Working Together for Cleaner Air
Emissions Reduction Projects
2008-2010 Projects
The following tables display projects funded through the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA):
DERA Projects
ARRA (Recovery) Projects
National Funding Assistance Projects
Funded through Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA); More about the National Funding Assistance Program
| Year | State | Sector(s) | Recipient | Description | EPA Funding |
| DERA 09-10 | AZ | Freight | Arizona Department of Commerce | Replace 12 heavy and medium duty trucks, two of which with all-electric; retrofit 97 trailers and tractors. | $610,828 |
| DERA 09-10 Tribal |
CA | School Bus | Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians | Retrofit six school buses | $78,000 |
| DERA 09-10 Tribal |
CA | School Bus | Morongo Band of Mission Indians | Retrofit seven vehicles with diesel particulate filters (DPF)s and replace two school buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) powered buses | $250,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | CA takes place in NJ,NY |
Freight | CALSTART Inc. | Retrofit up to 537 tractor-trailers operating in New York and New Jersey with aerodynamic technologies | $500,576 |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Freight | California Air Resources Board | Repowering One Switch Yard Locomotive that Operates in the San Francisco Bay Air Basin Repower one older existing switch locomotive that operates in the San Francisco Bay Air Basin with new non-road engines, also known as a generator set switch locomotive | $ 1 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Freight | California Air Resources Board | Repowering One Switch Yard Locomotive that Operates in the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin Repower one older existing switch locomotive that operates in the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin with new non-road engines, also known as a generator set switch locomotive | $1 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Freight | California Air Resources Board | Repower two older Switch Yard Locomotives that operate in the South Coast Air Basin with new GENSET | $1.9 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Ports | Port of San Francisco | Design and install shore-to-ship electrical connection system for cruise ships berthed at Pier 27, Port of San Francisco | $1 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Ports | 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 Press Release | $1.21 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Ports | 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 | $1.65 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | School Bus | South Coast Air Quality Management District | Replace 43 pre-1994 diesel school buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) powered school buses | $1.07 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Freight | San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District | Replace approximately 48 on-road heavy-duty trucks with trucks that meet or exceed the 2007 California Air Resources Board emission standard and utilize the cleanest technology available | $1.80 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CO
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Freight, School Bus | Regional Air Quality Council Comprehensive Clear Skies and Climate Collaborative | Retrofit 118 trucks with auxiliary power units (APUs); retrofit 15 school buses and 46 public works vehicles with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs), retrofit 15 school buses and 23 public works vehicles with closed crankcase ventilation (CCV); retrofit 56 public works vehicles, with fuel operated heaters/hydro heaters; retrofit 27 school buses, five public works vehicles and 45 trucks with fuel operated heaters; retrofit 32 trucks with thermal coolers; retrofit 47 school buses, ten public works vehicles and 33 trucks with bunk heaters; replace two vehicles operating in the oil and gas fields with new, cleaner vehicles; install an estimated 25 sets of low rolling resistance tires on trucks; install 100 trailer skirts trucks | $2.50 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CT | Construction | Fairfield Connecticut Municipal Vehicle Retrofit Project | Retrofit 39 on-road and non-road public works vehicles with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) | $831,030 |
| DERA 09-10 | DC | Freight | Railroad Research Foundation of West Virginia | Repower one conventional diesel switcher locomotive engine with Ultra-Clean Generator Set (GENSET) diesel locomotive technology and controls | $975,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | DC | Construction, Port | Metro Washington Council of Governments | Retrofit seven municipal nonroad construction units and repower two passenger vessels operating on the Potomac | $560,600 |
| DERA 09-10 | FL | Construction | Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors | On 223 pieces of construction equipment, retrofit 149 with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs), repower 48, and replace 26 replacements | $1.68 million |
| DERA 09-10 | FL | Ports | Miami-Dade County Miami Port Authority | Electrify four gantry cranes; retrofit 19 pieces of cargo handling equipment | $1.51 million |
| DERA 09-10 | GA | Public Fleet | University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | Electrification of 17 port rubber gantry cranes | $2.72 million |
| DERA 09-10 | HI | Construction | Honolulu Clean Cities Hawaii Clean Diesel Initiative | Convert 60 para-transit buses from ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel to B20 Biodiesel fuel; retrofit four pieces of construction equipment with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) | $300,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | IL | Freight, School Bus | American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest American Lung Association | Install 68 school bus retrofits, 170 school bus idle reduction controls; 97 idle reduction controls on long haul trucks; 30 aerodynamics on long haul trucks | $1.5 million |
| DERA 09-10 | IL | School Bus | Metropolitan Mayors Caucus | Replace 52 school buses | $500,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | IN | Ports | South Shore Clean Cities Inc. | Repower marine vessels with 8 new engines certified to Tier 2 standards Press Release | $630,500 |
| DERA 09-10 | KY | Construction, Ports | Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government | Retrofit 73 pieces of nonroad construction equipment, four pieces of airport equipment, and three on-road vehicles with Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) and Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOCs) | $1.16 million |
| DERA 09-10 | LA | Freight | Regional Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans, Parishes | Repower one conventional diesel locomotive engine with multiple GENSET engines | $1.05 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MA | Ports | 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 Press Release | $1 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MA | Freight | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Repower seven Locomotive Head End Power engines with new Tier 2-certified Head End Power engines Press Release | $700,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | MA takes place in NJ,NY |
Construction | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Repower nine construction tower gantry cranes with Tier 3-certified engines; retrofit one repowered crane. with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) | $1.42 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MA | Freight | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Retrofit 29 regional freight locomotives with Tier 3-certified auxiliary power units (APU)s | $850,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | MA takes place in NJ |
