Clean Ports Program: Zero-Emission Technology Deployment Competition
The EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) is issuing this NOFO to announce the availability of funds and solicit applications from eligible entities to help ports nationwide transition to zero-emission (ZE) operations under the EPAs Clean Ports Program. The EPAs Clean Ports Program will fund ZE port equipment and infrastructure to reduce mobile source emissions (criteria pollutants, air toxics, and/or greenhouse gases) at United States ports, delivering cleaner air for communities across the country. The Clean Ports Program will also fund climate and air quality planning activities as part of a separate NOFO including emissions inventories, strategy analysis, community engagement, and resiliency measure identification that will build the capacity of port stakeholders to continue to reduce pollution and transition to ZE operations over time. This new funding opportunity, made possible by funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, builds on the EPAs Ports Initiative, an ongoing program that helps our nations ports, a critical part of our infrastructure and supply chain, address public health and environmental impacts on surrounding communities.
Award Range
$2,000,000 - $500,000,000
Total Program Funding
$2,790,000,000
Number of Awards
90
Matching Requirement
Yes - Match required.
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
Consistent with Assistance Listing No. 66.051, the Clean Air Act Section 133(d) (as amended by the Inflation Reduction Act §60102), and EPA’s Policy for Competition of Assistance Agreements (EPA Order § 5700.5A1), competition under this solicitation is available to: 1. Port authorities; 2. State, regional, local, or Tribal agencies that have jurisdiction over a port authority or a port, where “port” is defined in Section I.B.; 3. Air pollution control agencies (as defined in CAA 302); and 4. Private entities that: a. apply for a grant in a Statutory Partnership with an entity described in 1-3 above; and b. own, operate, or use the facilities, cargo-handling equipment, transportation equipment, or related technology of a port.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
February 28, 2024
Application Closes
May 28, 2024
Grantor
cleanports@epa.gov
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