Past DERA Grants Since 1995, the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has offered individuals, businesses and organizations multiple forms of grant funding to help cover the costs of their emission reduction projects. These projects include diesel engine replacements, diesel oxidation catalyst retrofits, marine diesel repowers and many more. For more information or to sign up for email notification of future grants, email daq.mscb.ncdaqgrants@ncdenr.gov. DAQ Past Grant Awardees 2021 Grant Awards Applicant: Town of Chapel HillCounty: OrangeGrant Award: $211,740Project Summary: Replaces one diesel refuse truck with a new electric refuse truck. This project eliminates the greenhouse gas emissions and 0.3 tons of NOx emissions associated with an internal combustion engine. Applicant: Hirschbach Motor LinesCounty: BladenGrant Award: $152,460Project Summary: Replaces two diesel yard spotters with two electric yard spotters. This project eliminates the greenhouse gas emissions and 0.9 tons of NOx emissions associated with internal combustion engines. Applicant: Estes ExpressCounty: MecklenburgGrant Award: $130,500Project Summary: Replaces a diesel yard tractor with an electric yard tractor. This project eliminates the greenhouse gas emissions and 5.1 tons of NOx emissions associated with an internal combustion engine. Applicant: City of GreensboroCounty: GuilfordGrant Award: $125,000Project Summary: Replaces a diesel front-end loader with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 2.4 tons. Applicant: City of GreensboroCounty: GuilfordGrant Award: $122,240Project Summary: Replaces a diesel dozer with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 2.2 tons. Applicant: Southeast Crescent ShippingCounty: New HanoverGrant Award: $92,710Project Summary: Replaces a diesel forklift with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 7.6 tons. Applicant: Estes ExpressCounty: Cleveland and CumberlandGrant Award: $50,740Project Summary: Replaces two diesel short-haul combination trucks with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 4.3 tons. Applicant: Greenville Utilities CommissionCounty: PittGrant Award: $34,150Project Summary: Replaces a wire wheel loader with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 0.5 tons. Applicant: Caps MarineCounty: CurrituckGrant Award: $18,250Project Summary: Replaces a Tier 1 skid loader with a Tier 4 track loader with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 0.15 tons. 2019/2020 Grant Awards Applicant: Sundown SeafoodGrant Award: $10,500Summary: Replacement of a commercial fishing boat engine with a new, cleaner technology engine. This new technology will reduce NOx emissions by 2.5 tons annually. Applicant: City of WilmingtonGrant Award: $270,585Summary: Replacement of a diesel refuse hauler with an all-electric refuse hauler and installation of charging infrastructure for the vehicle. This project completely removes the emissions associated with an internal combustion engine, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 36 tons annually. Applicant: Town of CaryGrant Award: $252,375Summary: Replacement of a diesel refuse hauler with an all-electric refuse hauler and installation of charging infrastructure for the vehicle. This project completely removes the emissions associated with an internal combustion engine, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 21 tons annually. Applicant: City of CharlotteGrant Award: $390,207Summary: Replacement of a diesel transit bus with an all-electric bus. This project completely removes the emissions associated with an internal combustion engine, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 141 tons annually. Applicant: Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.Grant Award: $160,000Summary: Replacement of four diesel refuse trucks with four compressed natural gas refuse trucks in Forsyth County. These four new trucks will reduce NOx emissions by approximately 0.8 tons and greenhouse gas emissions by 39 tons annually. 2018 Grant Awards Applicant: Sanders Utility Construction CompanyGrant Award: $19,000Summary: Replacement of two mobile generators Applicant: Waste Management of the CarolinasGrant Award: $164,270Summary: Replacement of four diesel refuse trucks Applicant: North Carolina Department of Public InstructionGrant Award: $217,221Summary: Replacement of nine diesel school buses Applicant: BMC EastGrant Award: $251,351Summary: Replacement of seven diesel short-haul trucks and six diesel forklifts 2017 Grant Awards Applicant: Sanders Utility Construction CompanyGrant Award: $33,432Summary: Replacement of two Tier 2 excavators with new Tier 4 excavators Applicant: Allons Enterprises, LLCGrant Award: $3,343Summary: Installation of an auxiliary power unit on a Class 8 diesel truck to reduce idling emissions Applicant: Waste IndustriesGrant Award: $78,585Summary: Replacement of a Class 8 diesel truck with a compressed natural gas powered truck Applicant: NC ZooGrant Award: $32,500Summary: Replacement of the Zoofari 2001 Freightliner with a new lower emissions specialty vehicle Applicant: North Carolina Department of Public InstructionGrant Award: $60,787Summary: Replacement of three diesel school buses 2016 Grant Awards Applicant: Polk County SchoolsGrant Award: $69,561Summary: Retrofit 6 school buses with diesel particulate filters Applicant: NC DOT - Rail DivisionGrant Award: $39,000Summary: Installation of additional technologies to reduce PM Applicant: EnergyUnitedGrant Award: $65,951Summary: Replace two diesel trucks with propane-powered trucks 2015 Grant Awards Applicant: Transylvania County SchoolsGrant Award: $54,696Summary: Retrofit 5 school buses with diesel particulate filters Applicant: NC DOT - Rail DivisionGrant Award: $102,500Summary: Retrofit locomotive with diesel particulate filter 2014 Grant Awards Applicant: NC Department of Public InstructionGrant Award: $102,250Summary: Early replacement of 5 school buses Applicant: Iredell CountyGrant Award: $37,500Summary: Refuse truck replacement Applicant: NC DOT – Rail DivisionGrant Award: $38,800Summary: Retrofit a locomotive with a selective catalytic reduction device Applicant: City of ThomasvilleGrant Award: $45,000Summary: Refuse truck replacement 2013 Grant Awards Applicant: Yadkin Valley RailroadGrant Award: $759,666Summary: Repower a locomotive from tier 0 to tier 3 Applicant: Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality AgencyGrant Award: $7,941Summary: Retrofit 5 fire trucks with diesel oxidation catalystsSuccess Story Applicant: Warren Wilson CollegeGrant Award: $8,968Summary: Convert a campus truck from diesel to electric.Success Story Applicant: CSXI CharlotteGrant Award: $14,927Summary: Repower a container handlerSuccess Story Applicant: The Biltmore CompanyGrant Award: $37,400Summary: Convert shuttles and police cars to propaneSuccess Story 2012 Grant Awards Applicant: Cape Fear Siteworks (ICAN)Grant Award: $5,875Summary: Replace a roll-off construction truck with a newer one.Success Story Applicant: Benfield SanitationGrant Award: $76,250Summary: Replace a sanitation truck with a CNG truck.Success Story Applicant: Wilmington AirportGrant Award: $13,750Summary: Replace 2 diesel mowers with propane mowers.Success Story Applicant: Jamie WescottGrant Award: $29,045Summary: Repower the fishing vessel called the "Risky Business". Applicant: Philip CarawanGrant Award: $30,500Summary: Repower the fishing vessel called the "Capt Neil II" Applicant: Dennis ForemanGrant Award: $19,500Summary: Repower the fishing vessel, Misty Dawn Applicant: Michael SadlerGrant Award: $18,684Summary: Repower the fishing vessel, Jennifer G.Success Story Applicant: Piedmont Triad International AirportGrant Award: $20,000Summary: Replace an airport shuttle with a new shuttleSuccess Story 2011 and Older Past Grants 2011 Grant Awards Applicant: Bath Volunteer Fire DepartmentGrant Award: $37,500Summary: Replace diesel fire equipment truck Applicant: Henderson CountyGrant Award: $9,500Summary: Offset the higher cost of biodiesel over petroleum diesel Applicant: Cape Fear SiteWorksGrant Award: $9,250Summary: Replacement of construction loader Applicant: Triangle J Council of GovernmentsGrant Award: $82,048.Summary: Replace two City of Durham refuse trucksSuccess Story Applicant: Trawler Christina Ann, Inc.Grant Award: $238,500.Summary: Repower the trawler called the "Christina Ann" Applicant: University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGrant Award: $6,000Summary: Offset the higher cost of biodiesel over petroleum diesel Applicant: Thomas Edward Newman, Jr.Grant Award: $32,500Summary: Repower the fishing vessel called the "Capt. Dell" 2010 Grant Awards Applicant: Asheville Regional AirportGrant Award: $142,500Summary: Replace diesel ground equipment with electric Applicant: Piedmont BiofuelsGrant Award: $20,622Summary: Infrastructure to use glycerin as boiler fuel Applicant: Gaston County SchoolsGrant Award: $42,246Summary: Closed crankcase ventilation system retrofits on school buses 2009 Grant Awards Applicant: City of HickoryGrant Award: $80,000Summary: Purchase a new compressed natural gas street sweeper to replace an old diesel one Applicant: Duke EnergyGrant Award: $79,882Summary: Repower switcher locomotive with cleaner burning engines Applicant: Foothills BiodieselGrant Award: $45,000Summary: Biodiesel infrastructure: heated biodiesel tank, etc. Applicant: Triangle J Council of Governments for the benefit of Durham County SchoolsGrant Award: $25,500Summary: Convert a Durham County School bus to a hybrid Applicant: City of GreenvilleGrant Award: $32,500Summary: Purchase a new hybrid bucket truck to replace old non-hybrid bucket truck Applicant: City of CharlotteGrant Award: $133,500Summary: Purchase compressed natural gas refuse trucks to replace old diesel ones Applicant: University of North Carolina AshevilleGrant Award: $10,200Summary: Biodiesel refueling infrastructure 2009 NCDEER Grant Awards Applicant: Triangle J COGGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Replacement trucks Applicant: City of ThomasvilleGrant Award: $49,019Summary: Refuse hauler replacement Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $79,738Summary: Retrofits and engine repower Applicant: City of Charlotte/Charlotte-Douglas AirportGrant Award: $79,738Summary: Retrofits on shuttle buses Applicant: Edenton-Chowan SchoolsGrant Award: $17,221Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Jackson County SchoolsGrant Award: $35,222Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Stokes County SchoolsGrant Award: $24,048Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Vance County SchoolsGrant Award: $29,788Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Craven County SchoolsGrant Award: $62,383Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Cumberland County SchoolsGrant Award: $61,392Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Currituck County SchoolsGrant Award: $8,610Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Martin County SchoolsGrant Award: $28,356Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: City of AshevilleGrant Award: $27,879Summary: Biodiesel buydown Applicant: Western NC Regional Air Quality AssociationGrant Award: $31,077Summary: Fire truck retrofits Applicant: Harris Charters (Offshore III)Grant Award: $37,500Summary: Marine diesel repower. Applicant: Jay Kavanaugh (Bite Me)Grant Award: $65,886Summary: Marine diesel repower. Applicant: Budd Gillam (Drop-N-Back)Grant Award: $42,100Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Fisherman's Wharf Fillet (Bald Eagle II)Grant Award: $93,000Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: STOLAT Fishing (STOLAT)Grant Award: $32,000Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Lawrence Gill (Hopeful)Grant Award: $17,180Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Thomas Newman (Gotta Go)Grant Award: $16,890Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Crystal Dawn Corp. (Crystal Dawn)Grant Award: $27,953Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Harper's Folly (Folly Sportfishing)Grant Award: $34,500Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: William Van Druten (Net Result)Grant Award: $9,040Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Huckleberry (Jamie Rollison)Grant Award: $14,000Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Shepard's Point (Endless Pursuit)Grant Award: $32,960Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Miss Oregon Inlet (Miss Oregon Inlet)Grant Award: $45,900Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Paul Dunn (Shannon D)Grant Award: $16,472Summary: Marine diesel repower 2008 Grant Awards Applicant: Piedmont BiofuelsGrant Award: $37,700Summary: Purchase vacuum truck for expanded oil collection Applicant: Haywood Community CollegeGrant Award: $16,029Summary: Partial cost of one fully electric vehicleSuccess Story Applicant: Old Salem MuseumGrant Award: $7,250Summary: Partial cost of electric vehiclesSuccess Story Applicant: Town of MontreatGrant Award: $12,800Summary: Partial cost of 2 electric vehicles to be shared by two organizations Applicant: Western Carolina UniversityGrant Award: $9,704Summary: Partial cost of two electric vehicles Applicant: Mecklenburg County Air QualityGrant Award: $102,925Summary: Funding provided to GRADE grant to give money to retrofit, repower, and replace private and public nonroad equipment Applicant: NC Ports AuthorityGrant Award: $105,000Summary: Purchase biodiesel tanks Applicant: Leisure LandscapeGrant Award: $8,200Summary: Convert commercial lawn equipment to propane Applicant: Catawba County SchoolsGrant Award: $72,000Summary: Catawba County Schools will retrofit 40 high emission buses from our fleet with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Closed Crankcase Ventilation SystemsSuccess Story Applicant: Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsGrant Award: $108,000Summary: Repower 1998 activity buses to 2008 engines Applicant: Durham County SchoolsGrant Award: $104,152Summary: Retrofit 77 buses with DOC and CCV Applicant: North Carolina & Virginia RailroadsGrant Award: $56,250Summary: 50% of the cost of GE automatic start/stop system for train engines Applicant: Yadkin Valley RailroadGrant Award: $42,500Summary: Purchase 10 ZTR Smartstarts on 10 engines 2008 LEADER Grant Awards Applicant: Cape Fear Siteworks (ICAN)Grant Award: $21,750Summary: Replace an excavator and repower a rubber-tired loader Applicant: Duke EnergyGrant Award: $42,832.57Summary: Repower a coal-handling dozer Applicant: Jim Lynch GradingGrant Award: $16,012Summary: Repower an excavator Applicant: Sparks ContractingGrant Award: $17,850Summary: Repower a grader Applicant: Thalle Construction Co., Inc.Grant Award: $18,392Summary: Retrofit an excavator Applicant: Martin MariettaGrant Award: $86,000Summary: Replace a loader Applicant: Sunland Builders, Inc.Grant Award: $16,125Summary: Replace a backhoe Applicant: Shavender TruckingGrant Award: $44,225Summary: Replace a rubber tire loader Applicant: Roberson Contracting, Inc.Grant Award: $55,625Summary: Replace a motor grader Applicant: Barnhill Contracting CompanyGrant Award: $19,593Summary: Replace a backhoe Applicant: Gaston County Solid Waste & Recycling DivisionGrant Award: $149,992Summary: Replace a scrapper, compactor, and a loader Applicant: Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLCGrant Award: $261,603Summary: Repower five pieces of quarry equipment 2007 Grant Awards Applicant: Blue Ridge BiofuelsGrant Award: $68,750Summary: Purchase a biodiesel distribution rack, install biodiesel tanks and infrastructure and modify vehicles to run on biodiesel Applicant: Metrolina BiofuelsGrant Award: $9,000Summary: Provide biodiesel to the motoring public of the Greater Charlotte Metro Area, on a mobile basis by attending and participating in local events through the Charlotte Metro Area Applicant: Town of Black MountainGrant Award: $10,504Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle Success Story Link Applicant: Winston-Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsGrant Award: $37,920Summary: Installation of diesel oxidation catalyst units on 40 buses Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $68,000Summary: Installation of 68 diesel oxidation catalysts on solid waste vehicles Applicant: Gaston County LandfillGrant Award: $13,000Summary: Purchase a new 4,000-gallon tank for B-20 biodiesel and retrofit an existing 2,000-gallon tank for B-5 biodiesel Applicant: Mecklenburg County Air QualityGrant Award: $230,000Summary: Retrofit, re-power, or replace non-road construction equipment Applicant: Piedmont BiofuelsGrant Award: $40,000Summary: Purchase a tank truck for delivery of B100 Applicant: Public Schools of Robeson CountyGrant Award: $200,000Summary: Retrofit school buses with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems Applicant: Pitt County SchoolsGrant Award: $68,400Summary: Retrofit school buses with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems Applicant: Caldwell CountyGrant Award: $30,000Summary: Purchase a tank truck for the collection of used vegetable oil for the production of biodiesel and fund collection bins and educational materials Applicant: Old Salem MuseumGrant Award: $13,175Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle. Applicant: Haywood Community CollegeGrant Award: $9,648.75Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle and remove a gas powered one from service 2006 Grant Awards Applicant: Advanced Energy, Wake CountyGrant Award: $140,000Summary: Purchase hybrid electric school bus Applicant: Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Buncombe CountyGrant Award: $27,000Summary: Purchase electric vehicles Applicant: Cabarrus County SchoolsGrant Award: $69,000Summary: School bus retrofits and biodiesel equipment. Applicant: Carolina Coastal Railway, Beaufort CountyGrant Award: $8,889Summary: Idle reduction equipment Applicant: Catawba Valley Heritage Alliance, Catawba CountyGrant Award: $24,900Summary: Biodiesel equipment Applicant: Charlotte Area Transit System, Mecklenburg CountyGrant Award: $38,000Summary: Bus retrofits Applicant: Charlotte/Mecklenburg County SchoolsGrant Award: $60,000Summary: Idle reduction program and equipment Applicant: City of Greensboro, Guilford CountyGrant Award: $20,000Summary: Installation of diesel oxidation catalysts on trucks Applicant: Cumberland County SchoolsGrant Award: $99,000Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Gaston County SchoolsGrant Award: $81,000Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: High County Biofuels, Watauga CountyGrant Award: $21,825Summary: Biodiesel equipment Applicant: Lincoln County SchoolsGrant Award: $48,000Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Pasquotank CountyGrant Award: $139,000Summary: Biodiesel equipment Applicant: Randolph CountyGrant Award: $13,500Summary: Purchase of hybrid fuel vehicle Applicant: Town of Marshville, Union CountyGrant Award: $9,397Summary: Purchase of hybrid fuel vehicle 2005 Grant Awards Applicant: Asheville Public Works DepartmentGrant Award: $12,000Summary: Electric vehicle purchase Applicant: North Carolina ZooGrant Award: $23,000Summary: Purchase processor to produce biodiesel Applicant: Blue Ridge BiofuelsGrant Award: $25,000Summary: Purchase tank truck for oil collection and biodiesel distribution and purchase oil collection containers Applicant: Henderson County Public SchoolsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Retrofit 100 school buses with DOCs Applicant: Mecklenburg County / City of CharlotteGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Install DOCs on city and county solid waste vehicles Applicant: Rowan-Salisbury School DistrictGrant Award: $73,150Summary: Retrofit 77 buses with DOCs Applicant: Advanced EnergyGrant Award: $140,000Summary: Purchase a hybrid electric school buses Applicant: Wake County Public School SystemGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Retrofit ~100 school buses with DOCs Applicant: Filter Specialty Inc.Grant Award: $24,370Summary: Expand use of biodiesel and give flexible blending rates Applicant: Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Retrofit remaining school buses with DOCs 2004 Grant Awards Applicant: Wake County Public School SystemGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 100 school buses Applicant: Guilford County SchoolsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 100 school buses Applicant: Mecklenburg County Air QualityGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts for school buses serving Mecklenburg County Schools Applicant: Fayetteville Metropolitan OrganizationGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 50 school buses serving Fort Bragg Applicant: Iredell-Statesville School DistrictGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 50 school buses 2003 Grant Awards Applicant: City of AshevilleGrant Award: $400,000Summary: Construct a publicly accessible compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, train mechanics on the new technology, and to purchase CNG vehicles Applicant: Greenville UtilitiesGrant Award: $291,000Summary: Construct a fast-fill, publicly accessible compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station and purchasing CNG vehicles 2002 Grant Awards No Grant Awards, due to the State Budget crisis 2001 Grant Awards No Grant Awards, due to the State Budget crisis 2000 Grant Awards Applicant: Environmental Leadership Center, Warren Wilson CollegeGrant Award: $68,524Summary: Construct a solar charging system for an electric cart fleet and purchase two additional carts Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: $24,856Summary: Purchase of Toyota RAV4-EV Applicant: City of Raleigh, Administrative Services DepartmentGrant Award: $218,111Summary: Install a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and by purchasing one electric and six CNG powered vehicles Applicant: Triangle J Council of GovernmentsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: To operate the Triangle Clean Cities program during its first two years as a designated program and to implement an extensive public education campaign Applicant: EV ChallengeGrant Award: $270,000Summary: An educational program that teaches schools and the public about electric vehicles and associated environmental and transportation issues Applicant: City of HickoryGrant Award: $300,000Summary: Install a fast-fill natural gas fueling station in the City of Hickory making it then possible to begin converting the City's fleet to natural gas Applicant: City of Greenville, Public Works DepartmentGrant Award: $40,000Summary: Purchase two electric vehicles for transit supervision and engineering field work Applicant: Meredith CollegeGrant Award: $58,898Summary: Purchase a solar electric charging station, an EV charging station, and an electric powered truck Applicant: North Carolina Solar CenterGrant Award: $58,915Summary: Install photovoltaic solar electric charging stations at high schools in North Carolina 1999 Grant Awards Applicant: City of HickoryGrant Award: $29,513Summary: Implement a vanpooling program in the Hickory area and increase public awareness on alternative modes of transportation Applicant: City of Rocky MountGrant Award: $43,495Summary: Pay half the incremental cost of 10 CNG police sedans, one bi-fuel administrative sedan and one bi-fuel pickup truck Applicant: Advanced Energy CorporationGrant Award: $55,000Summary: Support the EV Challenge event for high school students Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: Minimum of $10,000., maximum of $20,000Summary: Purchase three EVs for use in fleet demonstration and public education programs. Applicant: City of GastoniaGrant Award: $75,000Summary: Purchase one heavy duty CNG transit bus and one electric pickup truck. Applicant: City of FayettevilleGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Ten bi-fuel pickup trucks and purchase 4 gas analyzers to monitor fuel use and emissions Applicant: Town of GarnerGrant Award: $114,000Summary: Assist in the purchase of 19 new CNG vehicles, expansion of fast-fill station storage, and mechanic training Applicant: Immaculate Conception ChurchGrant Award: $20,500Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle and a charging station Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $27,000Summary: Assist in the purchase of six CNG vehicles Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: $49,050Summary: Install twenty publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Triangle area Applicant: Town of Chapel HillGrant Award: $85,100Summary: Assist in the purchase of two EVs and four CNG vehicles Applicant: Triangle Electric Auto AssociationGrant Award: $5,000Summary: Purchase a portable display for EV education Applicant: Medoc Mountain State ParkGrant Award: $50,600Summary: Develop an interactive exhibit on the science of air quality, lease an EV & purchase a charger