The next application period is expected to be early 2025.

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, through the US Environmental Protection Agency, reviews grant applications and awards funds for the replacement of old diesel-powered school buses and trucks with new cleaner diesel-powered vehicles. The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of the Energy Policy Act of 2010 allocates funds to states to implement projects that reduce diesel emissions. These replacements are being conducted utilizing North Dakota’s annual DERA funding.

The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, through the US Environmental Protection Agency, issued $375,034 in awards to the following recipients for the replacement of old diesel-powered vehicles and school buses. These replacements are being conducted utilizing North Dakota’s FY2023 DERA funding.

Award Recipients FY2023

• Kenmare Public School — $29,162
• Central Valley Public School — $33,743
• Scranton Public School — $29,848
• Northwood Public School — $35,087
• South Prairie School District — $13,934
• City of Bottineau — $68,750
• Jamestown Rural Fire Dist. — $42,092
• City of Dickinson — $122,418

• EPA's Site on Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Funding

Last Updated: 02/25/2022