Concept papers due February 5, 2021

Full applications due April 7, 2021.

This program funds a broad portfolio of research and proof-of-concept deployment to develop new affordable, efficient and clean transportation options to enable industry to accelerate the development and widespread use of a variety of innovative transportation technologies. The research pathways focus on electrification, fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system.

• Individuals,
• Domestic/foreign entities,
• Incorporated and unincorporated Consortia

• DOE's EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange
• FY21 Vehicle Technologies Office Research Funding Opportunities

Applications are evaluated on technical merit, innovation and impact, the project plan, and the project team and resources.

Loan

Guarantees up to 87.5 percent of the actual cost of certain classes of vessels.

• An individual, corporation, partnership, or other business formation that is U.S. organized, domiciled and recognized as a U.S. citizen (except for export transactions)
• Vessels generally include commercial vessels such as ferries, bulk, container, cargo, tankers, tugs, towboats, barges, dredges, oceanographic research, floating power barges, offshore oil rigs and support vessels, and floating drydocks
• See Project Requirements for more eligibility requirements

• U.S. DOT's Title XI Homepage

Projects must meet financial, economic soundness, technical acceptance, legal and regulatory compliance, and insurance requirements as explained on the U.S. DOT's Project Requirements webpage.

Federal (Department of Commerce/ Economic Development Administration)

Planning Program & Local Technical Assistance Program

Grant

Award Ceiling: $300,000

This program helps build capacity, guide economic prosperity and resiliency, and create and retain high-quality jobs.

• Institutions of higher education,
• Federally-recognized Tribal governments,
• State/local governments,
• Nonprofit institutions

• View Region-Specific Grant Application Information
• View Grant Opportunity Details

Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, how well the project aligns with at least one investment priority (e.g. promoting economic prosperity by enhancing environmental quality and developing/implementing green products, processes, places, and buildings) and includes projects that encourage innovations in energy-efficient technologies, clean energy and alternative fuel technologies as well as  promoting job creation/private investment and business expansion.

Federal (Department of Commerce/ Economic Development Administration)

FY20 Economic Development Assistance Programs/Public Works Program

Grant

Individual Awards: $100,000-$3 Million

This program helps distressed communities build, design, or construct infrastructure and facilities to advance bottom-up economic development goals.

• Institutions of higher education,
• Tribal governments,
• State/local governments,
• Nonprofit institutions

• View Region-Specific Grant Application Information
• View Grant Opportunity Details

Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, how well the project aligns with a current Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) or Economic Development Administration (EDA) priority (e.g. promoting job creation and economic prosperity through enhancing environmental quality and developing and implementing green products, processes, places, and buildings as part of the green economy) and the project’s ability to create or retain long-term high-quality jobs.​

Bond

Total Funding: $15 Billion

• Private developers
• Public sector entities in advance of the selection of a private developer

To apply, see the Private Activity Bonds web page.

Apportionment

Estimated Total FY20 Funding: $359 Million

• State/relevant public transportation advisors

• MTP website
• Metropolitan Planning FAST Act Fact Sheet
• Funding is allocated to states and MPOs, who then select projects.

Selection Criteria: Applications must identify how the metropolitan area will manage and operate a multi-modal transportation system to meet the region’s economic, transportation, development, and sustainability goals for a 20+ year planning horizon, while remaining fiscally constrained.

Estimated Total FY20 Funding: $2.499 Billion

• State and local governments

To apply, see the FAST Act CMAQ factsheet. Funding is allocated to states under the FAST Act. Projects are selected by the state or Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

Selection Criteria: Projects are evaluated on how well they reduce congestion and/or improve air quality in maintenance or nonattainment areas for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter.

    
Individual Award Ceiling: $12 Million
Expected Number of Awards: 5-10

• State and local governments,
• Transit agencies,
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) representing a population of more than 200,000,
• Consortia of research or academic institutions

To apply, see the 2019 Notice of Funding Opportunity and the ATCMTDP factsheet.

Selection Criteria: Projects must, amongst other criteria, reduce costs and improve return on investments, deliver environmental benefits that alleviate congestion and streamline traffic flow, provide for more efficient and accessible transportation, monitor transportation assets to improve infrastructure management, and/or accelerate the deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, and other technologies.

• States

To apply, see the NHFP webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on their economic, mobility, safety, community, and environmental outcomes, their partnerships and innovation, and the project’s cost share.

Apportionment

Estimated Total FY20 Funding: $24.236 Billion

• State Departments of Transportation

To apply, see the NHPP factsheet. Funds are allocated to states under the FAST Act, who then select projects.

