OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is offering another round of funding to replace medium- and heavy-duty (MDHD) diesel vehicles with electric. Leveraging proceeds from New Jersey’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), this solicitation will spend $35 million on local government vehicle electrification projects.

Project proposals are first-come, first-served.

Purpose: The Bureau of Mobile Sources’ Diesel Modernization Program is primarily a diesel replacement program. This program utilizes Federal and State funding to replace on-road and non-road diesel equipment/vehicles and repower marine engines – anything from refuse trucks to forklifts to ferry vessels.

Open and Close Dates: Rolling

Eligible Projects:

• Construction equipment used on projects that are conducted in urban/sensitive areas;
• Construction equipment with the highest use;
• Older construction equipment

Website: https://njdepwptest.net/stopthesoot/equipment-modernization-program/

Purpose: It Pays to Plug In provides funding for electric vehicle charging stations in workplaces, public places, and multi-unit dwellings.

Open and Close Dates: Rolling

Eligible Projects: Private residential dwellings other than multi-unit dwellings are not eligible for grants. The program is open to all other applicants: Businesses, governments, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions.

Website: https://njdepwptest.net/drivegreen/it-pays-to-plug-in/

Purpose: The eMobility Grant Program provides funding for electric, shared-use transportation solutions that improve the mobility of residents in low- to moderate-income communities disproportionately impacted by air pollution.

Open and Close Dates: Rolling

Eligible Projects: All-electric, shared-use transportation programs, such as carshares, rideshares, shuttle services, and microtransit services.

Website: https://njdepwptest.net/drivegreen/emobility/