The application period for the 2023 Clean Diesel Grant funding closed January 31, 2024. The next application period is expected to be late fall 2024.

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 $301,898 in awards to the following recipients for the replacement of old diesel-powered school buses with newer, clean buses. These replacements are being conducted utilizing North Dakota’s FY2022 DERA funding.

Award Recipients FY2022

• Hillsboro Public School — $31,112
• Killdeer Public Schools — $25,000
• Milnor Public School — $22,962
• Minot Public School — $43,750
• Mt. Pleasant School District — $31,437
• Nedrose Public School — $28,000
• Nesson Public School — $31,250
• Northern Cass School District — $21,875
• Richland School District — $30,750
• South Prairie School District — $35,762

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

Last Updated: 02/25/2022