As a service to our members, CTE continually tracks state funding opportunities that could be of potential interest to our members. CTE monitors and updates the latest funding options in each state, providing direct and timely information to transportation professionals, industry leaders, and stakeholders.‍

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Background and Award Information

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Arkansas – The Arkansas Department of Energy and the Environment has announced the Reduce Emissions from Diesels (Go RED!) School Edition Program. The Go RED! School Edition Program is a limited eligibility program that provides funding assistance for projects that reduce diesel emissions from school buses. Awards under the Go RED! School Edition Program will be capped at $80,000 per applicant. Any Arkansas school district owning eligible equipment that is more than two years old and currently operational and will continue to operate in the state of Arkansas for five years after deployment, is eligible to apply. Eligible replacement vehicles and equipment include those powered by hybrid engines and zero tailpipe emissions power sources (battery or fuel cell). Applications are due March 31, 2025.‍

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Massachusetts – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, through the federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act program, is conducting a competitive electric-only solicitation. This is an early replacement program designed to accelerate the retirement of less efficient and more polluting diesel vehicles and equipment. Eligible diesel vehicles, engines, and equipment include school buses, transit buses, medium-duty or heavy-duty trucks, marine engines, locomotives, and nonroad engines, equipment, or vehicles. The eligible technologies that can be applied to the above vehicles, engines, and equipment include vehicle and equipment replacements with zero-tailpipe emission power sources, engine replacements with zero-tailpipe emission power sources and verified idle reduction technologies. There is approximately $3.66 million in funding available, and applications are due on April 7, 2025.‍

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Michigan – The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced $5 million in funding to support Level 2 AC EV charging stations at existing multifamily housing units through its Clean Fuel & Charging Infrastructure Program. Any organization is eligible to apply. EGLE will award up to $300,000 per applicant. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.

The Michigan Department of Education, in collaboration with EGLE and the Michigan Association of Pupil Transportation, has opened Round 3 of its 74(b) Clean Bus Energy Grant, a $125 million program aimed at helping Michigan school districts replace aging diesel school buses with cleaner alternatives. Applicants may request up to 10 buses. All Michigan Public School Districts are eligible to apply, and applications are due on May 2, 2025.‍

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Oregon – The League of Oregon Cities has released a Notice of Solicitation for the Utility Vehicles and Alternative Transportation Request for Proposals. The intent of this Interstate Cooperative Procurement Solicitation is to invite Proposers to submit a competitive pricing proposal offering Utility Vehicles and Alternative Transportation to LOC, which will then be made available to NPPGov members locally and nationwide; to reduce expenses by eliminating multiple requests for proposals and multiple responses by Vendors; and to obtain discounted pricing through volume purchasing. Categories include utility vehicles, including but not limited to electric, self-propelled, hybrid, and traditional fuel transportation Traditional Utility Vehicles, Compact Utility Vehicles, Mid-Sized Utility Vehicles, and High-Performance Utility Vehicles. Applications are due April 30, 2025.‍

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Texas – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is now accepting applications for the Texas Clean Fleet Program with an estimated $16 million in grant funding available for fleet owners in Texas to replace aging diesel vehicles with new hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles. Grants are available for entities who own and operate a fleet of 75 or more on-road vehicles in Texas and who apply to replace at least 10 of those vehicles with new hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles. Applications are due March 21, 2025.

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‍If you have any questions regarding any of these opportunities, please contact Wendy Morgan ([email protected]).