This week Virginia Clean Cities participated in and sponsored the International Biomass Conference & Expo at the convention center in downtown Richmond, Virginia. It was an exciting glimpse into the whole biofuel supply chain – from farm to pellet to processing to the fuel tank!

The day started off with a bus ride. VCC’s Graham Sheridan hopped ...

Image courtesy of the Federal Transit Administration

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Project Proposals for the Low or No Emission Grant Program and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced the opportunity to apply for $1,103,963,762 in competitive grants. 

The available programs are as follows:

5339(c) Low or No Emission Grant Program: This program aims to support ...

On February 28th, the US EPA announced the Clean Ports Program grant opportunity. Two Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) are open until the application window closes on May 28th at 11:59 PM (ET). $3 billion in funding is available from the Inflation Reduction Act to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure, as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. ports. 

The Zero-Emission Technology Deployment Competition will ...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office is excited to unveil a new name and look for Clean Cities as this U.S. Department of Energy partnership moves into its fourth decade of advancing clean transportation nationwide! The new name, Clean Cities and Communities, conveys the diversity of areas coalitions serve, and the new logo reflects the clean transportation focus. The convergence point in the new logo also represents how ...

In February, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced the $5 million Clean Bus Planning Awards (CBPA) program, funded by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. CBPA provides free technical assistance to create comprehensive and customized bus electrification plans for all interested transit pupil transit fleets across the United ...

“Every community can win with clean fuels,” says Alleyn Harned, Transportation Energy Partners (TEP) President and Virginia Clean Cities Executive Director.

Energy Independence Summit (EIS) partners with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies program to advance the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ...

Governor Glenn Youngkin recently announced that Mack Trucks, part of Swedish-based Volvo Group and one of North America’s leading producers of heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks, will invest $14.5 million to expand its Roanoke County manufacturing operations. The company will expand its current production facility by 72,000-square-feet to increase capacity for ...

A new state contract brought forth by James Madison University provides vehicle fleets in the Commonwealth of Virginia with new pricing on propane autogas vehicle conversion equipment, in addition to access to renewable propane autogas. Blossman Gas is the equipment and fueling partner on the contract, available to all fleets in ...

On February 8^th, 2024, Virginia Clean Cities staff joined partners EVNoire, Drive Electric RVA, Generation 180 and more for Electric Vehicle (EV) Day at the Capitol in Richmond. Representatives from the NAACP, AAA Mid-Atlantic, Virginia State University, Virginia Commonwealth University and environmental organizations also joined the public event. Local EV club Drive Electric RVA organized a ...

EPA Mid-Atlantic has reminded us all that February 14, 2024, at 4 p.m. ET is the deadline to submit your complete 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate application. Late applications will not be accepted, so be sure to submit your application before the deadline.

EPA is offering at least $500 million for electric, propane and compressed natural gas school buses through the 2023 Clean School ...