VW Settlement

The Alabama Department of Environmental Conservation (ADECA) Energy Division is offering a grant program funded by the 2026 Volkswagen Settlement to finance projects that reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions across five equipment categories. Eligible applicants—including state, local, tribal agencies, private firms, and nonprofits—must submit applications between August 25 2026 and October 6 2026. Projects must involve eligible mitigation action items such as heavy‑duty trucks, non‑road equipment, locomotives, commercial marine vessels, or related electric conversion work, and must meet specified match‑percentage requirements based on ownership type. Applications are submitted via email and must include detailed budgets, risk assessments, NOx reduction calculations, scrappage agreements, and property‑management commitments. • Funding pool: up to $5.73 million total across all awards. • Match requirements vary (e.g., 20 % for government entities, up to 75 % for non‑government diesel repower). • Separate applications required for each equipment category; no combined submissions. • Applicants must provide audit documentation, a project plan, and agree to scrap replaced equipment.