OpportunityTitle: American Recovery and Reinvestment  Act Funding for Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program
CategoryExplanation: Funding must be used to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of: (1) tons of pollution produced; (2) diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas; and (3) the ability to maximize job preservation and creation.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
Description: The EPA&#146;s National Clean Diesel Campaign are announcing the availability of funding assistance through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). Under the Recovery Act and EPAct 2005, EPA&#146;s Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program is soliciting applications for projects that can be commenced expeditiously and that reduce diesel emissions and maximize job creation and preservation through the use, development and commercialization of emerging technologies An emerging technology is a device or system that reduces emissions from diesel engines or diesel engine powered vehicles or equipment that has not certified or verified by EPA or the California Air Resources Board (CARB) but for which an approvable application and test plan have been submitted for verification. Only those technologies that have been approved and placed on EPA&#146;s Emerging Technology List, found at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/prgemerglist.htm, qualify as emerging technologies for the purpose of this funding solicitation. This synopsis will be modified when the full annnouncement is posted.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Jennifer Went
GrantorContactText: Jennifer Went, Phone (202) 343-9302.
CloseDateExplanation: Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV, for additional information on submission methods and due dates.