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Driving a Cleaner Illinois Program - Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust is sponsored by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Illinois EPA is accepting applications to replace old, diesel Class 4-8 Local Freight Trucks with new all-electric Class 4-8 Local Freight Trucks. This program aims to reduce NOx emissions in Illinois.
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CSFA | GATA | Illinois. gov Driving a Cleaner Illinois - Volkswagen Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (532) Driving a Cleaner Illinois - Volkswagen Darwin Burkhart 217-524-5008 epa. vwgrants@illinois.
gov The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) has been designated as the lead agency to administer funds allocated to Illinois from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (Trust). The Trust was established by Appendix D of the VW Settlement (Settlement). Illinois’ initial allocation of funds is $108 million to be used to fund mobile source projects.
The funds are to be used for projects that reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides in Illinois. Illinois Statue Authorization Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization None - Appendix D of the VW Settlement established the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
Government Organizations; Other; Credentials / Documentation Preapplication Coordination Criteria Selecting Proposals Range of Approval or Disapproval Time Formula Matching Requirements Range and Average of Financial Assistance Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature Regional or Local Assistance Location Indirect Cost Rate; Other; Agency ID Award Range Application Range Details 26-1697-09 $100000 - $18000000 General announcement open for a period of time with no specific due dates for applications.
Agency ID Grantee Name Comptroller Name Start Date End Date Amount 25-1697-55296 Regional Transportation Authority REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION 02/07/2025 12/31/2032 31,255,875 25-1697-54874 Pace, The Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) PACE SUBURBAN BUS DIVISION 01/22/2025 03/31/2032 27,000,000 25-1697-54415 Cook-Illinois Corp. COOK-ILLINOIS CORPORATION 12/12/2024 06/30/2031 5,823,584 23-1697-40862, 25-1697-40862-A1 UNIVERSAL EV LLC UNIVERSAL EV LLC 09/28/2022 12/31/2031 5,400,000 26-1697-61428 City of Chicago - 84 Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) CHICAGO CITY OF 12/11/2025 06/30/2027 3,555,000
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Government organizations and other entities; specifics require consulting the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Focuses on mobile source projects reducing nitrogen oxide emissions. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Residential Sharps Collection Program is a grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency that funds units of local government operating residential sharps collection stations across Illinois. The FY26 program makes $600,000 available from the Illinois Solid Waste Management Fund to reimburse local governments for costs associated with collecting and disposing of household sharps — such as needles and syringes — from private citizens. Individual grants are up to $35,000 per funding opportunity. The application deadline is June 30, 2026. Eligible applicants are Illinois units of local government; the program has previously funded programs in 34 of Illinois' 102 counties.
Driving a Cleaner Illinois Program (VW Round 9 - Electric Trucks) is sponsored by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). This program, funded by the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, aims to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by supporting projects related to electric trucks. The application period remains open until funds are depleted.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.