for use and demonstration in the state park and host a "Clean Air Field Day" Applicant: City of Winston-SalemGrant Award: $23,200Summary: Purchase two CNG pickup trucks, two CNG police patrol cars, and training for eight mechanics Applicant: North Johnston High SchoolGrant Award: $4,575Summary: Design and publish air quality comic books for elementary kids Applicant: Montreat Police DepartmentGrant Award: $6,500Summary: Assist in the purchase of a propane-powered 4-wheel drive police vehicle and infrastructure costs to eventually introduce more propane vehicles in the fleet 1998 Grant Awards Applicant: UNC CharlotteGrant Award: $10,000Summary: Students will convert a small utility vehicle from gasoline power to electric power Applicant: Smokey Mountain High SchoolGrant Award: $10,618Summary: Students to participate in building and driving an electric vehicle, to establish an electric vehicle program, and to educate the community about efforts to preserve and enhance air quality in North Carolina. Applicant: Advanced EnergyGrant Award: $30,000Summary: Support schools participating in the EV Challenge Applicant: City of GreenvilleGrant Award: $11,700Summary: Reduce VMT by installing bike racks on buses Applicant: Northampton Electric Automotive TeamGrant Award: $9,500Summary: Assist in conducting the Great Electric Road Rally Applicant: City of ClaremontGrant Award: $95,000Summary: Purchase and convert vehicles to utilize compressed natural gas as their primary fuel source and install a CNG fueling station Applicant: Greensboro Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Purchase of two dedicated natural gas shuttle vans and the installation of a natural gas fueling station Applicant: Wake County General Services AdministrationGrant Award: $60,000Summary: Reduce emissions through the use of BioDiesel Applicant: Duke UniversityGrant Award: $54,000Summary: Purchase new CNG vehicles and to convert additional vehicles Applicant: Davidson CountyGrant Award: $170,000Summary: Contract a compressed natural gas fueling station and to purchase vehicles to run on CNG Applicant: The Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental ProtectionGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Develop an Ozone Awareness school kit for all Charlotte-Mecklenburg fourth grade students Applicant: East Gaston High SchoolGrant Award: $9,500Summary: Convert a gasoline vehicle to electric Applicant: New Hanover High SchoolGrant Award: $12,000Summary: Convert a car to electric and to improve awareness of an Alternative mode of transportation Applicant: County of CaldwellGrant Award: $142,000Summary: Install a fast-fill natural gas station Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $42,283Summary: Purchase CNG and electric powered vehicles Applicant: The City of Jacksonville North CarolinaGrant Award: $8,600Summary: Purchase twelve bicycles and to train police officers Applicant: Gaston County Quality of Natural Resources CommissionGrant Award: $38,000Summary: Purchase new Alternative vehicles and conversion equipment and to promote public awareness through educational programs Applicant: The Town of GarnerGrant Award: $128,500Summary: Purchase CNG vehicles, and to construct both a slow and fast-fill fueling station Applicant: Northeast Guilford HighGrant Award: $12,262Summary: Convert a vehicle to electric Applicant: Winston-Salem Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $20,500Summary: Install bike racks on their entire bus fleet 1997 Grant Awards Applicant: City of GastoniaGrant Award: $75,000Summary: Convert at least fifteen vehicles to CNG. Applicant: Hertford County SchoolsGrant Award: $12,523Summary: Maintenance of their two existing electric vehicles and for expenses associated with displaying and racing their EV Applicant: City of Winston-SalemGrant Award: $96,000Summary: Install a new fast-fill CNG fueling station Applicant: Triangle Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $87,100Summary: Support their vanpool program by employing a person to produce a new media campaign Applicant: Caldwell CountyGrant Award: $35,100.Summary: Lease/purchase a CNG powered deputy vehicle and a CNG fueling station. They plan to do a comparison study between the CNG Crown Victoria police cruiser and an identical gas-powered vehicle. Applicant: CP&L (EV Challenge)Grant Award: $30,000Summary: Funds will be distributed to the participating schools to help assuage the expenses associated with converting vehicles to electric power Applicant: Cabarrus CountyGrant Award: $30,000Summary: Conversion of six vehicles to compressed natural gas Applicant: The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of TeachingGrant Award: $26,942Summary: Enable NCCAT to conduct a one-week long seminar for twenty-three North Carolina high school teachers. The teachers will build and drive the EV. Applicant: Town of MatthewsGrant Award: $96,500Summary: Conversion of six existing vehicles from gasoline to CNG, the purchase of one new CNG pickup, and the purchase of a CNG fueling station Applicant: Northampton Electric Auto TeamGrant Award: $24,730Summary: Convert a pickup truck to electric power and help fund the second annual Northampton Electric Vehicle Rally Applicant: Land-of-Sky Regional CouncilGrant Award: $35,500Summary: Form a Clean Air Campaign Executive Committee to assist in designing and implementing the Campaign's Public Awareness program Applicant: NC Energy DivisionGrant Award: $65,500Summary: Promote the use of alternatively fueled vehicles in North Carolina Applicant: Winston-Salem Chamber of CommerceGrant Award: $149,000Summary: Implement a Mobile Source Abatement Program to educate the community to reduce VMTs. The program will establish incentives for mass transit and an aggressive mass media campaign to educate the public, production of an educational video, operation of an Air Alert Hotline, sponsorship of an Air Quality conference, and addition of ozone prediction forecasts on the World Wide Web. 1996 Grant Awards Applicant: City of BelmontGrant Award: $232,075Summary: Build a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and to convert eleven city vehicles (8 police cars and 3 light-duty trucks) to CNG Applicant: City of GastoniaGrant Award: $176,000Summary: Build a CNG fueling station Applicant: City of Rocky Mount Department of Public WorksGrant Award: $105,144Summary: Upgrade their existing CNG fueling station Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: $15,000Summary: CP&L is sponsoring the first North Carolina Electric Vehicle Challenge, which features eight central North Carolina high schools and their electric vehicle program. Students at each school will convert an internal combustion vehicle to electric power. Applicant: Duke Power Co.Grant Award: $100,000Summary: Duke is proposing an electric school bus demonstration project to test the feasibility of electric school bus operation. An electric school bus will be placed into service at various school systems in North Carolina, giving school bus drivers and mechanics the opportunity to test the bus. Applicant: North Carolina Solar CenterGrant Award: $44,732Summary: Install four solar-powered charging stations at two high schools, a community college and North Carolina State University Applicant: Northampton High School - EastGrant Award: $6,000Summary: Northampton Electric Auto Team (NEAT), a student organization at Northampton High School - East, has invited other high schools with electric vehicle programs to participate in the 1st Annual Northampton Great Electric Road Rally. Applicant: Winston-Salem Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $10,300Summary: Install bike racks on twenty of their buses 1995 Grant Awards Applicant: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Transportation DepartmentGrant Award: $91,776Summary: Purchase four compressed natural gas operated school buses Applicant: City of CharlotteGrant Award: $52,800Summary: Purchase of three electric vehicles Applicant: Forsyth County Environmental Affairs DepartmentGrant Award: $34,171Summary: Conversion of fifteen vehicles to propane Applicant: Piedmont Natural Gas/Charlotte Douglas AirportGrant Award: $179,000Summary: Purchase and conversion of three shuttle buses to compressed natural gas Applicant: UNC-CharlotteGrant Award: $80,000Summary: Purchase a solar charged electric vehicle system
