2024 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Territory Grants

Background
The 2024 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Territory Grants are being offered by the Office of Transportation and Air Quality to incentivize and accelerate the upgrading or retirement of the nation’s legacy diesel engine fleet. The goal is to reduce emissions and improve air quality in priority areas listed in the NOFO.

Grant Details
Eligible activities include the retrofit or replacement of existing diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment with EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certified engine configurations and verified retrofit and idle reduction technologies. The grant anticipates awarding a total of approximately $9 million: $8 million for Tribes and $1 million for territories. The EPA anticipates awarding approximately twelve (12) to eighteen (18) grants or cooperative agreements to Tribal governments (or intertribal consortia) or Alaska Native Villages and three (3) to five (5) grants or cooperative agreements to territory government entities.

Eligibility Requirements
Applications will be accepted from federally recognized Tribal governments (or intertribal consortia), Alaska Native Villages, or government agencies of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which have jurisdiction over transportation or air quality.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is approximately $9 million: $8 million for Tribes and $1 million for territories.