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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-1843

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Availability of Grants through the Driving PA Forward Fiscal Year 2020 Pennsylvania State Clean Diesel Grant Program

[51 Pa.B. 6998]
[Saturday, November 6, 2021]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces an opportunity to apply for $3,405,277 in grants offered through the Fiscal Year 2020 Pennsylvania State Clean Diesel Grant Program (Grant Program). Funding has been made available through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA). Most of this funding, approximately $2.85 million, is from the settlement of a lawsuit with Volkswagen and its subsidiaries, relating to diesel vehicle emission violations, and is being used as the Commonwealth's voluntary match funding under the DERA program. Funding is available for eligible diesel emission reduction projects that will improve air quality and protect public health and the environment by reducing emissions from diesel-powered vehicles and engines.

 The Department is seeking applications for projects that will replace or retrofit diesel-powered highway and nonroad fleet vehicles, engines and equipment. The majority of the vehicle or engine's annual operation time must occur within this Commonwealth. Public and private entities that operate diesel-powered fleets throughout this Commonwealth should apply. Eligible entities include school districts, municipal authorities, political subdivisions, State and local agencies, tribal governments, nonprofit entities, corporations, limited liability companies or partnerships incorporated or registered in this Commonwealth, air quality or transportation organizations, and metropolitan or rural planning organizations. Projects must use technologies certified or verified by the EPA or the California Air Resources Board to lower diesel emissions, unless otherwise noted in the Grant Program guidelines. The technology utilized may be singular or a combination of available technologies.

 The Department will not reimburse grant recipients for project costs incurred prior to the grant performance period set forth in the applicable grant agreement. The Grant Program guidelines and application instructions are available on the Department's Driving PA Forward webpage at http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/DrivingPAForward/.

 A recorded presentation providing an overview of the Grant Program and application process will be available on the Department's Driving PA Forward webpage during the application period. Applicants can contact the Bureau of Air Quality at ra-epvwmitigation@pa.gov or (717) 787-9495 with questions or to request clarification about the presentation or Grant Program documents.

 Applications must be submitted online through the Commonwealth's Electronic Single Application web site, eGrants, at https://www.esa.dced.state.pa.us/Login.aspx. The Department is now accepting applications. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, January 7, 2022. The Department will review and score applications after the application period closes. Applicants will receive notification of determination for their grant requests after completion of the review, scoring and selection processes.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1843. Filed for public inspection November 5, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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