The second round of funding for projects under the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) to replace or repower refuse vehicles (garbage trucks, roll-off trucks, dump trucks, sweeper trucks, chipper trucks, and grapple trucks) is now open!
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants under the TxVEMP must operate vehicles configured to collect and transport municipal solid waste (refuse vehicles at least 51% of the vehicle’s annual mileage in one of the Priority Areas.
Refuse vehicles being replaced or repowered must:
- be a Class 7 or 8 refuse vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,001 lbs.
- have a diesel engine with a model year of 1992-2009;
- be considered capable of performing its primary function for the next five years;
- been continuously inspected and registered in Texas for the two years immediately preceding the application signature date;
- been used routinely by the applicant in its primary function in Texas for the two years immediately preceding the application signature date; and
- been owned by the applicant for the two years immediately preceding the application signature date.
New refuse vehicles must:
- be powered by electricity, diesel, or an alternative fuel;
- have an engine model year not more than one year older than the year the application is submitted;
- be certified by the EPA or CARB to a NOx emissions standard or family emissions limit (FEL) of 0.2 g/bhp-hr or lower;
- be used in the same priority priority area as the refuse vehicle being replaced or repowered; and
- be of the same type, weight category, and body and axle configuration as the vehicle being replaced.
Activity Life and Usage Commitment:
- The applicant must commit to use the grant-funded vehicle at least 51% of the vehicle’s annual miles of operation in one of the Priority Areas for the duration of the five-year activity life.
Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2020, or until all funds have been awarded. Copies of the request for grant applications, maximum funding amount tables, and application forms are available at: www.TexasVWFund.org.
Contact TxVEMP staff toll-free at 833-215-8989 with questions regarding the grant application process. |
