Opportunity ID: 354043

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-OAR-OTAQ-24-02
Funding Opportunity Title: 2024 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Tribal and Territory Grants
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 18
Assistance Listings: 66.039 — Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: May 07, 2024
Last Updated Date: May 07, 2024
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 06, 2024 See Section IV of funding opportunity announcement for closing date information.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 06, 2024 See Section IV of funding opportunity announcement for closing date information.
Archive Date: Jan 05, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,000,000
Award Ceiling: $800,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Please see Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Environmental Protection Agency
Description:

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to incentivize and accelerate the upgrading or retirement of the nation’s legacy diesel engine fleet. Eligible activities include the retrofit or replacement of existing diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment with the EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certified engine configurations and verified retrofit and idle reduction technologies.

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. The EPA anticipates awarding a total of approximately $9 million under this NOFO: $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, subject to the availability of funds, the quantity and quality of applications received, and other applicable considerations.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For further Tribal applicant information, contact:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lucita Valiere, DERA Tribal Lead OAR, Office of Transportation and Air Quality Phone: 206-553-8087 Email: valiere.lucita@epa.gov

For further territory applicant information, contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Christina Guerra, DERA Territory Lead OAR, Office of Transportation and Air Quality Phone: (202) 564-2756 Email: guerra.christina@epa.gov
Email:valiere.lucita@epa.gov; guerra.christina@epa.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 354043 Full Announcement-EPA-OAR-OTAQ-24-02 -> 2024-dera-tribal-and-territory-notice-fund-opportunity-2024-05.pdf

Folder 354043 Full Announcement-EPA-OAR-OTAQ-24-02 -> fy24-dera-tribal-territory-priority-county-list-2024-04.pdf

Folder 354043 Full Announcement-EPA-OAR-OTAQ-24-02 -> dera-supp-applic-template-2027-04-30.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: For further Tribal applicant information, contact:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lucita Valiere, DERA Tribal Lead OAR, Office of Transportation and Air Quality Phone: 206-553-8087 Email: valiere.lucita@epa.gov

For further territory applicant information, contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Christina Guerra, DERA Territory Lead OAR, Office of Transportation and Air Quality Phone: (202) 564-2756 Email: guerra.christina@epa.gov
Email: valiere.lucita@epa.gov; guerra.christina@epa.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
66.039 NONE None PKG00286271 May 07, 2024 Dec 06, 2024 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

354043 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

354043 SF424A-1.0.pdf

354043 EPA4700_4_5_0-5.0.pdf

354043 EPA_KeyContacts_2_0-2.0.pdf

354043 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

354043 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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