The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) is pleased to announce the application period for the 2019 Clean Fleets Program is currently open. The Clean Fleets Program is an opportunity to apply for funding to purchase, or lease, light-duty zero-emissions vehicles (ZEVs) in high-mileage fleets operating in the Bay Area. The Air District is tasked with regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the nine counties that surround San Francisco Bay: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, southwestern Solano, and southern Sonoma counties.

Clean Fleets Program

The Clean Fleets Program is an incentive program that offers grant funding to help offset a portion of the cost of purchasing or leasing new light-duty zero-emissions vehicles for fleets that operate within the Air District's jurisdiction. In fiscal year ending 2019, up to $5 million is available and will be awarded to qualifying projects on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications for these grants will be accepted until 4:00 pm on January 31, 2019. This program is funded through the Air District's Transportation Fund for Clean Air Regional Fund, which provides grants to improve air quality within the nine-county Bay Area by reducing emissions of criteria pollutants from on-road vehicles. For a full list of eligibility requirements, please see the Clean Fleets Program description page here: www.baaqmd.gov/grant-funding/businesses-and-fleets/light-duty-pev-program.

Eligibility and Applying

Applicants must attend a mandatory pre-application workshop before submitting an application. Each workshop will be held online, limited to 100 attendees, and registration is required. Webinars will cover Clean Fleets Program requirements, the application process and evaluation criteria, and grantee/project sponsor administrative requirements. The next workshop has been scheduled for Thursday, October 4, 2018 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Participants can register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/5891059449298706946. Based on demand, additional workshops may be scheduled in the future. Notices about additional pre-application workshops will be sent via email to parties that have signed up to receive TFCA electric vehicle email alerts here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/tfcaemails.

Additional Information

Additional information on this program and other initiatives is available. For details, please refer to www.baaqmd.gov/grant-funding/businesses-and-fleets/light-duty-pev-program, or the Bay Area Air Quality Management District information below.

Contact Information

Mark Tang
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
375 Beale Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, California  94105
(415) 749-4778 phone
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Hacienda Owners Association
4305 Hacienda Drive, Suite 330, Pleasanton, California  94588-2738
(925) 734-6500 phone     (925) 734-6501 fax
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