Ports | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Repower or retrofit 48 pieces of cargo handling equipment at South Jersey Port Press Release | $1.13 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MD | Ports | Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association (MARAMA) | Repower one tug with new engine certified to current emission standards | $500,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | MD | Freight | Maryland Transit Administration | Repower conventional switcher locomotive engine with Ultra-Clean Generator Set (GENSET) technology Press Release | $975,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | MD | Public Fleet | Maryland Transit Administration | Repower 12 2002-Neoplan 40 low floor transit buses currently powered by Detroit Diesel Series 50, 275 HP engines with reconditioned Cummins ISL-NX '07 280 HP diesel engines; retrofit with active regeneration diesel particulate filter (DPFs) | $505,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | ME | Ports | Maine Department of Environmental Protection | Repower 17 non-regulated marine engines with Tier 2-certified marine engines | $571,638 |
| DERA 09-10 | MI | Construction | Clean Energy Coalition Clean Energy Coalition | Upgrade engines on 21 pieces of construction equipment | $600,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | MI | Construction | Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association | Repower 29 construction vehicles in southeast Michigan | $966,555 |
| DERA 09-10 | MI | School Bus | Okemos Public Schools | Retrofit 247 school buses with idle reduction technologies | $877,076 |
| DERA 09-10 | MN | Construction, Freight, School Bus | Minnesota Environmental Initiative | Install 150 DOC's and 93 closed-crankcase filtration systems on school buses; install 59 diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) on heavy-duty trucks and construction equipment; install 13 diesel multistage filters on cement trucks and other pieces of construction equipment; install EPA-certified Emissions Upgrade Group; repower seven pieces of construction equipment with newer, EPA-certified engines | $977,242 |
| DERA 09-10 Tribal |
MN | Public Fleet | Leech Lake Band of Ojibwa | Repower four refuse haulers | $134,404 |
| DERA 09-10 | MO | Freight, School Bus | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Replace nine school buses with buses meeting 2010 emissions standards; retrofit 45 concrete mixers and 14 trash trucks with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs); retrofit 474 school buses with either diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) or fuel operated heaters; retrofit three locomotives with automatic engine shut down / start up devices and auxiliary power units (APUs) Press Release | $1.8 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MO | School Bus | National School Transportation Association | Replace five old buses with new 2010 buses; install 45 fuel-operated heaters Press Release | $362,642 |
| DERA 09-10 | MO | Freight | Owner - Operator Independent Drivers Association | Install 300 auxiliary power units (APUs) on long-haul trucks Press Release | $1 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MS | Freight | Mississippi State University | Retrofit two fleets with 100 battery operated air conditioners (BAC)s | $1.1 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MT | Freight | Missoula County | Retrofit 34 diesel locomotives with auxiliary power units (APUs) | $1.13 million |
| DERA 09-10 | NY | Ports | Nassau County Police Department | Repower ten main and five auxiliary engines with Tier 2-certified engines on five patrol boats | $708,397 |
| DERA 09-10 | NY | Ports | New York City Department of Transportation | Repower four main and two auxiliary engines on one commuter ferry with Tier 2-certified engines | $2 million |
| DERA 09-10 | NY | Ports | The Port Authority of NY & NJ | Replace 125 pre-2003 model year drayage trucks with 2007-certified trucks | $1.58 million |
| DERA 09-10 | OH | Construction, Freight, School | Clean Fuels Ohio | Install idle reduction technologies on 21 school buses and 73 long haul trucks; repower two pieces of construction equipment; repower one delivery vehicle using compressed natural gas (CNG); replace one piece of construction equipment | $750,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | OH | Construction, Freight, School Bus | Ohio Regional Planning Commission | Install 175 idle reduction and 156 diesel retrofits on school buses; install idle reduction on 23 long haul trucks, four construction units; repower and retrofits on 18 pieces of municipal equipment | $1.23 million |
| DERA 09-10 | OR | Ports | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Repower four pilot launch boats and one towboat with certified engine technology | $482,476 |
| DERA 09-10 | PA | Ports | Clean Air Council Clean Air Council | Retrofit 30 diesel vehicles with partial flow-through filters (PFFs); retrofit 30 vehicles with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs); replace two diesel service vehicles | $350,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | PA | public fleet | City of Philadelphia | Replace eight buses with high efficiency diesel-powered buses | $475,669 |
| DERA 09-10 | PA | Ports | Port of Pittsburgh Commission | Repower four marine vessels with eight new and efficient Tier II engines and generators Press Release | $1.16 million |
| DERA 09-10 | PR | Ports | Autoridad de Transporte Maritimo | Repower two main and two auxiliary marine engines on two passenger ferries with Tier 2-certified engines Press Release | $517,220 |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | Freight | Houston Advanced Research Center | Install auxiliary power units (APU)s on long-haul diesel trucks Press Release | $496,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | Freight | Cascade Sierra Solutions | Retrofits, vehicle replacements, idle reduction and aerodynamic technologies on school buses, and medium and heavy-duty trucks | $1.15 million |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | Ports | 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 Press Release | $1.49 million |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | Construction | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Upgrade Tier zero and/or Tier one construction equipment through replacements, repowers, and/or retrofits Press Release | $500,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | Freight | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Install Truck Stop Electrification (TSE) at various location in North Central Texas Press Release | $500,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | School Bus | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Replace, repower, retrofit, or install idle reduction technology on school buses in a 16 county area Press Release | $500,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | Ports | Port of Corpus Christi Locomotive Switch Engine Repower Project | Repower existing 1,000 horsepower locomotive switch engine with two 700 horsepower GENSET engines Press Release | $1.03 million |
| DERA 09-10 | VA | Construction | James Madison University Virginia | Repower 11 pieces of construction equipment Press Release | $710,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | VA | School Bus | National School Transportation Association | Purchase five new 2010 buses; Install 45 fuel operated heaters to reduce school bus idling | $362,642 |
