Now Open: Submissions for FY20 ACOG CLEAN AIR Grants for Public Sector Fleets

Submissions for FY20 ACOG CLEAN AIR Grants for Public Sector Fleets Now Open

Applications may be submitted beginning November 1. The deadline for all applications is 4 pm on December 15.  Contracts will be awarded on or before January 31. Approximately $350,000 in funds are available.

Eligible applicants are currently restricted to OCARTS-member governments, certain public trusts and public authorities providing essential services to OCARTS-member governments, member entity public transit fleets, and to public school fleets whose district boundaries are contained partially or wholly within the OCARTS area.

Eligible projects include:

• Light duty, medium duty and heavy-duty alternative fuel vehicle replacement of gasoline or diesel vehicles
• Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle replacement of gasoline or diesel vehicles
• Alternative fuel vehicle refueling equipment
• Dedicated Alternative Fuel Commercial/Industrial Mowing Equipment

Please note the following guidelines for this round of funding and other documents required for applications submittal:

2020-R1-ACOG CLEAN AIR PubFleet Guidelines Book
Equipment Retirement & Replacement Tables
Section 10 Project Assurances And Resolutions
Section 9 Vehicle Budget
Section 7 Vehicle Retirement & Replacement Tables
Section 6 Station Budget

Applications must be submitted using ACOG’s online applications system. You will need to have all documents complete prior to beginning the online application process. For questions, please contact Eric Pollard, Central Oklahoma Clean Cities Coordinator, (405) 234-2264 or epollard@acogok.org.

To date, ACOG’s Public Fleet Conversion Grants program has awarded more than $3 million in Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds to help OCARTS member entities and OCARTS area public entities purchase clean-fuel and clean-emission fleet vehicles, and alternative fueling infrastructure.