Grant Funding Opportunities

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) administers the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) All-Electric Grants Program. The program provides funding for the replacement of eligible vehicles and equipment with electric alternatives. Your organization's network includes entities that may qualify for this funding opportunity.

Program funding details:
• Up to $87 million in available funding
• Government-owned projects: Up to 100% of eligible costs
• Non-government-owned projects: Up to 75% of eligible costs
• Additional funding available for charging infrastructure

Eligible equipment categories include:

• Class 8 Local Freight and Port Drayage Trucks
• Class 4-8 School, Shuttle, and Transit Buses
• Forklifts and Port Cargo Handling Equipment
• Airport Ground Support Equipment

As a leader in sustainable energy innovation, the City of Lancaster in collaboration with the City of Industry is excited to introduce an opportunity to shape the future of energy through our latest venture --- First Public Hydrogen Authority. We are on the cusp of establishing this pioneering public utility to transform the renewable hydrogen landscape. FPH2 will
serve as a critical nexus, connecting producers and off-takers within the renewable hydrogen sector, ensuring a seamless, transparent marketplace that accelerates the adoption and integration of hydrogen-based solutions.

We invite forward-thinking entities to engage with us as we explore the full potential of green hydrogen through this Request for Information (RFI). The City is seeking detailed insights and competitive indicative pricing from industry leaders and innovators for the production, distribution, storage, and utilization of clean hydrogen. Target areas include transportation, goods movement, transit, industrial applications, and both mobile and stationary energy sectors.

Your responses will be invaluable as we lay the groundwork for a robust hydrogen economy, helping to establish a prequalified vendor list poised for subsequent Requests for Proposals tailored to specific end-user and off-taker needs. This initiative not only aims to streamline transactions but also to foster a transparent process that propels the growth of the
hydrogen economy.

Join us in this transformative journey as we finalize strategic partnerships, secure robust supply chains, and set the stage for FPH2’s operational launch in the next three to six months. Be part of a sustainable future that harnesses the power of renewable hydrogen to revolutionize our energy systems and environmental footprint.

The City of Lancaster issues this Request for Information (RFI) to seek information related to clean hydrogen technologies for the production, distribution, storage, and use of clean hydrogen for use in the transportation, goods movement, transit, industrial, and energy sectors both mobile and stationary.

The information gathered through this RFI may inform the potential development of a pre-qualified and approved vendor list in anticipation of future requests for proposals or bids for specific end-user and off-taker requirements.

The RFI process will be conducted according to the schedule below.

• RFI Issued November 1, 2024
• Intent to Respond November 12, 2024
• Deadline for Questions to be Submitted November 12, 2024
• Responses to Questions Posted November 19, 2024
• Responses Due December 2, 2024
• Evaluation and Follow-up December 16, 2024
• Board Approval of Approved Vendor List January 2025

All RFI responses must be submitted electronically via email to Cathy@BayshoreCGI.com no later than 4:59:59 PM PST on Monday, December 2nd
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All questions or communications related to this RFI shall be directed to Cathy DeFalco at Cathy@BayshoreCGI.com.

AGENCY:

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Notice; request for information (RFI).

SUMMARY:

The FHWA, along with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), invites public comment on this request for information (RFI) regarding the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Charging Technologies and Infrastructure Needs. This RFI seeks input in four areas to support medium and heavy-duty (MHD) battery electric vehicles (EV) (DOT vehicle classes 4 through 8) including: unique EV charger and station needs; vehicle charging patterns; MHD EV charger technology and standardization; and workforce, supply chain, and manufacturing to support charging of MHD battery EVs. The goal is to inform appropriate future Federal Government activities to support the development and deployment of EV chargers to support the anticipated needs of MHD EV original equipment manufacturers, fleet operators, drivers, charging station operators, and electric utilities. Comments should also address how to balance advances in technology with the need to expeditiously build out the national EV charging infrastructure, including support for MHD segments.

