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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Information
Diesel Emissions Reductions

Brownfields Program

State Revolving Fund (SRF)

Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

MassCleanDiesel School Bus Retrofit Program

Waste Site Cleanup

Description

Massachusetts has developed a ten-point action plan, including retrofits of all school and transit buses by 2010, to immediately reduce the public health impacts of diesel pollution.  This $1.7 million in stimulus funds would be added to existing program funds to advance this plan.  Massachusetts also expects to apply for additional diesel reduction stimulus funds under a competitive application process

Eligibility Criteria

Designated state environmental agencies are eligible as well as regional, state, local, tribal or port agencies with air quality jurisdiction. Nonprofits that represent or provide pollution reduction or education and entities whose purpose is the promotion of transportation or air quality are also eligible.

Resources

Federal Guidelines

Massachusetts Procurement Access 
&  Solicitation System (Comm-Pass)


EPA Press Release

Information and Application for the Waste Collection Vehicle Retrofits & Diesel Hybrid Truck Purchase Program

Important Dates

3/20/09  MassDEP workplan submitted to EPA
4/17/09 EPA awards MA $1.7 million in DERA funds.
4/26/09 Applications due for the competitive part of the grants.
6/24/09 Waste Collection Vehicle Retrofit grant applications available. Filing deadline: July 31, 2009
7/2/09 MassDEP Awarded $502K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
7/13/09 Chelsea Collaborative Awarded $1.9 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
7/21/09 $1.1 Million in Recovery Act Funding Will Help Reduce Diesel Emissions in New England
11/9/09 The Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $302,000 to Perform Diesel Retrofits, Cutting Emissions from 132 Waste Collection Vehicles

Contacts

Kerry Bowie
Kerry.Bowie@state.ma.us
617-556-1008

 

 

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