Selection Criteria: Projects must support progress toward the achievement of national performance goals for improving infrastructure condition, safety, congestion reduction, system reliability, or freight movement on the NHS.  Eligible projects include environmental restoration, pollution abatement, and environmental mitigation efforts. The project or activity must be associated with an NHS facility.

Loan

Total FY18 Funding: $285 Million

Total FY19 Funding: $300 Million

• States (including D.C. and Puerto Rico),
• Localities,
• Other public authorities or private entities undertaking projects sponsored by public authorities

To apply, go to the TIFIA webpage.

Selection Criteria:  Applications are evaluated on the applicant’s creditworthiness and ability to foster partnerships that attract public and private investments. Projects that have been successful in gaining TIFIA assistance have generally exhibited strengths including the extent to which the project helps maintain or protect the environment.

Individual Awards must be at least $5 Million for a small grant and at least $25 Million for a large grant

• State/Tribal/local governments,
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs),
• Special purpose districts,
• Public authorities with transportation functions (including port authorities),
• Federal land management agencies that apply with a state
• Multi-State or multi-jurisdictional group

To apply, see the application directions and funding notice.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on their support for national or regional economic vitality, ability to leverage federal funding, potential for innovation, and performance and accountability. Environmental mitigation is an explicitly eligible project. See Section E of the funding notice for more detail.

Estimated Total FY20 Funding: $12.137 Billion

• States

• STBG factsheet
• Special Federal-aid Funding for STBG
• Funding is allocated to states under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. States then sub-allocate funds to MPOs which select the projects.

Selection Criteria:  States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) have their own criteria.

Environmental projects (among many other project types) can include environmental mitigation of habitats and wetlands, environmental restoration and pollution abatement to mitigate the impacts of transportation projects, and control of noxious weeds and aquatic noxious weeds, and outlined in Section 108 (f)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act.

This program also funds surface transportation infrastructure modifications to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, transfer, and access into and out of a port terminal.

Federal-aid projects under STBG for activities to plan, design, and construct highways to adapt to current and future climate change and extreme weather events are eligible for funding.

Loan

Total Funding: Up to $35 Billion, $7 Billion is reserved for non‐Class I freight railroads

• Railroads,
• State and local governments,
• Government‐sponsored authorities and corporations,
• Joint ventures with at least one railroad,
• Limited option freight shippers who intend to construct a new rail connection

To apply, see the RRIF website.

Selection Criteria:  Priority is given to projects that provide public benefits, including benefits to public safety, the environment, and economic development.

Grant

Total FY20 Funding: $30 Million

This program provides competitive funding for projects that support passenger ferry systems in urbanized areas.

Eligible activities include: support existing ferry service, establish new ferry service, and repair and modernize ferry boasts, terminals, and related facilities and equipment.  

• Funding is made available to designated recipients,
• Eligible direct recipients of Section 5307 funds,
• States and federally recognized Tribes that operate a public ferry system in an urbanized area.   

To apply, see the Passenger Ferry Grant Program website.

Selection Criteria: Projects are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, the age and condition of existing ferry boats, terminals and related infrastructure, the benefits to riders, project readiness, and the connectivity to other modes of transportation.

Grant

Project Dependent

• Industry,
• Academia,
• NonProfit Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations (NPO/NGOs)

To apply, see the META website. Maritime Administration (MARAD) posts competitive requests on Grants.gov periodically. These requests are generally open for a 30-day period.

Selection Criteria: Project Dependent

Grant

Individual Award Amount: $40,000-500,000 per award for two years

• States,
• D.C.,
• Any territory or possession of the U.S.,
• Any agency or instrumentality of a state (including state colleges/universities),
• Federally-recognized tribes that meet the requirements for treatment in a manner similar to a state or intertribal consortia

To apply, see the Pollution Prevention Grants webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, the project’s environmental/human health concerns.  Projects must also make specific technical assistance available to businesses seeking information about source reduction opportunities (specifically, businesses for whom lack of information is an impediment to source reduction) and must provide training in source reduction techniques.

Grant

Total FY19-20 Funding: Approximately $106.5 Million

• Air pollution control agencies that:
  • have responsibilities for development and/or implementation of a State/Tribal Implementation Plan to attain/maintain National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone or particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers (PM_2.5), and
  • have an active air program grant to carry out those responsibilities.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on the applicant’s  project summary and approach; community benefits, engagement and partnerships; project sustainability; environmental results; programmatic capability and past performance; leveraged funding; and budget. 

