Miscellaneous
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Division of Air Resource Management
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Grant Program Funding Availability
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is making grant funding available for Port Drayage Vehicle Replacement projects eligible under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). This funding will be for the replacement of eligible model year 1995-2006 Class-8 diesel-powered port drayage trucks with new diesel-powered drayage trucks for a partial reimbursement of up to 50 percent. Funded projects must be completed, including the required scrapping of the old drayage vehicle, before the end of the State Fiscal Year, which ends June 30, 2019. Applications are due to the Department’s Division of Air Resource Management by February 15, 2019. The application worksheet and information regarding eligibility under DERA is available on the Department’s DERA webpage at the following link: www.floridadep.gov/air/air-director/content/diesel-emissions-reduction-act-dera-florida. For more information, please contact John Paul Fraites at (850)717-9021, or John.Fraites@FloridaDEP.gov. Awards are subject to availability of funds as allocated under EPA’s DERA program and state budget authority.
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