| DERA 09-10 | VA | Ports | Virginia Port Authority Dredging Repower Project | Repower two main engines of one dredge vessel | $775,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | WA | Freight | Pacific Northwest Poll Prev Res Center | Install 2,058 dry van trailers with EPA SmartWay verified aerodynamic technologies | $875,972 |
| DERA 09-10 | WA | School Bus | Washington Department of Ecology | Idle reduction for school buses; Install 230 school buses with engine pre-heater and cabin heaters | $875,972 |
| DERA 09-10 | WI | Freight, School Bus | Leonardo Academy Inc. | Install 37 aerodynamic technologies, 35 low rolling resistance tires, 46 idle reduction on long haul trucks and 34 on school buses, 8 school bus retrofit technologies, and 5 municipal engine upgrades. | $600,000 |
| DERA 09-10 | WI | Construction, Freight, School Bus | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Replace 26 buses; retrofit 26 buses; idle reduction technologies for 28 vehicles; engine upgrades for five vehicles; repower three construction vehicles | $1.18 million |
| DERA 2008 | AZ | Utility | City of Phoenix | Replace twenty '02 engines with new engines with DPFs and electric cooling systems | $553,604 |
| DERA 2008 | CA | Construction, Utility, Transit Bus | CALSTART, Inc. | Multiple approaches to reducing diesel emissions on shuttle buses and ground equipment at four major CA airports: LAX, SAN, OAK, SFO | $895,827 |
| DERA 2008 | CA | School Bus | Kern County Superintendents of Schools | Replace '87-'89 buses with 6 CNG school buses. | $540,000 |
| DERA 2008 | CA | Utility, School Bus | Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District | Two programs: 1. offset cost of purchasing 7 medium/heavy duty hybrid trucks; 2. offset cost to replace 15 '07/'10 certified hybrid electric school buses | $553,360 |
| DERA 2008 | CA | Long Hauls | South Coast Air Quality Management District | Retrofit 200 '99-'02 heavy-duty class 8 trucks with DPF | $1,000,000 |
| DERA 2008 | CO | Utility Construction | City and County of Denver | Retrofit 31 refuse vehicles with fuel operated hydraulic and cab heaters, 17 refuse vehicles with fuel operated cab heaters and 6 snow removal trucks with fuel operated cab heaters | $200,000 |
| DERA 2008 | CO | School Bus | Colorado Department of Public Health | Retrofit 98 school buses with DOCs, CCVs and engine pre-heaters | $400,000 |
| DERA 2008 | CO | School Bus | Regional Air Quality Council | Retrofit 98 school buses with DOCs and CCVs | $455,645 |
| DERA 2008 | CT | Utility, Construction | Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection | Retrofit thirteen HDD onroad trucks in state maintenance fleet with DOCs, retrofit four construction vehicles with DPFs, and retrofit seven air compressors with DPFs | $50,000 |
| DERA 2008 | DC | Construction | Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments | Retrofit, repower and upgrade engines including tractors, loaders, and backhoes | $598,516 |
| DERA 2008 | FL | Utility, Construction | City of St. Petersburg | Retrofit 63 on-highway vehicles with DPFs and use B20 blend of biodiesel | $666,510 |
| DERA 2008 | GA | Ports | Georgia Ports Authority | Retrofit entire fleet of cargo handling equipment (133 units) at the Savannah port with DOCs and CCVs | $250,000 |
| DERA 2008 | ID | School Bus | Idaho Dept of Environmental Quality | Retrofit 193 school buses with DPFs and DOCs and CCVs | $500,000 |
| DERA 2008 | IL | School Bus | Chicago Public Schools | Retrofit school buses with DOCs and DPFs | $373,909 |
| DERA 2008 | IL | School Bus, Transit Bus, Utility | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | Retrofit school buses, transit or passenger buses, delivery trucks, work trucks, onroad semi-trucks | $678,604 |
| DERA 2008 | IN | Transit Bus | Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management | Retrofit onroad vehicles (over-the-road semi-trucks), nonroad vehicles, rail with DOCs and DPFs | $334,500 |
| DERA 2008 | IN | Construction | Northwest Indiana Forum Foundation Inc. | Repower nonroad vehicles | $164,032 |
| DERA 2008 | KS | Trucks and Transit Buses | Kansas Department of Health & Environment | Retrofit 200 trucks and buses with DOCs with CCVs | $152,5524 |
| DERA 2008 | KY | Ports | Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition | Replace Perkins diesel engines with CARB certified gasoline engines; scrap old 92 engines, retrofit 3 terminal gates | $473,939 |
| DERA 2008 | MA | Ports | 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% | $400,000 |
| DERA 2008 | MA | Rail | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Install auxiliary power units on 17 locomotives operated by the Providence and Worcester RR - based in Valley Falls, RI; Plainfield and New Haven, CT; and Worcester, MA | $535,250 |
| DERA 2008 | MA | Construction | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Retrofit up to 20 pieces of off-road equipment, including but not limited to backhoes, end loaders, excavators, crawler tractors, and cranes with active DPFs | $400,000 |
| DERA 2008 | MD | Ports | MD Environmental Services | Reducing emissions from nonroad equipment used in dredging and waste material handling operations | $361,107 |
| DERA 2008 | MD | School Bus | Montgomery County Public Schools | Retrofit Montgomery County 72 School Bus with DPFs | $699,501 |
| DERA 2008 | MI | School Bus | Lenawee Intermediate School District | Retrofit school buses with DPFs | $154,381 |
| DERA 2008 | MI | Construction | Michigan Clean Energy Coalition | Repower nonroad vehicles | $250,000 |
| DERA 2008 | MI | Long Haul Trucks | NextEnergy Center | Add auxiliary power units to Private trucks (over-the-road semi-trucks) | $250,000 |
| DERA 2008 | MI | School Bus | The Laker School District | Replace school buses, employ idle reduction, B20 and heaters | $251,100 |
| DERA 2008 | MN | School Bus, Utility | Minnesota Environmental Initiative | Retrofit school buses, municipal trucks, nonroad vehicles with DOCs and CCVs | $400,000 |
| DERA 2008 | MO | School Bus | Grace Hill Settlement House | 469 buses | $454,849 |
| DERA 2008 | MO | Construction | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | About 150 pieces of construction equipment | $726,227 |
| DERA 2008 | NC | Rail and Ports | Meckenburg County | Subgrant construction equipment for retrofits and upgrades | $750,000 |
| DERA 2008 | NC | Construction | North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Repowers and engine replacements for construction equipment | $750,000 |
| DERA 2008 | NH | School Bus, Construction, Utility | Manchester Transit Authority | Retrofit 72 city owned vehicles with DOCs, including highway, water and parks and recreation vehicles; Retrofit 7 transit style school buses with CCVs, install 10 s-bar heaters on school buses, and fuel entire fleet with B20 blend of biodiesel | $229,703 |
| DERA 2008 | NJ | Trucks | New Jersey Motor Truck Association | Provide funding to NJ Truckers to retrofit 1994 and newer HDD Delivery Trucks with a combination of APUs, bunk heaters, DOCs, and DPFs | $503,285 |
| DERA 2008 | NY | Transit Bus | Capital District Transportation Authority | Retrofit 195 transit buses that operate in 4 counties with DPFs | $125,000 |
| DERA 2008 | NY | School Bus | Board of Cooperative Educational Services | Replace two school buses with buses that meet the 2010 standard | $130,690 |
| DERA 2008 | NY | Utility | Environmental Defense Fund | Replace up to 19 HDDV with fuel efficient hybrid electric medium/heavy duty trucks region-wide | $400,000 |
| DERA 2008 | NY | School Bus | Erie County Department of Environmental Planning | Retrofit 240 school buses with combination of DOCs and CCVs and equip 10 school buses with fuel-fired heaters | $523,395 |
