To address these diesel emissions and protect public health and air quality, EPA is authorized under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) to offer funding assistance to accelerate the upgrade and turnover of the legacy diesel fleets. Since the inaugural year of funding for DERA in fiscal year 2008, EPA has awarded over $800 million to replace or retrofit approximately 73,700 engines or vehicles to reduce diesel emissions nationwide. The DERA program promotes an array of diesel emissions strategies by working with manufacturers, fleet operators, air quality professionals, environmental and community organizations and state and local officials to address the varying priorities of different regions and sectors. DERA supports environmental justice by prioritizing emissions reductions in areas receiving disproportionate impacts from diesel fleets to provide an environment where all people enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards. EPA is offering a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Request for Applications (RFA) that is open to tribal governments (or intertribal consortia), Alaska Native Villages and insular area governments for projects that reduce emissions from older diesel engines. EPA began a separate competition for tribes in 2014 to address the unique needs and concerns of tribal grantees. Similarly, DERA now offers separate funding under this competition for insular areas to encourage their participation in the DERA grants program. This RFA is a competitive grant program. The DERA program has another competitive funding opportunity, DERA National Grants, which funds similar activities but is open to a wider range of applicant types. Another related EPA funding program is the Clean School Bus Rebates. Information on these programs can be found at https://www.epa.gov/dera/national and www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus.
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