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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Air Quality »   Motor Vehicles and Air Quality »   Volkswagen Settlement »   Phase 2 - Volkswagen Settlement »   Historically Under-Resourced County Outreach Program

Historically Under-Resourced County Outreach Program

Project scoring priorities

Applications for eligible projects in the counties identified as Historically Under-Resourced may receive maximum funding amounts allowed and may also receive additional scoring points. Details are included in the RFPs are they released. 

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Additional Information

County List
  • Alexander
  • Anson
  • Bertie
  • Bladen
  • Burke
  • Caldwell
  • Caswell
  • Cleveland
  • Columbus
  • Cumberland
  • Duplin
  • Edgecombe
  • Graham
  • Greene
  • Halifax
  • Hertford
  • Hoke
  • Hyde
  •  Lenoir
  • Martin
  • Nash
  • Northampton
  • Pasquotank
  • Randolph
  • Richmond
  • Robeson
  • Rockingham
  • Rowan
  • Rutherford
  • Sampson
  • Scotland
  • Tyrrell
  • Vance
  • Warren
  • Washington
  • Wayne
  • Wilson

Methodology

Historically Under-Resourced Counties are those identified as economically distressed with the highest percentages of underserved populations.

Underserved populations are those that meet certain racial and poverty criteria, as determined by the DEQ Environmental Justice Program.

Using economic criteria, a county’s economic distress is defined and ranked by the NC Department of Commerce (commonly referred to as “County Tiers”). Combining these two data sets, 37 Historically Under-Resourced Counties were selected as follows:

  • List all counties with an underserved population greater than 15%.
  • Remove from the list, any Tier 2 or Tier 3 counties (next and least distressed counties).

These counties may be eligible for the maximum funding amounts allowed by the Volkswagen Mitigation Consent Decree based on applicant and equipment/vehicle fuel types. The final list of counties was updated using new data from the 2020 Census. Priority will be given to applications in counties where an application was not submitted, or VW funding not awarded, in Phase 1.

Goals

 Goals:

  • To increase participation in counties unfunded in Phase 1 of the VW Settlement grant program in NC and increase awareness of funding opportunities for Phase 2 Requests for Proposals (RFPs).  
  • To provide historically under-resourced counties with the opportunity to apply for Phase 2 VW Settlement grant funding. 
  • To provide additional technical support and guidance for applicants from counties identified as historically under-resourced.  
Register for Virtual Information Sessions

The Division of Air Quality has been providing in-person meetings to stakeholders in the 37 counties identified as historically under-resourced. These meetings help attendees learn about funding opportunities for Phase 2 of the Volkswagen Settlement program.

Two virtual meetings via WebEx are scheduled for stakeholders who were unable to attend the previous in-person meetings The team will also continue in-person meetings in April and May.

  • April 13, 2022 | 1 - 3PM

    Register

  • May 11, 2022  | 1 - 3PM

    Register

Register for In-Person Information Sessions

Please register below for an information session you are interested in attending; dates and locations are on the form. Additional dates and locations will be added in the future.

Register Here

Scheduled In-Person Informational Sessions

  • April 21, 2022 - Pembroke | 1 - 3PM

    Lumber River Council of Governments

    30 C.J. Walker Road, COMtech Park

    Pembroke, NC 28372

  • May 3, 2022 - Kernersville | 2 - 4PM

    Piedmont Triad Regional Council of Governments

    1398 Carrollton Crossing Drive

    Kernersville, NC 27284

  • May 4, 2022 - Hickory | 9 - 11AM

         Western Piedmont COG Conference Room

         1880 2nd Avenue NW

          Hickory, NC 28601

  • May 18, 2022 - Henderson | 9:30 - 11AM

         Vance-Granville Community College

         Seminar Room 1 located in building 9 on the main campus

         200 Community College Road

         Henderson, NC 27537

  • May 18, 2022 - Rocky Mount | 2 - 3:30PM

         Gateway Technology Center at NC Wesleyan College

         3400 N. Wesleyan Boulevard

         Rocky Mount, NC 27804

Information Session Presentation

VW Phase 2 Historically Under Resourced County Outreach Program 04/13/2020

April 13, 2022

Download the presentation from the Historically Under-Resourced County Program Information Sessions.

Historically Under-Resourced County Program (PowerPoint)

Join our Email List

Join our email distribution list to be notified of future program events, email daq.NC_VWGrants@ncdenr.gov with “Subscribe” in the subject line. For additional program information, visit us at the NC VW website.

Files

DAQ Historically Under-Resourced County Program.pdf

PDF • 303.59 KB - February 08, 2022

Phase 2 - Volkswagen Settlement

  • Historically Under-Resourced County Outreach Program
  • Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Program
  • DC Fast Charging Program
  • Diesel Bus and Vehicle Program
  • Level 2 Infrastructure Program
  • School Bus Program
  • State Agency Program

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