| DERA 2008 | NY | School Bus | Middle Country Central School District | Replace five 1996 diesel school buses with CNG school buses | $359,305 |
| DERA 2008 | NY | School Bus | Scarsdale Union Free School District | Retrofit 69 school buses with combination of DOCs and CCVs | $301,063 |
| DERA 2008 | NY-NJ | Ports | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | Offer a low-cost financing program in partnership with ACCION New York, Inc. for either the purchase of heavy-duty trucks retrofitted with EPA or CARB verified emission control technologies, or the repowering of used trucks. Program will cover 90 percent financing | $750,000 |
| DERA 2008 | NY-NJ | Utility | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | Retrofit 30-40 utility trucks operated by the Port Authority with DPFs, including wrecker trucks, dump trucks, and line body enclosed utility trucks | $280,500 |
| DERA 2008 | OH | Utility | Clean Fuels Ohio | Retrofit municipal vehicles with DPFs | $412,554 |
| DERA 2008 | OH | Ports, Utility, Refuse | Ohio Environmental Council | Retrofit municipal vehicles with DOCs, DPFs, CCVs, and APUs | $394,589 |
| DERA 2008 | OH | School Bus | Stark County Educational Service Center | Retrofit school buses with DPFs, DOCs and CCVs and replace school buses | $465,364 |
| DERA 2008 | OR | Construction, Public Fleets | City of Portland | Retrofit 64 pieces of construction equipment used for public works projects in the City of Portland and Multnomah County | $498,726 |
| DERA 2008 | PA | Utility Vehicle | City of Philadelphia | Replace 15 refuse haulers | $750,000 |
| DERA 2008 | PA | Rail | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Retrofit line-haul locomotive with APUs | $219,434 |
| DERA 2008 | SC | Utility, Construction | South Carolina State Ports Authority | Engine repower, ULSD, idle reduction technology for about 50 trucks and 40 cranes | $735,001 |
| DERA 2008 | SD | School Bus | Sioux Falls School District | Replace 6-7 school buses | $300,000 |
| DERA 2008 | TN | Utility, Construction, Agricultural | Knox County Government | Retrofit 119 nonroad engines with emission controls and ULSD | $163,871 |
| DERA 2008 | TX | Trucks | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Retrofit 20 heavy duty diesel vehicles | $750,000 |
| DERA 2008 | TX | Utility | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Retrofit 150 utility vehicles with APUs | $750,000 |
| DERA 2008 | TX | School Bus | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | Retrofit approximately 100 school buses | $500,000 |
| DERA 2008 | UT | School Bus | Utah Dept of Air Quality | Retrofit 190 school buses with DOCs and CCVs | $399,955 |
| DERA 2008 | VA | Ports | Virginia Port Authority | Replace 2 locomotives | $647,457 |
| DERA 2008 | VT | Utility | Chittenden Solid Waste District | Replace 3 older diesel refuse/recycling trucks with CNG models | $205,523 |
| DERA 2008 | WA | Ports | Puget Sound Clean Air Agency | Replace 10 off-highway trucks ahead of planned retirement with onroad engines; Retrofit 74 pieces of cargo handling equipment with DPF or partial-flow filters and/or closed crankcase ventilation filters | $850,000 |
| DERA 2008 | WI | Construction | WI Department of Transportation | Repower nonroad vehicles | $750,000 |
Emerging Technologies Projects
Funded through Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA); More about the Emerging Technologies Program
| Year | State | Sector(s) | Recipient | Description | EPA Funding |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Ports | City of Los Angeles Harbor Department Port of Los Angeles EcoCrane Project |
Repower one diesel rubber tired gantry crane at Port of Los Angeles' Ports America terminal. EcoPower's Hybrid EcoCrane system, consisting of a nonroad Tier 3 generator | $731,298 |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Freight | California Air Resources Board Selective Catalytic Reduction Project |
Repower one locomotive with with a new certified Tier 2, Caterpillar 3516, 3005hp, Line Haul, HD diesel engine with SCR system | $1.2 million |
| DERA 09-10 | CA | Ports | South Coast Air Quality Management District (Port of Long Beach) Advanced Maritime Emission Control System Project |
Retrofit auxiliary-engine exhausts of several at-berth ocean going vessels at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with the advanced maritime emission control system | $1.5 million |
| DERA 09-10 | TX | School Buses | University of Houston Selective Catalytic Reduction Project |
Retrofit and in-use testing of ten school buses with Nett Technologies BlueMAXTM Selective Catalytic Reduction System | $1.05 million |
| DERA 09-10 | WA | Ports | The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Seawater Scrubber Project |
Install and demonstrate the durability of Krystallon’s particulate matter seawater scrubber on dinner cruise vessel. Scrubber reduces particulate matter by 50 percent from two auxiliary and two main engines. Emission levels expected to meet EPA’s Marine Tier 3 status | $1.2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight | San Joaquin Valley | This project will retrofit 33 class 8A privately-owned, long-haul diesel trucks that travel in the San Joaquin Valley with emerging Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction technologies. It is estimated that this project will create 26 jobs. | $1.3 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight | South Coast Air Quality Management District | This project will retrofit 100 heavy-duty on-highway diesel trucks with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology. This project will also create 19 jobs and provide long and short term economic benefits for the surrounding area. | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight | South Coast Air Quality Management District | This project will retrofit 100 heavy-duty on-highway diesel trucks with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology. These vehicles move goods throughout the South Coast Air Basin, 19 direct jobs will be created in the first two years. | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | IN | Construction | Indiana Department of Environmental Management | This project will install emerging technology TECT PM/NOx 3126 reduction systems in up to 30 on-road construction Caterpillar 3126 engines - five for Duke Energy and 25 for IDEM. It will take place in central, northwestern and southern Indiana. This project will help the areas most affected by the current economic conditions in Indiana. | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NC | Construction, Public Fleet | Southern Research Institute | This project will retrofit 12 garbage trucks and four pieces of construction equipment owned by the City of Durham, NC, using Nett technologies Inc. and Engine Control Systems’ Selective catalytic Reduction Technologies. It is estimated that this project will create 12 jobs. | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | PA | Ports | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - CONSOL Energy | This project will repower one towboat used in Pittsburgh, PA, and conduct a sea trial to verify engine system performance using Caterpillar’s Marine Emissions Upgrade Kit. The current Caterpillar Tier1 engine will be upgraded to a Tier2 engine. | $1.5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TN | Ports | Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee Inc | This project will achieve significant reductions in particulate matter through the use of ESW Canada’s emerging technology XtrmCat DOC Kit having Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and Closed Crankcase Ventilation system on six (6) high horsepower Marine vessels for a total of 13 engine retrofits. This project will positively impact job