Past DERA Grants Since 1995, the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has offered individuals, businesses and organizations multiple forms of grant funding to help cover the costs of their emission reduction projects. These projects include diesel engine replacements, diesel oxidation catalyst retrofits, marine diesel repowers and many more. For more information or to sign up for email notification of future grants, email daq.mscb.ncdaqgrants@ncdenr.gov. DAQ Past Grant Awardees 2021 Grant Awards Applicant: Town of Chapel HillCounty: OrangeGrant Award: $211,740Project Summary: Replaces one diesel refuse truck with a new electric refuse truck. This project eliminates the greenhouse gas emissions and 0.3 tons of NOx emissions associated with an internal combustion engine. Applicant: Hirschbach Motor LinesCounty: BladenGrant Award: $152,460Project Summary: Replaces two diesel yard spotters with two electric yard spotters. This project eliminates the greenhouse gas emissions and 0.9 tons of NOx emissions associated with internal combustion engines. Applicant: Estes ExpressCounty: MecklenburgGrant Award: $130,500Project Summary: Replaces a diesel yard tractor with an electric yard tractor. This project eliminates the greenhouse gas emissions and 5.1 tons of NOx emissions associated with an internal combustion engine. Applicant: City of GreensboroCounty: GuilfordGrant Award: $125,000Project Summary: Replaces a diesel front-end loader with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 2.4 tons. Applicant: City of GreensboroCounty: GuilfordGrant Award: $122,240Project Summary: Replaces a diesel dozer with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 2.2 tons. Applicant: Southeast Crescent ShippingCounty: New HanoverGrant Award: $92,710Project Summary: Replaces a diesel forklift with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 7.6 tons. Applicant: Estes ExpressCounty: Cleveland and CumberlandGrant Award: $50,740Project Summary: Replaces two diesel short-haul combination trucks with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 4.3 tons. Applicant: Greenville Utilities CommissionCounty: PittGrant Award: $34,150Project Summary: Replaces a wire wheel loader with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 0.5 tons. Applicant: Caps MarineCounty: CurrituckGrant Award: $18,250Project Summary: Replaces a Tier 1 skid loader with a Tier 4 track loader with new, cleaner technology. This project reduces NOx emissions by 0.15 tons. 2019/2020 Grant Awards Applicant: Sundown SeafoodGrant Award: $10,500Summary: Replacement of a commercial fishing boat engine with a new, cleaner technology engine. This new technology will reduce NOx emissions by 2.5 tons annually. Applicant: City of WilmingtonGrant Award: $270,585Summary: Replacement of a diesel refuse hauler with an all-electric refuse hauler and installation of charging infrastructure for the vehicle. This project completely removes the emissions associated with an internal combustion engine, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 36 tons annually. Applicant: Town of CaryGrant Award: $252,375Summary: Replacement of a diesel refuse hauler with an all-electric refuse hauler and installation of charging infrastructure for the vehicle. This project completely removes the emissions associated with an internal combustion engine, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 21 tons annually. Applicant: City of CharlotteGrant Award: $390,207Summary: Replacement of a diesel transit bus with an all-electric bus. This project completely removes the emissions associated with an internal combustion engine, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 141 tons annually. Applicant: Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc.Grant Award: $160,000Summary: Replacement of four diesel refuse trucks with four compressed natural gas refuse trucks in Forsyth County. These four new trucks will reduce NOx emissions by approximately 0.8 tons and greenhouse gas emissions by 39 tons annually. 2018 Grant Awards Applicant: Sanders Utility Construction CompanyGrant Award: $19,000Summary: Replacement of two mobile generators Applicant: Waste Management of the CarolinasGrant Award: $164,270Summary: Replacement of four diesel refuse trucks Applicant: North Carolina Department of Public InstructionGrant Award: $217,221Summary: Replacement of nine diesel school buses Applicant: BMC EastGrant Award: $251,351Summary: Replacement of seven diesel short-haul trucks and six diesel forklifts 2017 Grant Awards Applicant: Sanders Utility Construction CompanyGrant Award: $33,432Summary: Replacement of two Tier 2 excavators with new Tier 4 excavators Applicant: Allons Enterprises, LLCGrant Award: $3,343Summary: Installation of an auxiliary power unit on a Class 8 diesel truck to reduce idling emissions Applicant: Waste IndustriesGrant Award: $78,585Summary: Replacement of a Class 8 diesel truck with a compressed natural gas powered truck Applicant: NC ZooGrant Award: $32,500Summary: Replacement of the Zoofari 2001 Freightliner with a new lower emissions specialty vehicle Applicant: North Carolina Department of Public InstructionGrant Award: $60,787Summary: Replacement of three diesel school buses 2016 Grant Awards Applicant: Polk County SchoolsGrant Award: $69,561Summary: Retrofit 6 school buses with diesel particulate filters Applicant: NC DOT - Rail DivisionGrant Award: $39,000Summary: Installation of additional technologies to reduce PM Applicant: EnergyUnitedGrant Award: $65,951Summary: Replace two diesel trucks with propane-powered trucks 2015 Grant Awards Applicant: Transylvania County SchoolsGrant Award: $54,696Summary: Retrofit 5 school buses with diesel particulate filters Applicant: NC DOT - Rail DivisionGrant Award: $102,500Summary: Retrofit locomotive with diesel particulate filter 2014 Grant Awards Applicant: NC Department of Public InstructionGrant Award: $102,250Summary: Early replacement of 5 school buses Applicant: Iredell CountyGrant Award: $37,500Summary: Refuse truck replacement Applicant: NC DOT – Rail DivisionGrant Award: $38,800Summary: Retrofit a locomotive with a selective catalytic reduction device Applicant: City of ThomasvilleGrant Award: $45,000Summary: Refuse truck replacement 2013 Grant Awards Applicant: Yadkin Valley RailroadGrant Award: $759,666Summary: Repower a locomotive from tier 0 to tier 3 Applicant: Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality AgencyGrant Award: $7,941Summary: Retrofit 5 fire trucks with diesel oxidation catalystsSuccess Story Applicant: Warren Wilson CollegeGrant Award: $8,968Summary: Convert a campus truck from diesel to electric.Success Story Applicant: CSXI CharlotteGrant Award: $14,927Summary: Repower a container handlerSuccess Story Applicant: The Biltmore CompanyGrant Award: $37,400Summary: Convert shuttles and police cars to propaneSuccess Story 2012 Grant Awards Applicant: Cape Fear Siteworks (ICAN)Grant Award: $5,875Summary: Replace a roll-off construction truck with a newer one.Success Story Applicant: Benfield SanitationGrant Award: $76,250Summary: Replace a sanitation truck with a CNG truck.Success Story Applicant: Wilmington AirportGrant Award: $13,750Summary: Replace 2 diesel mowers with propane mowers.Success Story Applicant: Jamie WescottGrant Award: $29,045Summary: Repower the fishing vessel called the "Risky Business". Applicant: Philip CarawanGrant Award: $30,500Summary: Repower the fishing vessel called the "Capt Neil II" Applicant: Dennis ForemanGrant Award: $19,500Summary: Repower the fishing vessel, Misty Dawn Applicant: Michael SadlerGrant Award: $18,684Summary: Repower the fishing vessel, Jennifer G.Success Story Applicant: Piedmont Triad International AirportGrant Award: $20,000Summary: Replace an airport shuttle with a new shuttleSuccess Story 2011 and Older Past Grants 2011 Grant Awards Applicant: Bath Volunteer Fire DepartmentGrant Award: $37,500Summary: Replace diesel fire equipment truck Applicant: Henderson CountyGrant Award: $9,500Summary: Offset the higher cost of biodiesel over petroleum diesel Applicant: Cape Fear SiteWorksGrant Award: $9,250Summary: Replacement of construction loader Applicant: Triangle J Council of GovernmentsGrant Award: $82,048.Summary: Replace two City of Durham refuse trucksSuccess Story Applicant: Trawler