With a shortened, 45-day application period for all competitive announcements, please start preparing your applications now! All applications must contain the following forms in addition to the proposal work plan and budget narrative detail:

You can start by following these steps:

• Assess diesel fleets and identify eligible vehicles.
• Establish eligible partnerships.
• Prepare fleet and proposal descriptions.
• Evaluate public health benefits, costs effectiveness, and emission reductions of the proposed project. See the Diesel Emission Quantifier.
• Review prior NCDC competitive announcements.

You may also find it useful to review the archived funding materials from fiscal year 2008. Many of the programmatic priorities, eligible entities and projects, and application instructions will be the same as the 2008 Requests for Proposals. However, be aware that the ARRA funding Requests for Applications will contain new priorities, funding criteria and restrictions, and application requirements specific to the ARRA authority.


Other Useful Links


Language on the Grants & Funding page regarding the Stimulus funding and potential grant competition opportunities.
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/grantfund.htm


A new EPA resource called "Tips for a Successful Diesel Retrofit Project: DOCs, DPFs, & CCVs"
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/retrofit-tips.htm