Grants

Current Funding Opportunities Available

Northeast Diesel Emission Reductions – Regions 1 and 2
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for Northeast Diesel Collaborative projects in Regions 1 and 2 which includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PR, VI and the Tribal Nations in these States. Projects can involve cleaner fuels, idle reduction, and retrofit technology. $1.48 million expected to be available, up to 12 awards anticipated. For more info, contact Lucy Edmondson at edmondson.lucy@epa.gov. Refer to Sol# EPA-R1-NEDC-2006. 

Ludwick Family Foundation
Initial requests accepted July 1 – September 1, 2006
The Foundation supports a wide variety of organizations and programs in areas including, but not limited to, the environment and education. Grants are provided for tangible items such as new vehicles or equipment, equipment replacement and modernization, improvements to facilities, and educational materials.

DOT Environmental Justice Grants
Deadline: August 7, 2006
The U.S. Department of Transportation requests proposals for the Transportation Equity Research Program (TERP). TERP supports demonstration and research activities for assessing the impacts transportation planning and investment operations have on minority and low-income populations that are transit dependent. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the health effects in low-income and/or minority communities associated with transportation impacts on air quality along with research on efforts made to avoid, minimize, and mitigate these impacts. Individual grant range $50K to $500K, up to 3 awards anticipated. Responses due 8/7/06. For more info, contact David Schneider at david.schneider@dot.gov. Refer to Sol# DOT-FTA-PLAN. (Grants.gov 6/2/06)

DOE Commercial Demonstration of an Integrated Biorefinery System Grant
Deadline: August 10, 2006
The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announces a funding opportunity for cooperative agreements from the Office of the Biomass Program.  Approximately $53 million is expected to be available in FY07 for new awards under this opportunity. Additional funding is expected to be available in FY08 and FY09. In total, approximately $160 million over three years is expected to be available for new awards under this opportunity.

This FOA requests applications to design, construct, build and operate an integrated biorefinery employing lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of combinations of (i) liquid transportation fuels; (ii) biobased chemicals; (iii) substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products; and (iv) energy in the form of electricity or useful heat. Per Section 932, the use of a wide variety of lignocellulosic feedstocks is encouraged as well as inclusion of technology to collect and treat this wide variety of biomass feedstocks. EPAct also specifies that lignocellulosic feedstocks may include a wide range of possible materials, but not those biomass components specifically grown for food. Hence applications proposing biomass grown for food such as starch or protein, including animal food, would be considered non-compliant. Also, this FOA does not address item (e) within Section 932, the University Biodiesel Program. To support DOE’s goals, it is expected that biorefineries proposed under this FOA will be operational within three to four years.