Utah was awarded several large new grants in 2024: the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Implementation Grant (approximately $75 million), the Clean Ports Program Grant ($110 million), and the Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Grant ($60 million). These grants will fund several new programs focused on incentivizing electric vehicles (EVs), EV chargers, e-bikes, electric equipment, solar, and oil/gas methane emission reductions.
Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles (CHDV) Program
Funding amount
$60 million under the Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Program – $42 million for Class 6 and 7 school buses and $18 million for Class 6 and 7 vocational vehicles.
When will the program start?
The program is in development and planned to open in 2025 and run through 2028.
What vehicles are eligible?
- Class 6 and 7 school buses
- Class 6 and 7 box trucks, cargo trucks, emergency vehicles, refuse/recycling haulers, shuttle buses, step vans, transit buses, utility vehicles, and other vocational vehicles
Clean Ports Program (CPP)
Funding amount
$110 million under the EPA CPP Zero-Emission Technology Deployment sub-program. The program will provide incentives to voluntarily adopt zero-emission (ZE) vehicles, equipment, and infrastructure that have been demonstrated to be viable options for port operations.
What projects are eligible?
Grant funds are available for ZE port vehicles/equipment, infrastructure, and solar at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal (SLCIT).
When will the funding be available?
The program is in development and planned to open in 2025 and run through January 2029.
Who can apply?
Only vehicle/equipment owners at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal that meet usage requirements (as defined by EPA).
Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Implementation Grants
Funding amount
~$75 million under the CPRG Implementation Grant Program.
When will the program start?
The program is in development and a subset of the program planned to open in 2025; programs run through 2029.
What projects are eligible?
Grant funds are available for electric vehicles (EVs), EV chargers, e-bikes, electric lawn equipment, residential rooftop solar, and oil/gas methane emission reductions.
Contact
- Fleet vehicle/equipment programs: [email protected]
- Other programs: [email protected]
- Lisa Burr: (385) 321-3819