retention and creation, translating into over 50 total full time jobs. | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Public Fleet | City of Irving | This project will retrofit approximately 25 municipal service vehicles owned by the City of Irving, TX, with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalyst Reduction Technology. It is estimated that this project will preserve or create 27 jobs. | $937,605 |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Construction, Public Fleet | Houston Advanced Research Center | This project will retrofit more than 14 privately- owned on-highway diesel vehicles and 20 publicly-owned on-highway and non-road diesel vehicles with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology, Tinnerman/Shadowood TEC2010, and Nett Technology BlueMax. Vehicles and equipment will operate in the state of Texas. The project will reduce emissions of criteria pollutants, and it is estimated to preserve four to six permanent manufacturing jobs and create new operator and training positions. | $2.36 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Ports | Houston Advanced Research Center | This project will retrofit a marine vessel owned by the Marquette Transportation Company (private), which operates between Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA and Houston, TX. Two Caterpillar 3508 engines will be retrofitted with 3500 Marine Emissions Upgrade Kit, Tier 1. This project will reduce emissions of criteria pollutants, and it is estimated to create or preserve 33 jobs for local skilled trade workers. | $1.6 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Freight, Public Fleet | University of Houston | This project will retrofit more than twenty on-highway class 8 diesel trucks owned by the City of Houston with Truck Emission Control Technologies Inc's retrofit system. This project will create at least five jobs and preserve ten jobs. | $1.74 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Schoolbus | University of Houston | This project will retrofit 15 school buses from the Houston Independent School District fleet with Tinnerman/Shadowood TEC 2010 system. In addition, portable emission measurement system testing will be conducted. In total, this grant will create six jobs and preserve twelve jobs. | $1.8 million |
| ARRA 2009 | VA | Schoolbus | Fairfax County | This project will significantly reduce emissions by installing and using the Tinnerman/Shadowood TEC 2010 retrofit system on 28 Fairfax County School buses. In addition, this project will include evaluating the in-use emission performance of these vehicles with portable emission measurement systems. This project is projected to create or maintain approximately 30 jobs over the project period. | $1.3 million |
| ARRA 2009 | WA | Ports | Puget Sound Clean Air | This project will explore the feasibility of reducing particulate matter emissions from two private marine harbor vessels operating in the Puget Sound. | $42,000 |
| DERA 2008 | CA | Freight | South Coast Air Quality Management District | Retrofit 38 heavy duty diesel on-highway trucks with Johnson Matthey SCR technology systems from a variety of fleets. | $900,000 |
| DERA 2008 | MD | Freight | Montgomery County, Maryland | Retrofit 10 state-owned heavy duty diesel on-highway trucks using Johnson and Matthey SCR systems. | $410,000 |
| DERA 2008 | TX | Construction | Texas Transportation Institute | Retrofit six nonroad engines from the Texas Department of Transportation construction fleet, such as graders and rubber tire loaders, with Nett Technologies Inc. SCR systems. Portable emissions measurement systems will also be used to test the emissions of the retrofitted vehicles. | $500,000 |
| DERA 2008 | TX | Construction | University of Houston | Retrofit five nonroad engines from the Texas Department of Transportation with Nett Technologies Inc. SCR systems. Portable emissions measurement systems will also be used to test the emissions of the retrofitted vehicles. | $500,000 |
| DERA 2008 | TX | Freight | Center for Transportation and the Environment | Retrofit diesel trucks with the CAT 3126 PM & NOx Reduction System to improve air quality. The technology will be installed on up to four qualified vehicles in the City of Houston's service fleet and up to three qualified vehicles in the service fleet of the City of Indianapolis, IN. | $300,000 |
| DERA 2008 | WA | Ports | Puget Sound Clean Air Agency | Upgrade one category 2 marine engine using the Caterpillar series 3500 marine engine upgrade kit. Overhaul two Caterpillar 3512 engines | $700,000 |
SmartWay Finance Projects
Funded through Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA); More about the SmartWay Finance Program
| Year | State | Sector(s) | Recipient | Description | EPA Funding |
| DERA 09-10 | DC | Freight, Ports | Community Development Transportation Lending Services Loan Program | Provides incentives to replace older trucks with newer, cleaner trucks equipped with verified emission control and applicable idle reduction technologies. Program focuses on fleet owners who operate in poor air quality areas, including ports and rail yards. | $2.6 million |
| DERA 09-10 | MD | Freight, Ports | Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Lease/Loan Project | Provides incentives to replace drayage trucks operating in the Mid-Atlantic Region by providing a down payment to complement a lease/loan program. | $3.92 million |
| DERA 09-10 | OR | Freight, Ports | Cascade Sierra Solutions Lease Program | Creates revolving lease-to-own finance program, focusing on heavy-duty diesel trucks in long-haul, short-haul and drayage applications. Funding can be used to replace older trucks with newer, cleaner trucks, as well as to retrofit existing vehicles with verified emission control and idle reduction technologies. | $2 million |
| DERA 09-10 | TN | Freight | Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Loan Guarantee | Creates "Clean Trucks Make Cents" program, providing loan guarantees for the purchase of used pre-2007 on-highway vehicles that have been retrofitted with verified emission control and idle reduction technologies. | $5 million |
| DERA 2008 | DC | Freight | Community Development Transportation Lending Services (CDTLS) | This project will create a revolving loan program. CDTLS will work with truck dealerships to offer low interest loans, ranging from 5.5% - 8.5%, and longer loan payback periods, ranging from three to six years, to qualified applicants who wish to purchase used trucks that are upgraded with SmartWay fuel savings idle reduction and/or emission reduction technology. The goal is to lend funds for the purchase of over 200 used trucks with complete SmartWay upgrades. | $1.13M |
| DERA 2008 | MO | Freight | Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) | The association will offer a financing package that includes below-market financing and rebates for emission reduction and idle reduction equipment on their trucks. OOIDA will also use the EPA funds as a security interest for their line of credit, which will allow them to offer loans to applications with lower FICO scores. | $1.13M |
| DERA 2008 | OR | Freight | Cascade Sierra Solutions | The EPA funds will serve as a security interest allowing Cascade Sierra Solutions to substantially expand its line of credit to $17.1 million that it will use to provide below-market interest rates loans. These loans will allow truck owners to install and lease SmartWay fuel saving technologies or EPA or CARB-verified emission reduction technologies. The goal is to install emission reduction technology and idle reduction technology on 1,700 trucks. | $1.13M |
This information is based on each grant recipient's proposed loan/lease program and is subject to change.
