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EPA DERA National Grants (IL projects)
U.S. EPASee programDeadline: Annual EPA National Funding Opportunity (check Grants.gov)
EPA-administered direct-grant program (separate from state pass-throughs) that competitively awards diesel-emission-reduction funding to regional, multi-state, and operator-level applicants. Recent IL-relevant awards include American Lung Association ($3.99M for 42-vehicle multi-state replacement), Chicago Department of Transportation ($3.83M for 10 electric bucket trucks), Environmental Initiative ($3.33M for 16 Class 8 electric trucks at Martin Brower's McCook IL distribution center), and ALA ($1.28M for locomotive APUs). October 2024 announcement: EPA released $125M in national DERA funding.
Program details
- Agency
- U.S. EPA
- Level
- Federal
- Category
- Diesel Emission Reduction / Fleet Electrification
- Eligibility
- Regional/state agencies, tribal governments, port authorities, MPOs, NGOs, private fleets. Must replace, repower, or retrofit eligible diesel engines using EPA-verified technologies. Apply via Grants.gov when EPA opens the National DERA opportunity. Buy America / BABA compliance applies. Expect 25–60% recipient match share.
- Funding Amount
- Per-project ~$1M–$5M (recent IL awards: $3.99M, $3.83M, $3.33M, $1.28M)
- Deadline
- Annual EPA National Funding Opportunity (check Grants.gov)
- Status
- check_status
- Project Types
- ev_charging, fleet_electrification, transportation
- Client Types
- commercial
- Notes
- IL projects can apply directly via Grants.gov when EPA opens the annual National DERA Funding Opportunity (separate from the IL EPA state pass-through). Award sizes are 5–10x the state pass-through. Most recent IL recipients are NGOs (American Lung Association, Environmental Initiative) and city departments (CDOT). Do NOT double-count with IL-DCI-DERA-002 for the same project.
Source: Grantya research. Confirm current terms with the administering agency before applying.