DATES:

Responses to the RFI must be received by November 12, 2024. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov, under docket number FHWA-2024-0028. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number FHWA-2024-0028, by any of the following methods:

Postal Mail:Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.

Hand Delivery/Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 366-9329.

Docket:The docket for this activity, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at www.regulations.gov.

All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov

index. However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about this notice may be addressed to Suraiya Motsinger, FHWA Office of Natural Environment, via email at Suraiya.motsinger@dot.gov or telephone (202) 366-4287 or Sarah Hipel, Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, via email at sarah.hipel@ee.doe.gov

or telephone (240) 994-0050. For legal questions, please contact Dawn Horan, FHWA Office of Chief Counsel, via email at Dawn.M.Horan@dot.gov or telephone (202) 366-9615 or Matthew Schneider, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of the General Counsel, via email at

matthew.schneider@hq.doe.gov or telephone at (240) 597-6265. 

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Director’s Office of Sustainability invites interested providers of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) charging and hydrogen fueling services to submit project concepts for consideration by Caltrans for nomination to the California Transportation Commission’s (CTC) Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP).1 Projects should align with the state’s goals for equitably advancing the adoption of zero-emission vehicles. Caltrans is searching for ZEV infrastructure projects to nominate to TCEP that would otherwise be unavailable to parties without the support and nomination from a public agency.

Submission of a project concept is the initial step for entities that wish to engage with Caltrans for potential nomination to the CTC’s competitive grant funding opportunity for MHD charging and hydrogen fueling projects through TCEP.

Outside of this call for project concepts, Caltrans encourages charging and hydrogen fueling providers to engage with the Department on ideas to advance transportation electrification.

Action Date:

• Release of call for project concepts 06/20/2024
• Deadline to submit questions for FAQ 06/26/2024
• Anticipated posting of FAQ 07/03/2024
• Project concepts due 07/10/2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT

Q&A 

Read more Here

The EPA anticipates awarding up to $932 million in competitive grant funding under the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. The program is soliciting applications nationwide for a grant competition to fund the replacement of existing non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles.

All application packages must be submitted electronically to the EPA through Grants.gov no later than Wednesday, July 25, 2024 at 11:59PM (ET) to be considered for funding.

Eligible applicants include: States, Municipalities, Public Schools, Indian Tribes
• Eligible vehicles include: Class 6 & 7 vehicles
• Eligible projects costs include: Incremental cost of ZEV, infrastructure purchase & installation, driver and technician training, project management
• Applications due July 25
• Read more Here

• This is an interactive dashboard that allows the user to zoom in to see where MDHD ZEV projects are being developed in California, with data fields including the address of public stations and port and/or nozzle counts.
• Members comment on the CEC Docket and the request from CEC to provide feedback for their HD Station Map.
• CEC MDHD ZEV Station Map
• CEC Docket (24-ALT-01)

The Sac Metro Air District has over $10 million in mobile source incentive funding to improve air quality and promote cleaner technology in Sacramento. Funding is available to replace existing heavy-duty vehicles with zero or near-zero-emission trucks and buses, replace older farm tractors, upgrade locomotives, install low-carbon fueling infrastructure, and fund other eligible project categories. Click the links below to learn more about our grant solicitation and program requirements.

• SACAQMD has allocated more than $13 million for zero-emission trucks and other innovative mobile source projects
• Applications opened on June 24
• Read more Here

• $2.8B for ZE Port Equipment and Infrastructure
• $150M for Climate and Air Quality Planning
Read more Here

Due May 28

• $20M Available
• Stacking with CORE Allowed
• Eligible equipment includes forklifts (>8,000#) Airport GSE, Terminal Tractors, Ferries/Tug Re-powers, Shore Power & More
• First-come, First-served basis until funding is exhausted
• Read more Here

• Questions and Answers document and Addendum 1 will now be released the week of May 6, 2024, GFO web page located here .