Oklahoma Clean Diesel
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Air Quality Division Clean Diesel Grants have helped more than 43 school districts retrofit or replace more than 287 diesel buses in the last five years.
Funding Opportunities
State Programs
| School Districts and Municipalities across Oklahoma |
FY 2012 Funding:
$294,051 |
Emission reductions through the replacement, repower and retrofit of school buses and municipality diesel fleets |
Application Deadline Closed on November 15, 2012 |
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| School Districts and Municipalities across Oklahoma |
FY 2011 Funding:
$187,000 |
Emission reductions through the replacement, repower and retrofit of school buses and municipality diesel fleets |
Application Deadline Closed on October 31, 2011 |
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| Public and Private Diesel Fleets across Oklahoma |
FY 2010 Funding:
$200,000 |
Emission reductions through the replacement, repower and retrofit of school buses and public and private diesel fleets |
Award Closed |
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| School Districts and Municipalities across Oklahoma |
FY 2008 Funding:
$408,193
FY 2009 Funding:
$227,496 |
Emission reductions through the replacement and repower of school buses and through the retrofit of buses and refuse trucks |
Award Closed |
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ARRA/Stimulus Programs
About the Oklahoma Clean Diesel Program
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), reducing emissions from diesel engines is one of the most important air quality challenges facing the country. Even with the EPA's more stringent heavy-duty highway and non-road engine standards that began to take effect in 2007 and will continue over the next decade, millions of diesel engines already in use will continue to emit large amounts of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter and air toxics, which can contribute to serious public health problems. School age children are even more susceptible to the impacts of pollutants as they breathe more air per pound of body weight when compared to adults.
Fortunately, emissions from the legacy diesel fleet can be reduced through the use of aftermarket retrofit devices. Retrofits are a type of control device that can be installed on diesel engines to reduce exhaust emissions such as particulate matter (PM), hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO). Retrofit devices include diesel particulate filters (DPF), diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC) and crankcase ventilation systems (CCVs).
To address the emissions from the legacy fleet of diesel engines, EPA established the National Clean Diesel Campaign to help voluntarily reduce harmful emissions from heavy duty diesel engines.
For more information on retrofits and the funding available, contact the DEQ Clean Diesel Staff at 405-702-4100.
Page last updated:
February 12, 2013
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