California to offer $34m in state grants for freight & marine emission mitigation

  

Up to $34 million available statewide on a first-come, first-served basis until September 22, 2021 or until funding is exhausted

 
  

Announcement: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pleased to announce that up to $34 million is now open on a first-come, first-served basis for the VW Environmental Mitigation Trust Zero-Emission Freight and Marine project categories including:

 
  • Scrap and replace projects that upgrade heavy-lift forklifts, port cargo handling equipment and airport ground support equipment to new zero-emission technologies; 
  • Scrap and repower projects for ferries, tugboats, and towboats that replace engines with new, zero-emission, all-electric technologies; and
  • Shore power installation projects at berths that serve ocean-going vessels.
  

Please review the solicitation guidance for the VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine program for eligibility, requirements, funding, and application information and get started on your VW Zero-Emission Freight and Marine application today.

 

Apply for Funding

  

Solicitation features:

 
  • NEW! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the solicitation period ends or until funds are exhausted, whichever comes first.
  • NEW! Partial marine vessel zero-emission repower applications are being accepted.
  • NEW! As detailed in the guidance, funding from this solicitation may, in some circumstances, be used to pay for costs related to installing supporting infrastructure.
  

An Application Q&A session will be held via webinar to answer questions on completing a successful application. We encourage interested applicants to participate in the webinar by registering below:

    

Application Q&A Webinar

    

Date:             Thursday, June 3, 2021
Time:             1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
Location:       WebinarRegister

 

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