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EPA DERA National Grants
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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
- Full Name
- U.S. EPA Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grant Program
- Type
- federal
- Client Type
- commercial
- Project Types
- ev, ev_charging, fleet_electrification, transportation
- Max Funding
- $5,000,000
- Eligibility
- Regional/state agencies, tribal governments, port authorities, MPOs, NGOs, private fleets | Project must replace, repower, or retrofit eligible diesel engines using EPA-verified technologies | Apply through Grants.gov when EPA opens the National Funding Opportunity (typically annual) | Buy America / BABA compliance applies to equipment purchases | Award typical range: $1M–$5M per project; expect 25–60% recipient match share
- Status
- verify
- Application URL
- https://www.epa.gov/dera
- Contact
- cleandiesel@epa.gov
- Stackable With
- nevi, 30c_tax_credit_commercial, il_vw_trust, comed_make_ready
- Incompatible With
- il_dera
- State
- IL
- 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. October 2024: $125M total announced. Most recent IL recipients are NGOs (American Lung Association, Environmental Initiative) and city departments (CDOT). Incompatible with il_dera entry — do not double-count for same project.
Source: Grantya research. Always confirm current terms on the official program page.