National Funding Assistance Projects
Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); More about the National Funding Assistance Program
| Year | State | Sector(s) | Recipient | Description | EPA Funding |
| ARRA 2009 |
Al, GA, KY, FL, MS, NC, SC, TN | Freight | American Lung Association | Install 200 low rolling resistance (LRR) tires; 55 battery powered air conditioners (AC) and seven engine replacement and repowers | $1.2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | AR | Construction | Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality | Upgrade 39 pieces of construction equipment | $793,566 |
| ARRA 2009 | AZ | Public Fleet | City of Phoenix Department of Public Works | Retrofit 46 Refuse Haulers with diesel oxidation catalysts and/or diesel particulate filters | $829,697 |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Ports, Freight | Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) | Install diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 103 delivery trucks | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight | California Air Resources Board | Repower eight older switch yard (three engines per switcher) locomotives with new Tier 3 nonroad electrical generator set (genset) engines to operate in the South Coast | $8.89 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Construction | California Department of Transportation | Install Level 3 diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 46 engines | $951,431 |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight, Ports | City of Los Angeles Harbor Department | Retrofit 27 vehicles including harbor vessels, trucks, sweepers, loaders, cranes, forklifts | $1.99 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Ports | Port of Long Beach | Replace, repower, or retrofit 118 pieces of cargo handling equipment | $4.01 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | School Bus | San Diego County Air Pollution Control District | Replace, repower, or install diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 125 school buses | $1.56 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Agriculture | San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District | Repower 30 nonroad vehicles used by agriculture sector in San Joaquin Valley | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | School Bus | San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District | Install diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 190 school buses operating in San Joaquin Valley | $4 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CO | Construction, Public Fleet | City and County of Denver | Install heaters on 48 refuse vehicles, nine snowplows; retrofit 53 vehicles with diesel oxidation catalysts; purchase 262,844 gallons of biodiesel | $700,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | CO | Freight | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Retrofit 180 long haul trucks with auxiliary power units (APU) | $850,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | CO | Freight, Public Fleet | Regional Air Quality Council | Retrofit 100 vehicles with auxiliary power units; repower one vehicle; retrofit 21 vehicles with diesel oxidation catalysts; purchase 56 heaters, 44 thermal coolers, 20 SmartWay trailer gap fairings, and 10 SmartWay low rolling resistance tires | $1.25 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY | Freight | Cascade Sierra Solutions | Retrofit 51 trucks with diesel particulate filters (DPF) and 105 trucks with auxiliary power units (APU) | $850,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | CT | Freight | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Repower one vintage switch locomotive from one engine configuration to a three engine set (nonroad Tier 3 certified genset engines) | $1.05 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT | Freight | Cascade Sierra Solutions (SmartWay Rebate) | Subsidize the purchase of approximately 1,887 pieces of idle reduction, reduced rolling resistance, aerodynamic, and emissions control equipment by owners of class eight trucks and trailers | $1.15 million |
| ARRA 2009 | FL | Public Fleet | City of Miami | Replace 17 refuse haulers and switch to biodiesel | $731,850 |
| ARRA 2009 | FL | School Bus | Leon County School Board | Replace six school buses with compressed natural gas buses | $347,288 |
| ARRA 2009 | FL | Agriculture | Miami-Dade Agriculture | Repower 300 agricultural pumps | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | FL | Public Fleet | Miami-Dade County | Replace five buses with hybrid electrics and replace eight buses with newer engines | $731,850 |
| ARRA 2009 | GA | Freight | Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Install a truck stop electrification (TSE) station with 85 spaces for long haul trucks | $748,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | GA | Ports | Georgia Port Authority | Install diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and closed crankcase ventilation (CCV) on 47 marine engines | $164,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | GA | School Bus | Cobb County Schools | Install diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 108 school buses | $829,697 |
| ARRA 2009 | GA | Public Fleet, School Bus | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Install diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 238 vehicles (buses, emergency vehicles, and utility vehicles) | $1.71 million |
| ARRA 2009 | IL | Public Fleet | City of Chicago Department of the Environment | Retrofit vehicles with 163 diesel fired heaters, 35 diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs), and replace two old vehicles with two hybrid electric aerial trucks | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | IL | ALL | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | Retrofit 21 fleets (approximately 675 diesel vehicles and/or engines) with auxiliary power units, diesel oxidation catalysts, diesel multi-stage filters, direct-fired heaters and engine repowers (replace with cleaner engines) | $4.17 million |
| ARRA 2009 | IN, WI, OH, MN | Freight | American Lung Association - Upper Midwest | Diesel emission reduction projects for 502 total vehicles in 22 fleets; includes engine repowers, retrofits, and idle reduction technologies | $3.72 million |
| ARRA 2009 | KS | Construction, Public Fleet | Johnson County Kansas Government | Repower, replace, or install diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC), diesel multi-stage filters (DMF), diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 176 vehicles/equipment | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | KS | Construction, Freight, Public Fleet | Kansas Department of Health and the Environment | Replace, repower, and/or install automatic shutdown systems, diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC), low pressure resistance (LRR) tires on 176 vehicles | $4 million |
| ARRA 2009 | KY | Construction | Kentucky Association of General Contractors | Retrofit 87 pieces of construction equipment | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | LA | Freight | Railroad Research Foundation | Repower four locomotives | $2.93 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MA | Ports | Chelsea Collaborative | Repower 79 diesel transportation refrigeration units (TRU) with electric versions | $1.56 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MA | Construction, Freight, Public Fleet | Chelsea Collaborative, Inc | Retrofit four long haul trucks, nine municipal vehicles, one rubber tire loader. Perform engine upgrades on four rubber tire loaders. | $357,946 |
| ARRA 2009 | MA | Public Fleet | Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection | Install a combination of diesel multi-stage filters (DMF) and diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) on 132 state-owned diesel vehicles | $502,500 |
| ARRA 2009 | MD | School Bus | Maryland Department of the Environment | Retrofit 76 school buses | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MD | Ports, Freight | Port of Baltimore (Maryland Environmental Services) | Retrofit two tugboats, seven locomotives, 50 short haul trucks, and 83 units of cargo handling equipment | $3.5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MD, PA, VA | Construction, Ports, Freight, Public Fleet | Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association | Retrofit 14 and replace six transit buses, repower two harbor craft, retrofit 25 dump trucks, replace six cement trucks, repower one locomotive, replace one truck | $4.32 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MD, VA | Ports | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Repower three education vessels, nine watermen work boats, two tug boats | $1.3 million |
