Tribal and Insular Area Grants: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Request for Applications

Tribal and Insular Area Grants: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Request for Applications

&EPA United States Office of Transportation and Air Quality Environmental Protection March 2021 Agency Coming Soon: Tribal and Insular Area Grants: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Request for Applications Request for Application (RFA) opens late April 2021 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is excited to announce plans to request applications for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $5 million in total DERA funding and plans to have no mandatory cost share requirement for projects. Eligible Organizations Eligible entities include tribal governments (or intertribal consortia) and Alaska Native villages, or insular area government agencies which have jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Insular areas include the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 2021 Tribal and Insular Area RFA Highlights TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (OR INTERTRIBAL INSULAR AREA GOVERNMENTS CONSORTIA) AND ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES • Approximately $4.5 Million • Approximately $500,000 • Funding Limit per Application: $800,000 • Funding Limit per Application: $250,000 • Two Applications per Applicant • Two Applications per Applicant Although funding for both tribes and insular areas is planned under this single RFA, the applications will be competed separately. Tribal and insular area applications will be reviewed, ranked, and selected by separate review panels. Anticipated Timeline and Dates Description Date* RFA Opens Late April, 2021 Informational Webinars EPA will host three webinars to accommodate the different time zones and schedules RFA Closes – Applications Due Early July, 2021 Anticipated Notification of Selection Mid August, 2021 Anticipated Award October-December 2021 *Finalized dates will be posted online at www.epa.gov/dera when the RFA officially opens. For further tribal applicant information, contact: For further insular area applicant information, contact: Lucita Valiere Stephanie Watson DERA Tribal Lead DERA Insular Area Lead Phone: 206-553-8087 Phone: 202-564-1409 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] .

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