Grant

Individual Awards: $20,000 - $200,000 per award for 2 years

• States,
• D.C.,
• Any territory or possession of the U.S.,
• Local governments,
• School districts,
• Institutions of higher education,
• Nonprofit organizations,
• Community-based grassroots organizations,
• Federally-recognized tribes and intertribal consortia

To apply, see the SRA webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, the project’s environmental/human health concerns, environmental results/measurements, partnerships, transferability, timeline, and budget. Proposals must carry out project activities using surveys, studies, research, investigation, experimentation, education, training and/or demonstrations.

Grant

FY21 Funding: Approximately $46 Million

• Regional, state, local, or tribal agencies/consortia
• Port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality
• Nonprofit organizations or institutions that represent or provide pollution reduction or education services to people or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets and promote transportation or air quality as its principal purpose

To apply, see the National Grants: DERA webpage. Note, many states also have a DERA program. Check with your state Departments of Environmental Protection to see if they have funding available.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, whether the project is located in an Ozone or PM_2.5 nonattainment or maintenance area, the economic sector served by the project (special consideration given to projects located at service/good movement facilities), how the community will benefit from the proposed project, the efforts/plans of applicants to engage with affected communities regarding project design/performance, project sustainability, and the project’s environmental results.

Grant

Expected FY20 Funding: Approximately $2 Million

• Tribal agencies,
• Intertribal consortia,
• Alaska Native Villages with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality

To apply, go to the Tribal Grants: DERA webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, whether the project is located in an Ozone or PM_2.5 nonattainment or maintenance area, the economic sector served by the project (special consideration given to projects located at service/good movement facilities), how the community will benefit from the proposed project, the efforts/plans of applicants to engage with affected communities regarding project design/performance, project sustainability, and the project’s environmental results.

Grant

Total Funding FY20: $1 Billion

Maximum Award: $25 Million

• State, local, and tribal governments (including U.S. territories),
• Transit agencies,
• Port authorities,
• Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
• Other political subdivisions of State and local governments

Selection Criteria: Special consideration is given to rural areas. Also, there is a primary selection criteria for applications that improve the condition and safety of existing transportation facilities and systems, benefit the economy, improve quality of life, and advance environmental sustainability. Additionally, other secondary criteria are considered. 

Grant

• MPOs
• Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (RTPAs)
• Transit Agencies,
• Cities and counties,
• Tribal Governments

To apply, see the Caltrans STP Grant webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, how well the application identifies and addresses mobility deficiencies in the multimodal transportation system (including the mobility needs of environmental justice and disadvantaged communities), involves active public engagement, and integrates Smart Mobility 2010 concepts.

Loan

Total Funding: $240 Million

• Public or private entities that are authorized by law to construct, maintain, or finance eligible public highway projects

To apply, see the SIB webpage.ExitLoans under $10 Million are first come, first serve.  

Selection Criteria: Projects must be eligible for funding under the existing federal highway rules (Title 23) to comply with SIB requirements. This usually requires a project to be on a state’s highway system and included in the statewide Transportation Improvement Plan.

Grant

Maximum Grant $1.0 Million

• Community-based organizations. An eligible applicant must be a not-for-profit corporation.

To apply, see the Community Impact Grants webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: The program has a particular focus on low-income and minority communities that have historically been burdened by environmental problems. Applications are evaluated based on: 1) demonstrated knowledge of environmental justice; 2) training experience; 3) grant administration experience; 4) knowledge and skills in implementing a capacity building program; 5) approach to performing the scope of work; 6) recruitment and outreach; 7) goals and objectives; 8) cost effectiveness; and 9) regional economic benefit.

Grant

Individual Grant Award: $10,000 - $2,000,000

Any county (or New York City borough), city, town, or village of the State of New York is eligible to apply.

To apply, see the Grant Funding for Municipalities webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their potential to provide a meaningful response at the municipal level to climate change-related future conditions.

Rebate

Total FY19 Funding: $500,000

Individual Rebate Award: $2,500-$5,000: maximum of $250,000 to any one municipality

To apply, see the Grant Funding for Municipalities webpage.EXIT

Selection Criteria: Applications that satisfy the minimum requirements are awarded the rebate(s) until funds are exhausted.

