The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund the replacement of non-zero-emission Class 6 and Class 7 heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. The EPA expects to offer up to $932 million in funding for high-quality applications that propose to serve communities across the country, particularly those overburdened by air pollution. At least $400 million will be used to fund projects in communities in air quality nonattainment areas.
Eligible applicants to the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program include:
- States, including U.S. territories;
- Municipalities, including public school districts;
- Indian Tribes; and
- Nonprofit school transportation associations.
Vehicles eligible for replacement under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program include:
- Class 6 and Class 7 school buses
- Other non-school bus Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles, including (but not limited to):
- Refuse Haulers/Dump Trucks
- Class 6/7 Transit Buses
- Delivery Trucks
- Utility Trucks
- Bucket Trucks
- Other Box Trucks
Eligible activities and costs for the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program include:
- The incremental cost of replacing a non-zero-emission Class 6/7 heavy-duty vehicle with a Class 6/7 zero-emission vehicle.
- The purchase and installation of fueling infrastructure that will support vehicles replaced under this program.
- Driver/mechanic training related to the maintenance and operation of new vehicles and supporting fueling infrastructure, and vehicle warranties.
- Costs directly related to the implementation, management, and oversight of the project, including recipient and subrecipient personnel and benefits, contractual services, consulting on vehicle deployments, travel, supplies, and indirect costs.