A competitive grant program that provides incentives to upgrade or replace older on-road heavy-duty vehicles, non-road equipment, locomotives, marine vessels, and stationary equipment.

• Eligible vehicles & equipment include: – on-road vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)

greater than 8,500 pounds; and– non-road equipment, marine vessels, locomotives, and stationary

equipment with an engine rated greater than 25 horsepower.

• Eligible replacements include all fuel types.

• Grant awards may reimburse up to 80% of the costs.

A first-come, first-served grant program that provides incentives to upgrade or replace older heavy-duty on-road diesel vehicles and non-road equipment.

• Program features a simplified application process.

• Eligible applicants must operate the grant-funded vehicles or equipment in the nonattainment or affected counties for at least 75% of the annual usage.

• Eligible vehicles & equipment include: – on-road vehicles with a GVWR greater than 8,500 pounds; and– non-road equipment with an engine rated greater than 25

horsepower.

• On-road vehicles may be replaced with vehicles operating on diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), or propane (LPG).

• Grant awards may reimburse up to 80% of the costs.

*Counties may vary for each grant round.

A competitive grant program that provides incentives to owners of at least 75 vehicles to replace a minimum of 20 diesel vehicles with new alternative-fuel or hybrid vehicles.

• Eligible applicants must operate in the area defined by the Clean Transportation Triangle (CTT) at least 25% of annual usage.

• Eligible vehicles include: – on-road heavy-duty vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating

(GVWR) greater than 8,500 pounds; and– on-road light-duty vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating

(GVWR) less than 10,000 pounds.

• Eligible replacements include electricity, CNG, LNG, hydrogen, propane, or a mixture of fuels containing at least 85% methanol by volume (M85).

• Grant awards may reimburse up to 80% of the costs.

A first-come, first-served grant program that provides incentives to upgrade or replace diesel or gasoline vehicles with natural gas vehicles.

• Eligible applicants must operate the grant-funded vehicles in the area defined by the CTT for at least 75% of the annual usage.

• Applications must be submitted through a participating dealer.

• Eligible vehicles include on-road medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles with a GVWR greater than 8,500 pounds.

• Eligible replacements must be powered by an engine that receives not less than 75% of its power from CNG or LNG.

• Grant awards reimburse up to 90% of the incremental cost of the natural gas vehicle or engine.

A first-come, first-served grant program that provides incentives for the replacement of older drayage trucks operating at seaports and Class I rail yards in areas of Texas designated as nonattainment.

• Eligible applicants must operate the grant-funded drayage trucks in the nonattainment or affected counties for at least 50% of the annual usage.

• Eligible applicants must operate a drayage truck in one or more of the designated seaports or Class I rail yards for an average of 200 visits per year.

• Eligible vehicles & equipment include: – on-road vehicles with a GVWR greater than 26,000 pounds; and– yard trucks (terminal tractors) with an engine rated at greater than

125 horsepower.

• Grant awards may reimburse up to 80% of the costs.

A competitive grant program that provides grants for the construction or reconstruction of facilities to dispense natural gas.

• Grant-funded fueling stations must be located in the nonattainment areas, affected counties, or counties along and between the interstate highways connecting Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

• Grant-funded fueling stations must be made available to the public and must operate for at least three years.

• Grants may not exceed:− $400,000 for stations providing CNG;− $400,000 for stations providing LNG; or− $600,000 for stations providing both CNG and LNG.

A competitive grant program that provides grants for the construction or reconstruction of facilities to dispense alternative fuel.

• Grant-funded fueling stations must be located in the nonattainment areas.

• Grant-funded fueling stations must be made available to the public and must operate for at least three years.

• Alternative fuels include electricity, natural gas, hydrogen, propane, biodiesel, or a mixture of fuels containing at least 85% methanol by volume (M85).

• Grant amounts are awarded for the lesser of 50% of the eligible costs or $600,000.

A comprehensive program designed to reduce emissions of diesel exhaust from school buses.

• Eligible applicants include public school districts and charter schools.

• An eligible school bus must: − have an engine model year 2006 or older;− be used on a daily route to and from school; and− be kept and used by the school district for a least five years after

installing the retrofit device.

• Eligible technologies include: − a closed crankcase filtration system;− diesel particulate filters; and− a diesel oxidation catalyst.

• Amount awarded is at the discretion of the TCEQ.

A first-come, first-served grant program that provides incentives for the purchase or lease of certain light-duty vehicles.

• Up to 2,000 CNG and LPG vehicles and 2,000 electric plug-in light-duty vehicles may be funded.

• Plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles are included.

• The new vehicle must be registered and operated in Texas for a period of one year.

• The TCEQ maintains a list of qualifying vehicles.

• Eligible vehicles must be less than 10,000 pounds GVWR.

• Rebates of up to $2,500 per vehicle are available.

Provides grants to assist in the implementation of new technologies to reduce emissions of regulated pollutants from point sources.

• Eligible categories of projects include:− Advanced Clean Energy; − New Technology that reduces emissions of regulated pollutants

from point sources and involve capital expenditures that exceed a minimum level; and

− Electricity Storage projects related to renewable energy.

• Applicants must provide a detailed implementation plan that: − maximizes the likelihood that the technology will be implemented

in Texas as soon as practical; and− demonstrates the applicant's ability to operate and maintain the

grant-funded technology for the duration of the contract, including a five-year reporting period.