Grant

Total Funding Amount: $1 Billion over multiple years

• Funding is distributed to local agencies who then offer financial incentives to owners of equipment used in freight movement to upgrade to cleaner technologies

To apply, see the Goods Movement Emissions Reduction webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Project funding will be based on meeting GMERP eligibility requirements, project cost-effectiveness, and program fundng availability.

Grant

Individual Award: Up to $30,000

• Independent contractors and fleet owners that currently provide drayage truck services to the Port of Baltimore

To apply, see the Dray Truck Replacement webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements. Preference given to trucks registered in the State of Maryland.

Rebate

Cost-share dependent on repower or replacement and diesel or all-electric

• Equipment owners servicing the Port of Baltimore

To apply, see the Cargo Handling Replacement webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements.

Grant

40 percent of the cost to purchase and install idle reduction technologies

• Equipment owners servicing the Port of Baltimore

To apply, see the Locomotive Retrofit webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements.

Grant

Maximum Award Amount: $500,000

• Public entities,
• Private entities,
• Not-for-profit entities

To apply, see the Freight Enhancement Program application guide.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications will be evaluated based on how well they address State Freight Plan performance measures, goals, or strategies, whether their project directly affects more than one mode of freight movement, the amount of additional freight the project will directly allow the facility to handle, the employment impact to the region, and whether it reduces the amount freight will have to travel.

Grant

FY20 Expected Funding: $14 Million

• State’s public port authorities

Selection Criteria: Funding can be used for new or expansion dredging to maximize ship draft at dock areas, dock wall construction, building, rehabilitating or retrofitting of new technologies for port structures and facilities, improving road and rail access to port areas, or upgrading plumbing and electrical to meet safety codes.

Loan

Individual Loan Amount: $1,000 - $50,000

• Small business corporations,
• Sole proprietorships,
• Partnerships or associations with less than 50 full-time employees, an after-tax profit of less than $500,000, and a net worth of less than $1 Million

To apply, see the Environmental Loan Program webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated based on the applicant’s ability to secure and repay the loan and on the project’s expected environmental benefits.

Grant

Maximum of $1 Million with matching funds of 20 percent.

• Open to the 78 coastal communitites of Massachusetts and other qualified Public entities  

To apply, see the Seaport Economic Council Grant webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Selection based on project vision, partnerships, alignment, and project readiness for grants of five types: innovation, public education, local maritime economic development planning, maritime economic sector strategy, and supportive coastal infrastructure project. 

Incentive

Individual Award Amount: Up to $7,500 depending on purchase

• Municipalities,
• State agencies,
• Massachusetts public universities and colleges

To apply, see the MassEVIP Fleets webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements.

Loan

Small business loans up to $100,000 to fund 75 percent of the project.

• Small businesses in PA with 100 or fewer full time employees

To apply, see the PPAA Loan webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements.

Grant

Generally awards about $60 Million per year.

• Funds are distributed to air districts, who decide which projects to fund

To apply, see the Carl Moyer webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements.

Grant

Individual Award Amount: $100,000 to $3,000,000 (can be over $3,000,000
if project will significantly leverage private investment and create jobs)

• Municipalities,
• Councils of governments,
• Businesses,
• Nonprofits,
• Economic Development Organizations,
• Public Transportation Agencies,
• Ports/Rail/Freight Entities

To apply, see the Multimodal Transportation Fund webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications will be evaluated on, amongst other criteria, the economic conditions of the region, the benefits to safety, mobility, economic competitiveness, transportation system integration, the technical and financial feasibility of the project, the number and quality of jobs to be created or preserved by the project, the project’s energy efficiency and long-term operational sustainability, and the multimodal nature of the project.

Cooperative Agreement

The program may provide up to 90 percent of the cost of construction.

• Any Louisiana public port authority

To apply, see the Port Priority Program's webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Eligible projects must be shown to be an integral component of any proposed port project.

Grant

Covers up to $750 per Level 1 charging station, up to $5,000 per single-port Level 2 charging station, and $6,000 per dual-port Level 2 charging station.

• Public entities
• Private entities,
• For-profit entities,
• Not-for-profit entities,
• Educational entities,
• Governmental entities

To apply, see the Electric Vehicle Program website.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements. NJDEP might limit the amount of reimbursement per employer based on number and location of charging stations.

Incentive

Annual Budget: $1.3 Million

• All vessel-operating companies whose vessels call at Qualifying PANYNJ Marine Terminal Facilities

To apply, see the Clean Vessel Incentive webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Projects are evaluated on, amongst other criteria how well they reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, the use of low-sulfur content fuels, the tracking miles sailed and fuel consumed, and the presence of an approved onshore power system (OPS) installed on board.

