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Driving a Cleaner Illinois (Umbrella)
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Illinois EPA grant program for mobile-source electrification projects, braiding three funding sources — Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, and the federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA). Each Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) names its source, eligible project types, cost-share rules, and application window. Active rounds are posted to the umbrella page and to the Illinois GATA grant catalog.
Program details
- Full Name
- Illinois EPA — Driving a Cleaner Illinois Program (CEJA + VW Trust + DERA)
- Type
- state
- Client Type
- commercial
- Project Types
- ev, ev_charging, fleet_electrification, transportation, general
- Eligibility
- Project must reduce mobile-source emissions in Illinois (NOx primary; PM, GHG secondary) | CEJA: install/maintain publicly available Level 2 or Level 3 EV charging stations (public or private orgs/companies) | VW Trust: replace eligible diesel medium- or heavy-duty vehicles with all-electric per BMP categories | DERA: replace, repower, or retrofit eligible diesel engines per EPA verified-technology list | Sign up for the Driving a Cleaner Illinois listserv — the agency does not pre-announce future NOFOs
- Status
- rolling
- Contact
- epa.deragrants@illinois.gov
- Stackable With
- nevi, 30c_tax_credit_commercial, comed_make_ready, il_cpace
- State
- IL
- Notes
- Currently open NOFOs (verified 2026-04-25): VW Round 9 — up to $18M for all-electric Class 4-8 Local Freight Trucks (open until depleted, contact epa.vwgrants@illinois.gov); CEJA EV Charging Round 3 — $20M for L2/L3 charging, currently CLOSED (all funding requested, monitor listserv for re-opening, contact EPA.EVCharging@Illinois.gov). DERA stream: no active NOFO — federal-fiscal-year basis. Apply via Illinois GATA + email submission per NOFO instructions. See il_dera, il_vw_trust, il_ceja_ev_charging entries for stream-specific detail.
Source: Grantya research. Always confirm current terms on the official program page.