| ARRA 2009 | ME | Construction | Maine Department of Environmental Protection | Retrofit nine highway construction vehicles and repower/retrofit twelve nonroad pieces of construction equipment | $746,715 |
| ARRA 2009 | ME | Freight | Maine Turnpike Authority | Install truck stop electrification with 30 spots at state-owned rest stop on I-95 corridor in Gardner, ME | $1.21 million |
| ARRA 2009 | ME, NH, VT | Ports | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Repower eight marine vessels to EPA Tier 2 certified engines. Vessels include: four ferries, three tugboats and one sight-seeing excursion vessel | $1.65 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MI | Ports | Great Lakes Commission | Repower four marine engines from Tier 0 to Tier 2; repowering service generator sets on two Great Lakes bulk carriers | $1.21 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MI | School Bus | Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities | Retrofit 405 public school buses with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) and replace six public school buses with newer, cleaner 2010 models | $1.07 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MI | School Bus | Lenawee School District | Replace older buses with two hybrid electric school buses, ten 2010-compliant school buses; retrofit 41 school buses with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and closed crankcase ventilation (CCV) | $1.23 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MN | Construction, Locomotive, Long Haul, School Bus | Minnesota Environmental Initiative | Emissions reductions from 684 diesel vehicles/equipment including school buses, construction equipment, locomotives, and long haul trucks; Includes 588 diesel retrofit technologies, 72 idle reduction technologies, 22 engine repowers and two vehicle replacements | $3 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MO | Construction, Freight, Ports, School Bus, Public Fleet | Grace Hill | Retrofit, repower, and/or replace than 575 vehicles will be targeted for retrofits; install idle reduction technologies on some of the vehicles; vehicle/engine types include barge, airport ground support equipment, delivery trucks, school buses, construction | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MO | School Bus | Missouri Department of Natural Resources | Replace, repower, or install diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC), diesel particulate filters (DPF) on 142 vehicles | $975,609 |
| ARRA 2009 | MS | School Bus | Columbus, MS Municipal School District | Replace 30 school buses | $1.45 million |
| ARRA 2009 | MT | Public Fleet | Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Decker Coal | Repower four coal dump trucks | $700,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | NC | Agriculture, Construction | Mecklenburg County | Repower 28 engines and replace six engines | $1.12 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NC | School Bus | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | Retrofit or replace 127 school buses | $509,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | ND | School Bus | Mid-Dakota Education Cooperative | Emission reduction on 142 school buses. Include replacing nine school buses and install heaters on 66 engines | $450,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | NE | Freight | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska Transportation Center (UNL/NTC) | Retrofit approximately 187 vehicles with EPA-verified idle reduction technologies | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NE | Construction, Freight, Public Fleet, School Bus | Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department | Retrofit 211 vehicles with EPA-verified idle reduction technologies | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NJ | Freight | Cascade Sierra Solutions | Retrofit 789 trailers with aerodynamic technology | $1.4 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NJ, NY | Ports | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Replace 636 drayage trucks | $7 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NJ, NY, PR | Ports | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management | Repower two ferries and three tugboats with Tier 2 engines | $2.8 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NY | Construction | Columbia University | Retrofit 78 pieces of construction equipment with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NY | Freight | New York State Department of Transportation | Replace one switcher locomotive engine with three engines | $1.05 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NY | Ports | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | Install shore power at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal | $2.86 million |
| ARRA 2009 | OH | School Bus | Hamilton County Environmental Services | Replace 60 school buses | $1.08 million |
| ARRA 2009 | OH | Construction, School Bus, Freight | Ohio Department of Development | Thirteen projects include rail engine repowers, municipal and school bus replacements, hybrid electric school bus replacements, construction repowers and retrofits, municipal vehicle retrofits, and idle reduction technologies | $5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | OK | School Bus | Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality | Retrofit or replace 180 school buses | $1.85 million |
| ARRA 2009 | OR | Freight | Cascade Sierra Solutions - Trailer Aerodynamics Program | Retrofit 1,554 heavy-duty diesel-powered trailers with verified aerodynamic technologies | $907,072 |
| ARRA 2009 | OR | Construction, Public Fleet | City of Portland | Install verified diesel particulate filters (DPFs), partial flow filters (PFFs), and diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) on construction equipment; Pilot a clean diesel contracting policy | $1.62 million |
| ARRA 2009 | PA | Construction, Freight, Public Fleet | Allegheny County Health Department | Replace two transit buses with diesel hybrid; retrofit 35 dump trucks; repower one locomotive; upgrade 23 construction vehicles | $3.5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | PA | Freight | Department of Environmental Protection | Repower pre-1973 locomotives with a four-axle locomotive powered with an engine approaching Tier 3 emission standards (Mother) and a four-axle platform consisting of four traction motors without an engine (Slug) | $1.5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | RI | Public Fleet | City of Providence | Retrofit 40 Class 7 trucks and two dumpers/tenders with DPFs | $565,100 |
| ARRA 2009 | SC | School Bus | South Carolina Department of of Education | Retrofit and replace 504 school buses | $553,918 |
| ARRA 2009 | SC | Ports | 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 | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | SD | School Bus | Sioux Falls School District | Replace ten school buses and install heaters on 20 school buses | $500,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | TN | Freight | East TN Clean Fuel Coalition Crossville | Install 50 truck stop electrification (TSE) spaces in two locations | $581,849 |
| ARRA 2009 | TN | Freight | Tennessee Department of Transportation | Install truck stop electrification area with 175 spaces | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Freight | City of Houston | Replace 72 long haul trucks with hybrids | $2.37 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Freight | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Replace/repower 180 long haul trucks | $2.19 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Freight | North Central Texas Council of Governments | Install low rolling resistance (LRR) tires, aerodynamics, and auxiliary power units (APU) on 390 long haul trucks | $1.55 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Ports | Port of Houston Authority | Replace/repower 96 marine engines | $2.86 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Ports | Port of Houston Authority | Replace/repower 25 marine engines | $611,466 |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Public Fleet | VIA Metropolitan Transit | Repower approximately 75 transit buses | $1.6 million |
| ARRA 2009 | UT | Agriculture | Utah Department of Environmental Quality | replace 12 engines, repower 26 engines and install 25 auxiliary power units (APU) | $750,000 |
| ARRA 2009 | VA | Public Fleet, School Bus | Virginia Clean Cities (Hampton Roads) | Retrofit with 35 transit buses with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and/or diesel oxidation catalysts plus closed crankcase ventilation; retrofit one refuse hauler, replace four school buses, and replace of 24 refuse haulers. | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | WA | Ports | Port of Tacoma | Retrofit two ocean-going vessels; Add certified ship-side technology | $1.49 million |
