EPA offering diesel emission control grants to Southeast U.S.

Jun 18, 2006

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing $100,000 to fund projects to demonstrate effective diesel emission control technologies or ways to reduce diesel emissions.

The EPA Southeast Diesel Collaborative is accepting proposals through July 7 and will make two to three grants of $25,000 to $75,000. Projects can include idling reduction technologies or strategies and should address diesel emissions in on-road vehicles, construction, agriculture or public fleets.

More information is available at http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/mobile/sedc-rfpfinal52306.pdf.

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