Incentive Programs, Air Pollution, Innovative Technologies, Emission Reduction

The Santa Barbara County APCD continues to seek proposals from private and public entities in the county for projects to reduce air pollution from heavy-duty diesel engines, according to the terms and conditions of the California Air Resources Board's (ARB) Carl Moyer Air Quality Memorial Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program).

On March 20, 2008 the APCD Board approved participation in Year 10 of the Carl Moyer Program, making approximately $619,000 available for eligible projects over the next year. The APCD will also have additional grant funding for eligible projects over the next several years from the $2 DMV fee (approved by the APCD Board on 12/16/2004, pursuant to AB923). Staff will evaluate each project on a first come, first served basis (according to the schedule on the right), and approve projects until all funds have been expended. When funding projects, we will also consider cost-effectiveness, project mix, viability, timeliness, and past performance history with the APCD.

Date	Event
March 20, 2008	APCD Board approves local participation in Year 10 of Carl Moyer Program.
April, 2008	APCD releases notice of funding availability for Year 10.
May 1, 2008	APCD begins selecting projects for Year 10 Moyer funds. Any applications submitted prior to this date will be treated as if received on 5/1/2008.
January 31, 2009	Grantees annual reports for 2008 due.
Ongoing	-Acceptance of applications until funds are expended. -APCD Old Car Buyback Program

Equipment categories eligible for grant funding include:

On-road vehicles
Off-road equipment
Marine vessels
School buses
Agricultural engines
Other: forklifts, airport ground support equipment, locomotives, etc.

Typical Carl Moyer Program projects include heavy-duty engine repowers, replacements, and retrofits for both diesel and alternative- fueled equipment. Other new project categories include zero-emission projects, Old Car Buy Back (Light-duty scrap) and Agriculture Assistance.

Eligible projects that are not covered under the Carl Moyer Program include the purchase of new school buses, and installation of PM control devices on existing school buses under the Lower Emission School Bus Program.

The APCD grant funding comes from three main sources: the ARB's Carl Moyer Program, the DMV Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Surcharge Program, and the state's Lower Emission School Bus Program. If additional funding becomes available from these or other sources during this request period, more emission reduction projects will receive grant funds.

Program applications for grant funding can be downloaded below under the appropriate equipment category below. For specific information on a category, consult the 2005 Approved Revision to the Carl Moyer Program Guidelines, or contact APCD staff as noted below. See How to View and Download Documents for information on file formats. Application forms are available in both Word (.doc) and Adobe (.pdf) formats below.

Program Documents and Links:

ARB Carl Moyer Program: www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/moyer/moyer.htm

ARB Lower Emission School Bus Program: www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm

ARB Verified Diesel Retrofit Devices: www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/verdev/verdev.htm

Sample Grant Agreement (PDF file) sample-grant.pdf

2008 APCD Annual Reporting Form for Grantees: grantee-annual-report.doc or grantee-annual-report.pdf

2008 Notice of Funding Announcements: fund-announce.doc or fund-announce.pdf.

Equipment Categories: The following equipment categories are eligible for grant funding.

Contact for all equipment categories: Innovative Technologies Group email: ITG@sbcapcd.org

I. On-road heavy-duty engines

Trucks, buses, refuse collection and transport, line-haul, low-bed and other haul trucks, etc.

Repower or retrofit of heavy-duty diesel powered on-road engines

Download On-Road Heavy-Duty Repower Program application form: onroad-app.doc or onroad-app.pdf

See ARB Carl Moyer Program Guidelines for more detailed program information.

II. School buses

Purchase of new school buses to replace old buses and retrofit of in-use buses with PM control devices

Download School Bus application forms:
School Bus Replacement: bus-replacement.doc or bus-replacement.pdf
School Bus Retrofit: bus-retrofit.doc or bus-retrofit.pdf.

See also Toolkit to Reduce Diesel Emissions at Schools.

See ARB Lower Emission School Bus Program Guidelines for more detailed program information.

III. Off-road heavy-duty engines

Construction, mining, farm equipment, etc.

Download Off-Road Diesel Engine Repower application form: offroad-app.doc or offroad-app.pdf.

See ARB Carl Moyer Program Guidelines for more detailed program information.

IV. Marine engines

Repower of diesel-powered main or auxiliary engines

Download Marine Engine application form: marine-app.doc or marine-app.pdf

See ARB Carl Moyer Program Guidelines for more detailed program information.

V. Agricultural stationary engines

NEW regulations for farm engines, see this page.

Download Agriculture Water Pump Engine Repower application form: agpumpform.doc or agpumpform.pdf.

See ARB Carl Moyer Program Guidelines for more detailed program information.

VI. Other: Forklifts, airport ground support equipment, locomotives, particulate matter (PM) projects, etc.

Please contact APCD staff directly for more details on these projects. Also, consult the Carl Moyer Guidelines (Rev 2005 or later revisions) and approved Program Advisories for project selection criteria and funding eligibility.

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For more information, call the APCD at 805-961-8800, email ITG@sbcapcd.org or contact Al Ronyecz at 805-961-8877, or axr@sbcapcd.org.

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