First grants awarded under Connecticut diesel emissions mitigation program

Message from CT DEEP.

On November 14, 2018, Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the State of Connecticut is making available $12.2 million dollars from the Volkswagen (VW) settlement to fund ten clean air projects in the state. Connecticut is one of the first states in the nation to make these funds available for a variety of diesel mitigation projects.

DEEP received 56 grant applications requesting over $32 million of funding to reduce diesel emissions under this program with total investments exceeding $77 million.  Notifications of award status were sent to all applicants by email and postal mail.

A list of all applicants for this funding round, summaries of each awarded project and other relevant documentation is available in the Administrative Archive at www.ct.gov/deep/vw.

DEEP will begin the design process for the next round of funding with a goal to announce a new round in 2019.  Program requirements and forms for any subsequent round of funding may differ from the first round.

Note from MTAC: Congratulations to MTAC members Bozzuto’s, Eder Brothers, H.I. Stone & Son, John DeGrand & Son, and USA Hauling & Recycling for receiving grant funds. Be on the lookout for future alerts, as this program will continue.