Grant

Covers up to 50 percent of the cost of a replacement truck or up to $25,000, whichever is less. 

• Independent owner operators or licensed motor carriers

To apply, see the Truck Replacement Program webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements.

Rebate

Covers up to 20 percent of the purchase price or up to $20,000 per unit replaced.

• All Port Authority Marine Terminal Tenants in NJ with off road container cargo handling equipment

To apply, see the Cargo Handling Equipment Program webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Must meet eligibility requirements.

Grant

Covers up to 50 percent of implementation costs

• Facility owners

To apply, see the New Technology Implementation grants wepage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Projects are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, their emissions reductions capability, the implementation plan, the compliance history of the applicant and other related facilities, and the extent to which the proposed project would advance NTIG and air quality goals.

Grant

Funding will depend upon the amount of revenue received into the TERP account.

•  Individuals,
• Corporations,
• Organizations,
• Governments,
• Business trusts,
• Partnerships,
• Associations,
• Any other legal entity

To apply, see the ERIG webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Projects are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, their emissions reductions potential and the cost per ton (of NOX reduced).

Loan

Maximum Direct Loans: $50,000 at four percent interest or half the prime rate, whichever is greater.

• Minnesota-based small to medium-sized businesses
• Political subdivisions of Minnesota

To apply, see the Environmental Assistance Loan webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on their anticipated outcomes, the likelihood of achieving those outcomes, the assets and resources available to the applicant to conduct the project and to repay the loan, the cost effectiveness of the proposed project, the qualifications of the applicants, the use of innovative technologies, methods, or techniques, applicability of the proposed project, and the future dissemination of project results.

Grant

FY20 Funding: $600,000

• Cities,
• Counties,
• Public utility districts/co-ops,
• Ports,
• Transit authorities,
• School districts,
• State government,
• Tribes,
• Nonprofit organizations,
• Local clean air agencies,
• Private fleets 

To apply, see the Clean Diesel Grants webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Special consideration is given to projects that reduce exposure to those at higher risk (children, the elderly, and people with existing health problems), areas with the most number of people living or working near the highest concentrations of diesel emissions (like urban areas and near ports), and/or disadvantaged communities that are more likely to be located in unhealthy areas.

Cooperative Agreement

Federal Project Limit: $10 Million (per sub-authorities within the program)

• State and local government
• Tribal officials

To apply, see the USACE webpage. Once the Corps of Engineers determines that the project fits the program, the District can request funds to initiate a planning process to determine federal interest in proceeding with the project.

Selection Criteria: The project must involve at least one CAP authority, such as navigation improvements, removal of obstructions, project modifications for improvement of the environment, or beneficial uses of dredged material.

Grant

Maximum amount of grant funding is 75 percent of the total project costs, not to exceed $150,000.

Eligibility application due May 1

Project pre-proposal due September 2

Application due November 1.

• Local governmental units,
• Federally-recognized tribal governing body,
• Public Inland Lake Protection & Rehabilitation Districts,
• Town sanitary districts,
• Lake associations,
• River management organizations,
• School districts,
• Private and public universities,
• Nonprofit organizations,
• State and federal natural resource agencies,
• Licensed hydroelectric corporations

To apply, see the Surface Water Grants webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on, amongst other criteria, the degree to which the project will prevent the spread of AIS, the degree to which the project protects or improves the aquatic ecosystem’s diversity, function, and/or ecological stability, the extent of an AIS population in the waterbody, the availability of public access to the waterbody, and the level of community support and commitment.

Grant

Provides up to $200,000 per year to each state. Projects are competitively ranked within the state.

• Public and private agencies,
• Marinas and other facilities that provide transient tie-up (15 days or less) opportunities for large recreational boats 26 feet or more in length

To apply, see the Boating Infrastructure Grant webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Projects will be evaluated on their need, cost effectiveness, and innovation.

Grant

No Funding Level

• Public entities (excluding U. S. Government facilities and organizations),
• Nonprofits,
• Educational institutions
• NOTE: Proposals to provide research support to any of the research areas listed in this BAA are encouraged from students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions (HBCUs/MIs)

• Opportunity Number: W912HZ-19-BAA-01

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on the overall scientific and/or technical merits of the proposal, the potential contributions of the effort to the ERDC mission (e.g. research on dredging, infrastructure and environmental issues, and water quality), the qualifications, capabilities, and experiences of the proposed applicants, the realism of proposed costs, and the availability of funds.

