Tap $30 Million Available to Clean Up Off-Road Diesels in Southern California
October 13, 2009
California's South Coast Air Quality Management District is soliciting clean-air projects to provide funding assistance to fleets for purchasing low-emission heavy-duty engine technologies for in-use, off-road diesel vehicles. Five upcoming workshops will explain how to apply to get some of the $30 million available in 2010 through the “Surplus Off-road Opt-in for NOx” (SOON) program to those who operate off-road diesel vehicles in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, or Orange Counties.
Los Angeles County on October 14, at 7 p.m.; Diamond Bar, CA,
Riverside County on October 15, at 7 p.m., Riverside, CA
Orange County on October 20, at 7 p.m., Laguna Hills, CA
Los Angeles County on October 21, at 4 p.m., Burbank, CA
San Bernardino County on October 22, at 7 p.m., San Bernardino, CA
More SOON workshop details are available on this flyer pdf.
A Program Announcement describes which fleets and technologies qualify for the funding, and how to submit proposals for the second year's allocation. Proposals must be submitted no later than 1 p.m. on November 6, 2009. Paper copies of the information can be requested by calling Ms. Penny Shaw-Cedillo at (909) 396-3179.
