Application Workshops to be held for Volkswagen Settlement - Eligible Mitigation Action Items Projects

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) will be hosting a series of application workshops to discuss the upcoming Request for Applications (RFA) for Eligible Mitigation Action Item Projects. Workshops will be held:

• Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Reid State Technical College, 100 Highway 83, Evergreen, AL in the Wiley Salter Auditorium at 10:00 a.m.

• Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Calhoun Community College, 6250 Highway 31N, Tanner, AL in the Advanced Technology Center Lecture Hall, Room 103 at 10:00 a.m.

• Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at the Alabama Center for Commerce Building, 401 Adams Ave, Montgomery, AL in Room 342 at 10:00 a.m.

The RFA will be issued prior to the Workshops.

If Questions Contact

Phone: (334) 242-5290  |  Email: vwsettlement@adeca.alabama.gov

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      2018 DERA School Bus                  Rebate Program

School buses travel over four billion miles each year, providing the safest transportation to and from school for more than 25 million American children every day. However, diesel exhaust from these buses has a negative impact on human health, especially for children, who have a faster breathing rate than adults and whose lungs are not yet fully developed.

The 2018 School Bus Rebate Program will offer over $9 million to public and private fleet owners for the replacement of old diesel school buses with new buses certified to EPA’s cleanest emission standards. EPA will award selected applicants $15,000-20,000 per bus for scrapping and replacing old buses. 

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Request for Proposals Now Open

Deadline for proposals: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is excited to announce the availability of approximately $40 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) funds to support projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under this competition, between 20 and 80 awards are anticipated to be made to eligible applicants.

Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities, with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality.

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ADECA has been designated by Governor Ivey to administer the Volkswagen Settlement in Alabama.  $25.5M will be available to the state for transportation projects that reduce emissions in the state. ADECA is holding regional Public Information and Listening Sessions throughout the state in the next few weeks (see attached schedule) to provide information about the settlement and gather input for the development of a spending plan for the funds. 

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The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition is joining Lawson State Community College to sponsor the National Alternative Fuel Training Consortium’s National Odyssey Day.

National Odyssey Day is a nationwide biennial event to educate the public about alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles as well as the important role these vehicles play in providing solutions to our nation’s energy security and environmental issues.

As part of National Odyssey Day, there will be an in-depth discussion of the VW Mitigation Trust Fund settlement and what effect Alabama’s $16 million share may have on the s

More than 125 sites across the nation will join together on April 20 to further this cause. Lawson State, as a member of the National Alternative Fuel Training Consortium, is a great place to celebrate National Odyssey Day!

to register click HERE

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