Grant

Total FY19 Funding: $43 Million

• Institutions of higher education, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, U.S. territories and states, Native American tribes, and local governments
• Applicants must conduct projects in coastal areas

To apply, see the NOAA Coastal Resilience Grants webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applications are evaluated on how well the proposed project maximizes community resilience to extreme weather, climate hazards, and changing ocean conditions, decreases the vulnerability of communities (e.g.,  physical and socioeconomic vulnerability), and restores sustainable, resilient ecosystems that create healthy habitats for NOAA Listed Species and/or NOAA Managed Species or fish native to the Great Lakes.

Grant

Total Funding Amount: Up to $10 Million

Projects of any size considered.

Deadline passed.

This grant funds projects that increase our understanding of how community attributes and systems interact and influence a community’s ability to adapt and projects that provide actionable information and strategies for implementing policies and practices that increase community resilience.

• All U.S. organizations, excluding federal agencies, on behalf of qualified individuals

To apply, see the Thriving Communities Grant webpage.Exit 

Selection Criteria:  Projects should address multiple stressors and focus on connections between environmental, social, and economic systems. Projects should also involve and benefit residents of the Gulf coast affected by stressors linked to climate change, severe weather, or chronic impacts of environmental degradation.  Other criteria include integrative and interdisciplinary teams and community involvement.

Grant

Total FY20 Funding Amount: $350,000

Maximum Award Amount: $35,000

This grant funds projects that:

• Target resources to benefit communities at risk
• Assess, understand, and reduce environmental and human health risks
• Increase collaboration through community-based projects
• Build institutional and community capacity to understand and solve environmental and human health problems
• Achieve measurable environmental and human health benefits
• Advance emergency preparedness and resilience

• Communities in EPA Region 1

To apply, see the EPA's Healthy Communities Grant Program Website and the 2020 Healthy Communities Grant Program.

Selection Criteria: Projects are evaluated by how well they address Target Investment Areas (community resilience, environmental justice, sensitive populations) and by how well they represent and/or are involved in the community.

Loan

Maximum Loan Size: $8 Million (per application)

Loan Interest Rate: 2 percent annually (1 percent for ARRA funds)

• State agencies, commissions, boards, offices, institutions, facilites, and other state entities
• Public junior college or community college and institutions of higher education
• A unit of local government including a county, city, or town and political subdivisions of the State of Texas
• Public or nonprofit hospital or health care facilities
• Public school districts (excluding charter schools)
• The public institutions must own and occupy the facilities where the proposed retrofit projects will occur.

To apply, see the LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program Webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applicants must satisfy eligibility requirements.  Renewable energy projects are strongly encouraged if feasible.

Loan

PACE pays for 100% of a project’s costs. Borrowers repay for up to 20 years with an assessment added to the property’s tax bill.

• Must be in a state (or D.C.) with C-PACE enabling legislation
• Eligibility depends on the authorizing legislation and may include industrial, commerical, agricultural, and nonprofit or religious properties

To apply, see the PACENation website.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility requirements.  Projects must  save energy, produce renewable energy, and/or conserve water.

Maximum Amount Awarded: Up to $7,500 per propane vehicle
or conversion to propane with a $20,000 lifetime cap per fleet

This program offers incentives to buy a new factory-direct LPG engine, and/or an EPA or CARB certified after-market conversion to propane kit. Incentives will be available for the incremental cost between gas/diesel vehicles and a LPG vehicle.

• Private fleets (excluding propane companies)
• Local government fleets
• State fleets
• Law enforcement
• School White Fleet
• Nonprofit fleet

To apply, see the ProCOT Vehicle Incentives website.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility criteria.

Incentive

The HVIP Waitlist now exceeds the funding available in Fiscal Year 19-20. No new voucher requests accepted until  HVIP reopens, likely early 2021.

• Fleets with 10 or fewer vehicles

To apply, see the HVIP webpage. Exit

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility criteria.

Incentive

No funds available for reservations.  Waitlist applications are being accepted.

• Individuals
• Firms
• Public agencies

To apply, see the NGVIP webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility criteria.

Grant

FY18: Approximately $12 Million

Up to $40,000 or $60,000 depending on vehicle weight class

• Individuals
• Firms
• Public agencies

To apply, see the SECAT webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility criteria.

Voucher

Funding determined by the weight classification of the existing or new truck, whichever is less.

• Truck owners located in the San Joaquin Valley

To apply, see the Truck Voucher Program webpage.Exit

Applications must be submitted through a dealership contracted with the program.