| ARRA 2009 | WA | Freight | Puget Sound Clean Air Agency | Repower three locomotive switcher engines | $2.53 million |
| ARRA 2009 | WI | Freight | Wisconsin Department of Commerce | Retrofit approximately 444 vehicles with various idle reduction technologies | $2.07 million |
| ARRA 2009 | WI | Freight | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Install an idle reduction system on 40 switcher locomotives (Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and Canadian Pacific Railroad) | $571,107 |
| ARRA 2009 | WI, MN | School Bus | National School Transportation Association | Replace 98 older school buses with 2007 busses; retrofit 62 busses with diesel particulate filters; install 26 fuel operated heaters | $2.42 million |
| ARRA 2009 | WY | Construction | Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality | Repower ten engines; install 50 diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) and 13 diesel particulate filters (DPF); install 17 engine upgrades | $1.34 million |
Emerging Technologies Projects
Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); More about the Emerging Technologies Program
| Year | State | Sector(s) | Recipient | Description | EPA Funding |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight | San Joaquin Valley | This project will retrofit 33 class 8A privately-owned, long-haul diesel trucks that travel in the San Joaquin Valley with emerging Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction technologies. It is estimated that this project will create 26 jobs. | $1.3 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight | South Coast Air Quality Management District | This project will retrofit 100 heavy-duty on-highway diesel trucks with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology. This project will also create 19 jobs and provide long and short term economic benefits for the surrounding area. | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Freight | South Coast Air Quality Management District | This project will retrofit 100 heavy-duty on-highway diesel trucks with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology. These vehicles move goods throughout the South Coast Air Basin, 19 direct jobs will be created in the first two years. | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | IN | Construction | Indiana Department of Environmental Management | This project will install emerging technology TECT PM/NOx 3126 reduction systems in up to 30 on-road construction Caterpillar 3126 engines - five for Duke Energy and 25 for IDEM. It will take place in central, northwestern and southern Indiana. This project will help the areas most affected by the current economic conditions in Indiana. | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NC | Construction, Public Fleet | Southern Research Institute | This project will retrofit 12 garbage trucks and four pieces of construction equipment owned by the City of Durham, NC, using Nett technologies Inc. and Engine Control Systems’ Selective catalytic Reduction Technologies. It is estimated that this project will create 12 jobs. | $1 million |
| ARRA 2009 | PA | Ports | Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - CONSOL Energy | This project will repower one towboat used in Pittsburgh, PA, and conduct a sea trial to verify engine system performance using Caterpillar’s Marine Emissions Upgrade Kit. The current Caterpillar Tier1 engine will be upgraded to a Tier2 engine. | $1.5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TN | Ports | Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee Inc | This project will achieve significant reductions in particulate matter through the use of ESW Canada’s emerging technology XtrmCat DOC Kit having Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and Closed Crankcase Ventilation system on six (6) high horsepower Marine vessels for a total of 13 engine retrofits. This project will positively impact job retention and creation, translating into over 50 total full time jobs. | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Public Fleet | City of Irving | This project will retrofit approximately 25 municipal service vehicles owned by the City of Irving, TX, with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalyst Reduction Technology. It is estimated that this project will preserve or create 27 jobs. | $937,605 |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Construction, Public Fleet | Houston Advanced Research Center | This project will retrofit more than 14 privately- owned on-highway diesel vehicles and 20 publicly-owned on-highway and non-road diesel vehicles with Johnson Matthey Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology, Tinnerman/Shadowood TEC2010, and Nett Technology BlueMax. Vehicles and equipment will operate in the state of Texas. The project will reduce emissions of criteria pollutants, and it is estimated to preserve four to six permanent manufacturing jobs and create new operator and training positions. | $2.36 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Ports | Houston Advanced Research Center | This project will retrofit a marine vessel owned by the Marquette Transportation Company (private), which operates between Baton Rouge/New Orleans, LA and Houston, TX. Two Caterpillar 3508 engines will be retrofitted with 3500 Marine Emissions Upgrade Kit, Tier 1. This project will reduce emissions of criteria pollutants, and it is estimated to create or preserve 33 jobs for local skilled trade workers. | $1.6 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Freight, Public Fleet | University of Houston | This project will retrofit more than twenty on-highway class 8 diesel trucks owned by the City of Houston with Truck Emission Control Technologies Inc's retrofit system. This project will create at least five jobs and preserve ten jobs. | $1.74 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Schoolbus | University of Houston | This project will retrofit 15 school buses from the Houston Independent School District fleet with Tinnerman/Shadowood TEC 2010 system. In addition, portable emission measurement system testing will be conducted. In total, this grant will create six jobs and preserve twelve jobs. | $1.8 million |
| ARRA 2009 | VA | Schoolbus | Fairfax County | This project will significantly reduce emissions by installing and using the Tinnerman/Shadowood TEC 2010 retrofit system on 28 Fairfax County School buses. In addition, this project will include evaluating the in-use emission performance of these vehicles with portable emission measurement systems. This project is projected to create or maintain approximately 30 jobs over the project period. | $1.3 million |
| ARRA 2009 | WA | Ports | Puget Sound Clean Air | This project will explore the feasibility of reducing particulate matter emissions from two private marine harbor vessels operating in the Puget Sound. | $42,000 |
SmartWay Finance Projects
Funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); More about the SmartWay Finance Program
| Year | State | Sector(s) | Recipient | Description | EPA Funding |
| ARRA 2009 | CA | Agriculture, Construction, Ports | California Air Resources Board (CARB) | Offers an innovative finance program for nonroad small fleet retrofits. This program uses EPA funding as a loan guarantee to leverage loan funds via California’s Providing Loan Assistance for California Equipment (PLACE) finance program. | $5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | KY | Agriculture, Construction, Ports | Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government | Offers low-interest loans for nonroad diesel equipment retrofits, repowers and replacements. Targets businesses within Jefferson County; equipment can be commercial, construction or industrial. | $2 million |
| ARRA 2009 | NY | School Bus | National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) | Reduces local school districts’ monthly lease payments for the repowering of 175 or more school buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. | $5 million |
| ARRA 2009 | OR | Freight | Cascade Sierra Solutions (CSS) | Creates a national revolving loan program for heavy-duty diesel trucks to save fuel and reduce emissions. The program includes leases for truck replacements, retrofits, repowers, idle reduction technology, aerodynamic technology, and/or low rolling resistance tires | $9 million |
| ARRA 2009 | TX | Freight | Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) | Establishes a Bridge Loan (revolving loan) program to help drayage (regional and short haul) owner-operators and related small businesses purchase and operate cleaner more fuel efficient trucks at the Port of Houston and Greater Houston-Galveston area. | $9 million |
This information is based on each grant recipient's proposed loan/lease program and is subject to change.