West Coast Collaborative

DERA 2012 Request for Proposals

Our 2012 DERA RFP is now open! EPA’s National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program awards competitive DERA grants to fund projects that reduce emissions from existing diesel engines through a variety of strategies. These strategies include, but are not limited to, emission control and idle reduction technologies; cleaner fuels; engine upgrades or replacements; and/or vehicle or equipment replacements. Under this grant program, funding is restricted to the use of technologies, fuels, and engines that have been verified or certified by EPA or California Air Resources Board (CARB).

For more information on the DERA RFP, including applicant and project eligibility and other details, click here. To link directly with the DERA RFP, click here.   

There will be three informational webinars offered. Please attend one of the webinars listed here (preferably the webinar listed for EPA Regions 8, 9, and 10 on Thursday, April, 26 at 3 pm EDT).

During the open RFP process, please submit all questions to our Clean Diesel Help Line via email at cleandiesel@epa.gov and type "National RFP Question" in the subject line.

DERA Proposal are due as follows:

• All hard copies of proposal packages must be received by the appropriate EPA contact as described in Section IV by Monday, June 4, 2012, 4:00 p.m. local time in order to be considered for funding. 
• Electronic submissions submitted through e-mail must be received by the appropriate EPA contact as described in Section IV by Monday, June 4, 2012, 4:00 p.m. local time
• Electronic submissions submitted through www.grants.gov must be received by Monday, June 4, 2012, 4:00 p.m. EDT. 
  

2012 EPA West Coast Collaborative Partners Meeting - REGISTER NOW

We expect to cover a broad range of financing, technology, and policy topics while also discussing successes and challenges in addressing air quality in our communities and pursuing sustainable supply chain strategies. Breakout sessions will focus on rail, green alternatives for corridors, construction/Ag and resources for collaboration. We will follow a format similar to our September 2010 Meeting in San Francisco.
 

DERA 2011 Awarded Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $50 million for clean diesel projects that reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality. Projects replace, retrofit or repower more than 8,000 older school buses, trucks, locomotives, marine vessels, and other diesel powered machines. Please visit the NCDC webpage and click on the link on the right hand side to view the Press Release.  You can also check out the project list or presentation.

DERA Act Signed

In January 2011, President Obama signed the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) of 2010 (HR 5809), which reauthorizes DERA for another five years. DERA was originally created in 2005 and provides grants to state, local, and tribal governments for programs to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines. This legislation authorizes $100 million annually for five years, for a total of $500 million, though the actual annual amount will depend on each year's funding appropriation. According to EPA, every $1 spent on DERA upgrades has resulted in $13 worth of health and environmental benefits, and EPA estimates that 11 million diesel emissions are in operation with uncontrolled emissions.

West Coast Collaborative Recovery Act Funding Awards

• For information on awards made in Region 9, please click here.
• For information on awards made in Region 10, please click here.
• For all other ARRA information, please click here.

Non-EPA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding

• National Recovery Webpage
• Department of Energy
• CEC
• Presentations from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Public Sector Funding for Programs Related to Energy and the Environment (hosted by South Coast Air Quality Management District on April 1, 2009)

Recent News

• EPA and Coast Guard Announce Agreement to Enforce Air Pollution Requirements for Vessels Operating in U.S. Waters
• DOT and EPA Propose New Fuel Efficiency and GHG Emission Program for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, MYs 2014-2018: In response to the President’s direction to NHTSA and EPA in his May 21, 2010, memo, the agencies are proposing the first-ever National Program to regulate fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions for MYs 2014-2018 medium- and heavy-duty trucks, covering vehicles from 3/4 ton pickups and vans to delivery and utility trucks to big-rig combination tractors
• EPA Awards $5.6 Million to Spur New Clean Diesel Technologies
• EPA Administrator Announces Millions of "Green" Recovery Act Dollars To Clean Southern California Air
• EPA Funds New Study on Alternative Fuel Vehicle Emissions
• California Port Fee Would Fight Pollution, Congestion
• CA Presents First Bond 1B Check to San Joaquin Valley to Clean Up Air Quality
• PA, CARB, South Coast and SJV Air Districts Sign Joint Agreement to Reduce Pollution, Greenhouse Gas Emissions