Christina Ann, Inc.Grant Award: $238,500.Summary: Repower the trawler called the "Christina Ann" Applicant: University of North Carolina at Chapel HillGrant Award: $6,000Summary: Offset the higher cost of biodiesel over petroleum diesel Applicant: Thomas Edward Newman, Jr.Grant Award: $32,500Summary: Repower the fishing vessel called the "Capt. Dell" 2010 Grant Awards Applicant: Asheville Regional AirportGrant Award: $142,500Summary: Replace diesel ground equipment with electric Applicant: Piedmont BiofuelsGrant Award: $20,622Summary: Infrastructure to use glycerin as boiler fuel Applicant: Gaston County SchoolsGrant Award: $42,246Summary: Closed crankcase ventilation system retrofits on school buses 2009 Grant Awards Applicant: City of HickoryGrant Award: $80,000Summary: Purchase a new compressed natural gas street sweeper to replace an old diesel one Applicant: Duke EnergyGrant Award: $79,882Summary: Repower switcher locomotive with cleaner burning engines Applicant: Foothills BiodieselGrant Award: $45,000Summary: Biodiesel infrastructure: heated biodiesel tank, etc. Applicant: Triangle J Council of Governments for the benefit of Durham County SchoolsGrant Award: $25,500Summary: Convert a Durham County School bus to a hybrid Applicant: City of GreenvilleGrant Award: $32,500Summary: Purchase a new hybrid bucket truck to replace old non-hybrid bucket truck Applicant: City of CharlotteGrant Award: $133,500Summary: Purchase compressed natural gas refuse trucks to replace old diesel ones Applicant: University of North Carolina AshevilleGrant Award: $10,200Summary: Biodiesel refueling infrastructure 2009 NCDEER Grant Awards Applicant: Triangle J COGGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Replacement trucks Applicant: City of ThomasvilleGrant Award: $49,019Summary: Refuse hauler replacement Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $79,738Summary: Retrofits and engine repower Applicant: City of Charlotte/Charlotte-Douglas AirportGrant Award: $79,738Summary: Retrofits on shuttle buses Applicant: Edenton-Chowan SchoolsGrant Award: $17,221Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Jackson County SchoolsGrant Award: $35,222Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Stokes County SchoolsGrant Award: $24,048Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Vance County SchoolsGrant Award: $29,788Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Craven County SchoolsGrant Award: $62,383Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Cumberland County SchoolsGrant Award: $61,392Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Currituck County SchoolsGrant Award: $8,610Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Martin County SchoolsGrant Award: $28,356Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: City of AshevilleGrant Award: $27,879Summary: Biodiesel buydown Applicant: Western NC Regional Air Quality AssociationGrant Award: $31,077Summary: Fire truck retrofits Applicant: Harris Charters (Offshore III)Grant Award: $37,500Summary: Marine diesel repower. Applicant: Jay Kavanaugh (Bite Me)Grant Award: $65,886Summary: Marine diesel repower. Applicant: Budd Gillam (Drop-N-Back)Grant Award: $42,100Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Fisherman's Wharf Fillet (Bald Eagle II)Grant Award: $93,000Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: STOLAT Fishing (STOLAT)Grant Award: $32,000Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Lawrence Gill (Hopeful)Grant Award: $17,180Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Thomas Newman (Gotta Go)Grant Award: $16,890Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Crystal Dawn Corp. (Crystal Dawn)Grant Award: $27,953Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Harper's Folly (Folly Sportfishing)Grant Award: $34,500Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: William Van Druten (Net Result)Grant Award: $9,040Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Huckleberry (Jamie Rollison)Grant Award: $14,000Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Shepard's Point (Endless Pursuit)Grant Award: $32,960Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Miss Oregon Inlet (Miss Oregon Inlet)Grant Award: $45,900Summary: Marine diesel repower Applicant: Paul Dunn (Shannon D)Grant Award: $16,472Summary: Marine diesel repower 2008 Grant Awards Applicant: Piedmont BiofuelsGrant Award: $37,700Summary: Purchase vacuum truck for expanded oil collection Applicant: Haywood Community CollegeGrant Award: $16,029Summary: Partial cost of one fully electric vehicleSuccess Story Applicant: Old Salem MuseumGrant Award: $7,250Summary: Partial cost of electric vehiclesSuccess Story Applicant: Town of MontreatGrant Award: $12,800Summary: Partial cost of 2 electric vehicles to be shared by two organizations Applicant: Western Carolina UniversityGrant Award: $9,704Summary: Partial cost of two electric vehicles Applicant: Mecklenburg County Air QualityGrant Award: $102,925Summary: Funding provided to GRADE grant to give money to retrofit, repower, and replace private and public nonroad equipment Applicant: NC Ports AuthorityGrant Award: $105,000Summary: Purchase biodiesel tanks Applicant: Leisure LandscapeGrant Award: $8,200Summary: Convert commercial lawn equipment to propane Applicant: Catawba County SchoolsGrant Award: $72,000Summary: Catawba County Schools will retrofit 40 high emission buses from our fleet with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Closed Crankcase Ventilation SystemsSuccess Story Applicant: Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsGrant Award: $108,000Summary: Repower 1998 activity buses to 2008 engines Applicant: Durham County SchoolsGrant Award: $104,152Summary: Retrofit 77 buses with DOC and CCV Applicant: North Carolina & Virginia RailroadsGrant Award: $56,250Summary: 50% of the cost of GE automatic start/stop system for train engines Applicant: Yadkin Valley RailroadGrant Award: $42,500Summary: Purchase 10 ZTR Smartstarts on 10 engines 2008 LEADER Grant Awards Applicant: Cape Fear Siteworks (ICAN)Grant Award: $21,750Summary: Replace an excavator and repower a rubber-tired loader Applicant: Duke EnergyGrant Award: $42,832.57Summary: Repower a coal-handling dozer Applicant: Jim Lynch GradingGrant Award: $16,012Summary: Repower an excavator Applicant: Sparks ContractingGrant Award: $17,850Summary: Repower a grader Applicant: Thalle Construction Co., Inc.Grant Award: $18,392Summary: Retrofit an excavator Applicant: Martin MariettaGrant Award: $86,000Summary: Replace a loader Applicant: Sunland Builders, Inc.Grant Award: $16,125Summary: Replace a backhoe Applicant: Shavender TruckingGrant Award: $44,225Summary: Replace a rubber tire loader Applicant: Roberson Contracting, Inc.Grant Award: $55,625Summary: Replace a motor grader Applicant: Barnhill Contracting CompanyGrant Award: $19,593Summary: Replace a backhoe Applicant: Gaston County Solid Waste & Recycling DivisionGrant Award: $149,992Summary: Replace a scrapper, compactor, and a loader Applicant: Hanson Aggregates Southeast, LLCGrant Award: $261,603Summary: Repower five pieces of quarry equipment 2007 Grant Awards Applicant: Blue Ridge BiofuelsGrant Award: $68,750Summary: Purchase a biodiesel distribution rack, install biodiesel tanks and infrastructure and modify vehicles to run on biodiesel Applicant: Metrolina BiofuelsGrant Award: $9,000Summary: Provide biodiesel to the motoring public of the Greater Charlotte Metro Area, on a mobile basis by attending and participating in local events through the Charlotte Metro Area Applicant: Town of Black MountainGrant Award: $10,504Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle Success Story Link Applicant: Winston-Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsGrant Award: $37,920Summary: Installation of diesel oxidation catalyst units on 40 buses Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $68,000Summary: Installation of 68 diesel oxidation catalysts on solid waste vehicles Applicant: Gaston County LandfillGrant Award: $13,000Summary: Purchase a new 4,000-gallon tank for B-20 biodiesel and retrofit an existing 2,000-gallon tank for B-5 biodiesel Applicant: Mecklenburg County Air QualityGrant Award: $230,000Summary: Retrofit, re-power, or replace non-road construction equipment Applicant: Piedmont BiofuelsGrant Award: $40,000Summary: Purchase a tank truck for delivery of B100 Applicant: Public Schools of Robeson CountyGrant Award: $200,000Summary: Retrofit school buses with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems Applicant: Pitt County SchoolsGrant Award: $68,400Summary: Retrofit school buses with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems Applicant: Caldwell CountyGrant Award: $30,000Summary: Purchase a tank truck for the collection of used vegetable oil for the production of biodiesel and fund collection bins and educational materials Applicant: Old Salem MuseumGrant Award: $13,175Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle. Applicant: Haywood Community CollegeGrant Award: $9,648.75Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle and remove a gas powered one from service 2006 Grant Awards Applicant: Advanced Energy, Wake CountyGrant Award: $140,000Summary: Purchase hybrid electric school bus Applicant: Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Buncombe CountyGrant Award: $27,000Summary: Purchase electric vehicles Applicant: Cabarrus County SchoolsGrant Award: $69,000Summary: School bus retrofits and biodiesel equipment. Applicant: Carolina Coastal Railway, Beaufort CountyGrant Award: $8,889Summary: Idle reduction equipment Applicant: Catawba Valley Heritage Alliance, Catawba CountyGrant Award: $24,900Summary: Biodiesel equipment Applicant: Charlotte Area Transit System, Mecklenburg CountyGrant Award: $38,000Summary: Bus retrofits Applicant: Charlotte/Mecklenburg County SchoolsGrant Award: $60,000Summary: Idle reduction program and equipment Applicant: City of Greensboro, Guilford CountyGrant Award: $20,000Summary: Installation of diesel oxidation catalysts on trucks Applicant: Cumberland County SchoolsGrant Award: $99,000Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Gaston County SchoolsGrant Award: $81,000Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: High County Biofuels, Watauga CountyGrant Award: $21,825Summary: Biodiesel equipment Applicant: Lincoln County SchoolsGrant Award: $48,000Summary: School bus retrofits Applicant: Pasquotank CountyGrant Award: $139,000Summary: Biodiesel equipment Applicant: Randolph CountyGrant Award: $13,500Summary: Purchase of hybrid fuel vehicle Applicant: Town of Marshville, Union CountyGrant Award: $9,397Summary: Purchase of hybrid fuel vehicle 2005 Grant Awards Applicant: Asheville Public Works DepartmentGrant Award: $12,000Summary: Electric vehicle purchase Applicant: North Carolina ZooGrant Award: $23,000Summary: Purchase processor to produce biodiesel Applicant: Blue Ridge BiofuelsGrant Award: $25,000Summary: Purchase tank truck for oil collection and biodiesel distribution and purchase oil collection containers Applicant: Henderson County Public SchoolsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Retrofit 100 school buses with DOCs Applicant: Mecklenburg County / City of CharlotteGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Install DOCs on city and county solid waste vehicles Applicant: Rowan-Salisbury School DistrictGrant Award: $73,150Summary: Retrofit 77 buses with DOCs Applicant: Advanced EnergyGrant Award: $140,000Summary: Purchase a hybrid electric school buses Applicant: Wake County Public School SystemGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Retrofit ~100 school buses with DOCs Applicant: Filter Specialty Inc.Grant Award: $24,370Summary: Expand use of biodiesel and give flexible blending rates Applicant: Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Retrofit remaining school buses with DOCs 2004 Grant Awards Applicant: Wake County Public School SystemGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 100 school buses Applicant: Guilford County SchoolsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 100 school buses Applicant: Mecklenburg County Air QualityGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts for school buses serving Mecklenburg County Schools Applicant: Fayetteville Metropolitan OrganizationGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 50 school buses serving Fort Bragg Applicant: Iredell-Statesville School DistrictGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Installation of Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on approximately 50 school buses 2003 Grant Awards Applicant: City of AshevilleGrant Award: $400,000Summary: Construct a publicly accessible compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, train mechanics on the new technology, and to purchase CNG vehicles Applicant: Greenville UtilitiesGrant Award: $291,000Summary: Construct a fast-fill, publicly accessible compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station and purchasing CNG vehicles 2002 Grant Awards No Grant Awards, due to the State Budget crisis 2001 Grant Awards No Grant Awards, due to the State Budget crisis 2000 Grant Awards Applicant: Environmental Leadership Center, Warren Wilson CollegeGrant Award: $68,524Summary: Construct a solar charging system for an electric cart fleet and purchase two additional carts Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: $24,856Summary: Purchase of Toyota RAV4-EV Applicant: City of Raleigh, Administrative Services DepartmentGrant Award: $218,111Summary: Install a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and by purchasing one electric and six CNG powered vehicles Applicant: Triangle J Council of GovernmentsGrant Award: $100,000Summary: To operate the Triangle Clean Cities program during its first two years as a designated program and to implement an extensive public education campaign Applicant: EV ChallengeGrant Award: $270,000Summary: An educational program that teaches schools and the public about electric vehicles and associated environmental and transportation issues Applicant: City of HickoryGrant Award: $300,000Summary: Install a fast-fill natural gas fueling station in the City of Hickory making it then possible to begin converting the City's fleet to natural gas Applicant: City of Greenville, Public Works DepartmentGrant Award: $40,000Summary: Purchase two electric vehicles for transit supervision and engineering field work Applicant: Meredith CollegeGrant Award: $58,898Summary: Purchase a solar electric charging station, an EV charging station, and an electric powered truck Applicant: North Carolina Solar CenterGrant Award: $58,915Summary: Install photovoltaic solar electric charging stations at high schools in North Carolina 1999 Grant Awards Applicant: City of HickoryGrant Award: $29,513Summary: Implement a vanpooling program in the Hickory area and increase public awareness on alternative modes of transportation Applicant: City of Rocky MountGrant Award: $43,495Summary: Pay half the incremental cost of 10 CNG police sedans, one bi-fuel administrative sedan and one bi-fuel pickup truck Applicant: Advanced Energy CorporationGrant Award: $55,000Summary: Support the EV Challenge event for high school students Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: Minimum of $10,000., maximum of $20,000Summary: Purchase three EVs for use in fleet demonstration and public education programs. Applicant: City of GastoniaGrant Award: $75,000Summary: Purchase one heavy duty CNG transit bus and one electric pickup truck. Applicant: City of FayettevilleGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Ten bi-fuel pickup trucks and purchase 4 gas analyzers to monitor fuel use and emissions Applicant: Town of GarnerGrant Award: $114,000Summary: Assist in the purchase of 19 new CNG vehicles, expansion of fast-fill station storage, and mechanic training Applicant: Immaculate Conception ChurchGrant Award: $20,500Summary: Purchase an electric vehicle and a charging station Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $27,000Summary: Assist in the purchase of six CNG vehicles Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: $49,050Summary: Install twenty publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Triangle area Applicant: Town of Chapel HillGrant Award: $85,100Summary: Assist in the purchase of two EVs and four CNG vehicles Applicant: Triangle Electric Auto AssociationGrant Award: $5,000Summary: Purchase a portable display for EV education Applicant: Medoc Mountain State ParkGrant Award: $50,600Summary: Develop an interactive exhibit on the science of air quality, lease an EV & purchase a charger for use and demonstration in the state park and host a "Clean Air Field Day" Applicant: City of Winston-SalemGrant Award: $23,200Summary: Purchase two CNG pickup trucks, two CNG police patrol cars, and training for eight mechanics Applicant: North Johnston High SchoolGrant Award: $4,575Summary: Design and publish air quality comic books for elementary kids Applicant: Montreat Police DepartmentGrant Award: $6,500Summary: Assist in the purchase of a propane-powered 4-wheel drive police vehicle and infrastructure costs to eventually introduce more propane vehicles in the fleet 1998 Grant Awards Applicant: UNC CharlotteGrant Award: $10,000Summary: Students will convert a small utility vehicle from gasoline power to electric power Applicant: Smokey Mountain High SchoolGrant Award: $10,618Summary: Students to participate in building and driving an electric vehicle, to establish an electric vehicle program, and to educate the community about efforts to preserve and enhance air quality in North Carolina. Applicant: Advanced EnergyGrant Award: $30,000Summary: Support schools participating in the EV Challenge Applicant: City of GreenvilleGrant Award: $11,700Summary: Reduce VMT by installing bike racks on buses Applicant: Northampton Electric Automotive TeamGrant Award: $9,500Summary: Assist in conducting the Great Electric Road Rally Applicant: City of ClaremontGrant Award: $95,000Summary: Purchase and convert vehicles to utilize compressed natural gas as their primary fuel source and install a CNG fueling station Applicant: Greensboro Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $100,000Summary: Purchase of two dedicated natural gas shuttle vans and the installation of a natural gas fueling station Applicant: Wake County General Services AdministrationGrant Award: $60,000Summary: Reduce emissions through the use of BioDiesel Applicant: Duke UniversityGrant Award: $54,000Summary: Purchase new CNG vehicles and to convert additional vehicles Applicant: Davidson CountyGrant Award: $170,000Summary: Contract a compressed natural gas fueling station and to purchase vehicles to run on CNG Applicant: The Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental ProtectionGrant Award: $50,000Summary: Develop an Ozone Awareness school kit for all Charlotte-Mecklenburg fourth grade students Applicant: East Gaston High SchoolGrant Award: $9,500Summary: Convert a gasoline vehicle to electric Applicant: New Hanover High SchoolGrant Award: $12,000Summary: Convert a car to electric and to improve awareness of an Alternative mode of transportation Applicant: County of CaldwellGrant Award: $142,000Summary: Install a fast-fill natural gas station Applicant: City of RaleighGrant Award: $42,283Summary: Purchase CNG and electric powered vehicles Applicant: The City of Jacksonville North CarolinaGrant Award: $8,600Summary: Purchase twelve bicycles and to train police officers Applicant: Gaston County Quality of Natural Resources CommissionGrant Award: $38,000Summary: Purchase new Alternative vehicles and conversion equipment and to promote public awareness through educational programs Applicant: The Town of GarnerGrant Award: $128,500Summary: Purchase CNG vehicles, and to construct both a slow and fast-fill fueling station Applicant: Northeast Guilford HighGrant Award: $12,262Summary: Convert a vehicle to electric Applicant: Winston-Salem Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $20,500Summary: Install bike racks on their entire bus fleet 1997 Grant Awards Applicant: City of GastoniaGrant Award: $75,000Summary: Convert at least fifteen vehicles to CNG. Applicant: Hertford County SchoolsGrant Award: $12,523Summary: Maintenance of their two existing electric vehicles and for expenses associated with displaying and racing their EV Applicant: City of Winston-SalemGrant Award: $96,000Summary: Install a new fast-fill CNG fueling station Applicant: Triangle Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $87,100Summary: Support their vanpool program by employing a person to produce a new media campaign Applicant: Caldwell CountyGrant Award: $35,100.Summary: Lease/purchase a CNG powered deputy vehicle and a CNG fueling station. They plan to do a comparison study between the CNG Crown Victoria police cruiser and an identical gas-powered vehicle. Applicant: CP&L (EV Challenge)Grant Award: $30,000Summary: Funds will be distributed to the participating schools to help assuage the expenses associated with converting vehicles to electric power Applicant: Cabarrus CountyGrant Award: $30,000Summary: Conversion of six vehicles to compressed natural gas Applicant: The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of TeachingGrant Award: $26,942Summary: Enable NCCAT to conduct a one-week long seminar for twenty-three North Carolina high school teachers. The teachers will build and drive the EV. Applicant: Town of MatthewsGrant Award: $96,500Summary: Conversion of six existing vehicles from gasoline to CNG, the purchase of one new CNG pickup, and the purchase of a CNG fueling station Applicant: Northampton Electric Auto TeamGrant Award: $24,730Summary: Convert a pickup truck to electric power and help fund the second annual Northampton Electric Vehicle Rally Applicant: Land-of-Sky Regional CouncilGrant Award: $35,500Summary: Form a Clean Air Campaign Executive Committee to assist in designing and implementing the Campaign's Public Awareness program Applicant: NC Energy DivisionGrant Award: $65,500Summary: Promote the use of alternatively fueled vehicles in North Carolina Applicant: Winston-Salem Chamber of CommerceGrant Award: $149,000Summary: Implement a Mobile Source Abatement Program to educate the community to reduce VMTs. The program will establish incentives for mass transit and an aggressive mass media campaign to educate the public, production of an educational video, operation of an Air Alert Hotline, sponsorship of an Air Quality conference, and addition of ozone prediction forecasts on the World Wide Web. 1996 Grant Awards Applicant: City of BelmontGrant Award: $232,075Summary: Build a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and to convert eleven city vehicles (8 police cars and 3 light-duty trucks) to CNG Applicant: City of GastoniaGrant Award: $176,000Summary: Build a CNG fueling station Applicant: City of Rocky Mount Department of Public WorksGrant Award: $105,144Summary: Upgrade their existing CNG fueling station Applicant: Carolina Power & Light Co.Grant Award: $15,000Summary: CP&L is sponsoring the first North Carolina Electric Vehicle Challenge, which features eight central North Carolina high schools and their electric vehicle program. Students at each school will convert an internal combustion vehicle to electric power. Applicant: Duke Power Co.Grant Award: $100,000Summary: Duke is proposing an electric school bus demonstration project to test the feasibility of electric school bus operation. An electric school bus will be placed into service at various school systems in North Carolina, giving school bus drivers and mechanics the opportunity to test the bus. Applicant: North Carolina Solar CenterGrant Award: $44,732Summary: Install four solar-powered charging stations at two high schools, a community college and North Carolina State University Applicant: Northampton High School - EastGrant Award: $6,000Summary: Northampton Electric Auto Team (NEAT), a student organization at Northampton High School - East, has invited other high schools with electric vehicle programs to participate in the 1st Annual Northampton Great Electric Road Rally. Applicant: Winston-Salem Transit AuthorityGrant Award: $10,300Summary: Install bike racks on twenty of their buses 1995 Grant Awards Applicant: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Transportation DepartmentGrant Award: $91,776Summary: Purchase four compressed natural gas operated school buses Applicant: City of CharlotteGrant Award: $52,800Summary: Purchase of three electric vehicles Applicant: Forsyth County Environmental Affairs DepartmentGrant Award: $34,171Summary: Conversion of fifteen vehicles to propane Applicant: Piedmont Natural Gas/Charlotte Douglas AirportGrant Award: $179,000Summary: Purchase and conversion of three shuttle buses to compressed natural gas Applicant: UNC-CharlotteGrant Award: $80,000Summary: Purchase a solar charged electric vehicle system