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility criteria.

Community Health

• Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and health care providers, such as hospitals and clinics

Facility Improvements

• Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and health facilities. Must primarily serve children, pregnant women, senior citizens, or those with respiratory/cardiopulmonary ailments.

Community Infrastructure

• Nonprofit organizations and government agencies

To apply, go to Grants webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be evaluated based on priority zones, cost-effectiveness, whether sensitive population and other criteria

Grant

Up to 50% of project costs

This program provides funding, guidance, and staff support to test promising air technologies in a real-world environment.
 

• Any public or private entity

To submit a RFI go to this webpage.Exit Utilize the Concept Papers template Exit for the initial screening. Projects warranting further consideration will be invited to submit a full proposal for funding consideration.
For more information, see the TAP webpage.Exit

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility criteria. The technology must have significant potential benefits relative to the Ports’ clean-air goals.

Grant

Project Funding:  Projects with funding from $150,000 to $1,000,000 are requested

• Local governments
• Regional transportation authorities
• Transit agencies
• Natural resource or public land agencies
• Tribal governments
• Any other local or regional governmental entity with responsibility for oversight of transportation (other than a metropolitan planning organization or a State agency)
• Non-profit organizations

To apply, see New Jersey Transportation Alternative webpage. Exit

Selection Criteria: Each application will be reviewed on-site by NJDOT staff and the TA Set-Aside Selection Committee and evaluated using an established program criteria  Exitand a 25 point rating system.

Cooperative Agreement

Total Funding FY20: Approximately $1.2 Million

EPA anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement of $120,000 in each of the 10 EPA Regions

• Incorporated non-profit organizations—including, but not limited to, community-based organizations, grassroot organizations, environmental justice networks, faith based organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions;
• Federally recognized tribal governments—including Alaska Native Villages; OR
• Tribal organizations

To apply, see the Program webpage and go to www.grants.gov.

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility requirements. Applications will be evaluated based on how well they meet EPA program objectives; the project activities, schedule, and budget; environmental results (outcomes, outputs and performance measures); programmatic capability; and past performance. The Director of the Office of Environmental Justice may also consider other factors including geographic diversity, programmatic priorities, and availability of funds in making final selections.

Grant

Project Funding: $50,000 Maximum 

• Non-profit entities
• Federally recognized Tribal governments

To apply, see the CalEPA Environmental Justice Small Grants webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility requirements. Grants are awarded to projects based in communities with the most significant pollution exposure that improve community understanding of environmental issues and amplifies community voices.

Grant

Total Funding FY19: Approximately $1.5 Million

EPA anticipates awarding approximately 50 grants (5 per EPA region) of up to $30,000 each 

• Incorporated non-profit organizations—including, but not limited to, environmental justice networks, faith based organizations and those affiliated with religious institutions;
• Federally recognized tribal governments — including Alaska Native Villages; OR
• Tribal organizations

To apply, see the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program webpage.

Selection Criteria: Applicants must meet eligibility requirements. Applications will be evaluated based on how well they meet EPA program objectives, the project activities, schedule, budget, environmental results (outcomes, outputs, tracking and sustainability), programmatic capability, and past performance. Special consideration given to proposals through several "other factors" when making final funding decisions amongst high-ranking proposals including: projects addressing disaster resiliency and emergency preparedness, veterans and homeless poulations, newer EJ grantees, and new applicants to Urban Waters Program.

22-43 awards are anticipated.

• U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents
• For-profit entities, educational institutions, and nonprofits that are incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular State or territory of the United States and have a physical location for business operations in the United States (501(c)(4) are not eligible)
• State, local, and tribal government entities

To apply, go to https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=313354, or

https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/#FoaId4940c6dc-dfe5-43ea-b5ac-f03bf0ea8c83

Other Selection Factors: Several program policy factors.

Grant

Total FY20 Funding: $9.5 Million

• Original Project Applicant of a project that the Secretary has previously designated as a Marine Highway Project or;
• A substitute (which can be either a public entity or a private-sector entity who has been referred to the Program Office by the original Project Applicant, with a written explanation, as part of the application);
• State governments (including State departments of transportation), metropolitan planning organizations, port authorities, and tribal governments, or private sector operators of marine highway services within designated Marine Highway Projects

To apply, read the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Selection Criteria: Includes financial viability; demonstration that the funds received will be spent efficiently and effectively; demonstration that a market exists for the services; and public benefits (emissions benefits, energy savings, landside transportation infrastructure maintenance savings, economic competitiveness, safety improvements, and system resiliency and redundancy).

