by jnguye60 | Mar 18, 2024 | Clean Energy and Power, Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries, Resources
The Low-No Program is meant to support the transition of the nation’s transit fleet to the lowest polluting and most energy efficient transit vehicles. The Low-No Program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of...
by jnguye60 | Mar 18, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries, Resources, Winning Strategies
Strategy #1 Understand grant eligibility requirements The Low/No program is partnered with the Buses and Bus Facilities program, which are both included in the same Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Low and no emissions bus grants can be used for purchasing or...
by jnguye60 | Mar 5, 2024 | Clean Energy and Power, Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries, Resources
The Direct Pay provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) unlocked the potential for cities, nonprofit organizations and other tax-exempt entities to utilize clean energy tax incentives. Cities and nonprofits have been historically ineligible for federal...
by jnguye60 | Feb 13, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries, Resources, Winning Strategies
Lesson #1 Strengthen your application with regional or statewide coordination Of the 47 FY2022 and FY2023 CFI award winners, 20 were for statewide grants or regional collaborations and an additional 7 went to counties. We have explored the benefits of regional...
by jnguye60 | Aug 8, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries, Public Transportation, Resources, Technology and Innovation, Webinar Presentation
Learn from two first movers on electric buses – Honolulu and Charlotte – about how to successfully navigate the transition to electric buses.
by jnguye60 | Jul 21, 2023 | Clean Energy and Power, Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries, Resources
This session explored the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and the benefits that they will bring to residents. IRA contains several tax credits in service of increasing America’s competitiveness in the clean energy economy. Featured speakers included Laurel...
