, EPA anticipates awarding approximately
$9 million in total DERA funding to eligible applicants, subject to the
availability of funds.
“EPA is pleased to support the air quality goals of Tribes and territories
as they work to improve public health,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for
Air and Radiation Joseph Goffman. “Replacing older, more polluting diesel
vehicles and equipment with cleaner new alternatives will reduce harmful
diesel exhaust in nearby communities while supporting local economies.” 
A total of $8 million will be made available to federally recognized Tribal
governments, intertribal consortia, and Alaska Native Villages, and $1 million
will be made available to territories, including government agencies of the
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
Matching funds are not required for eligibility to the program. These grants
are specifically tailored to expand access to diesel emission reduction
projects to those Tribes and territories with more limited resources. The DERA
program has worked with Tribes to tailor the DERA Tribal competition to meet
their specific needs since 2014 and opened the program to territories
(formerly known as insular areas) in 2021. This allows for Tribes and
territories to pursue more robust and impactful projects.
Nearly 8 million legacy diesel engines are in use in the United States and
emissions from these engines are a significant source of health problems. The
DERA program prioritizes projects in areas that face challenging air quality
issues, especially those projects that benefit underserved communities or
populations that have faced or are facing environmental health or
environmental justice disparities.
Application packages must be submitted electronically to EPA through
Grants.gov by Friday, December 6, at 11:59 p.m. EST to be considered for
funding. Although funding for both Tribes and territories is being announced
under this single Notice of Funding Opportunity, the applications for each
group will be reviewed separately.
EPA will host several information sessions regarding this funding opportunity.
Webinar links and dial-in information for the information sessions can be
found on the Tribal and Territory Grants: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
webpage.
More than 73,700 engines, vehicles, or other pieces of equipment were replaced
or retrofitted to run cleaner with DERA funds during fiscal years 2008 to
2018, according to the DERA Fifth Report to Congress.
For more information and to access the Notice of Funding Opportunity, visit
the Tribal and Territory Grants: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act webpage. For
general information on the DERA Program, visit the DERA Program webpage.
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