Grant

Total FY20 Funding: $225 Million

Minimum  Amount Awarded: $10 Million

• Port authority
• A commission or its subdivision or agent under existing authority
• State, local, and tribal governments
• A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States
• A special purpose district with a transportation function
• A multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities, or
• A lead entity described above jointly with a private entity or group of private entities.

To apply, see MARAD's PIDP webpage.

About the Grant, PIDP Webpage

Selection Criteria: Grants will be awarded awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a coastal seaport, as well as the unloading and loading of cargo at a coastal seaport.

North Texas Freight Terminal Electrification 2020

Grant

FY20 Total Funding: $1 Million

Funding up to 30 percent of project costs for electrified parking spaces, power monitoring equipment, and electric power kits

Selection Criteria: NCTCOG will evaluate submitted applications based upon a competitive process focusing on cost-effectiveness, diesel emissions reduction effectiveness, and implementation feasibility/risk.

• Quantitative Analysis: Cost Effectiveness and Emissions Reductions (75% of total score)
• Qualitative Assessment: Project Location, Feasibility and Risk (25% of total score)
• See Guidances for complete criteria

Grant

Total Funding: $2.2 Million

Anticipation of cooperative agreements ranging from $50,000 to $750,000

Covers up from  25 to 100 percent of the total cost depending on project type.

To apply, see IDEM webpage, or contact Mr. Shawn M. Seals at SSeals@idem.IN.gov. 

• Cost effectiveness
• Transformational potential
• Project's total NO_x reduction potential
• NAAQS sensitive areas as a percentage of current standards
• Air quality benefits to areas with sensitive populations
• Leveraging resources
  • Other criteria noted in Request for Proposals

Grant

$12 Million

Funds up to $400,000 for CNG or LNG projects

Funds up to $600,000 for combined CNG and LNG projects

Funds 50 percent of the total eligible project cost up to a maximum of $600,000 for fuels other than natural gas 

To apply, see the AFFP webpage. 

• Proposed Station location and service capacity
• Project feasibility
• Project objectives

Rebate

Up to $5,000 for CNG and LPG/propane vehicles

Up to $2,500 for electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

• Individuals
• Corporations
• Organizations
• Governments or governmental subdivisions
• Business trusts
• Any other legal entity

To apply, see the LDPLIP webpage. 

Selection Criteria: Vehicles must be eligible for the program. 

Grant

$15 Million

• Individuals
• Corporations
• Organizations
• Governments or governmental subdivisions
• Business trusts
• Any other legal entity

To apply, see the TNGVGP webpage. 

Selection Criteria:  Vehicles must be eligible for the program. 

Grant

$1.1 Million

Funding up to $180,000 or 90 percent of project costs for direct current fast chargers

Funding up to $15,000 or 90 percent of project costs for Level 2 community charging

• For-profit businesses
• Incorporated non-profit organizations
• Federal, state, local or Tribal governments
• Metropolitan or regional transportation planning organizations

To apply, see the Iowa DOT webpage. 

Selection Criteria: Includes the following however there are other qualitative considerations:

• NOx Emission Reduction
• Whether the area has a disproportionate share of air pollution
• Sustainability
• Alignment with the Iowa Energy Plan
• Quality of the site

Grant

$4.9 Million

• Private organizations
• Public transit system operators
• Cities
• Counties
• Schools

To apply, see the Iowa DOT webpage. 

Selection Criteria: Includes the following however there are other qualitative considerations:

• NOx Emission Reduction
• Whether the area has a disproportionate share of air pollution
• Sustainability
• Alignment with the Iowa Energy Plan

Grant

Up to 75% of the total eligible project costs.

The program is open to any private, public, or nonprofit organizational entity with a base of operations in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) region.

To apply, see the Clean Vehicles webpage. 

Selection Criteria: Vehicles must be eligible for the program. H-GAC will look at, amongst other factors, the cost-effectiveness of the proposals.

Grant

50% of the incremental cost of new diesel equipment or 75% of the incremental cost of alternative fuel equipment.

To apply, see the Heavy-Duty Replacement Program webpage. 

Selection Criteria: Vehicles must be eligible for the program.

Rebate

Rebates range from $750-$2,500 depending on the vehicle purchased or leased

To apply, see the Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program fact sheet.

Selection Criteria: Vehicles must be eligible for the program.