Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust

The Volkswagen (VW) Mitigation Trust was established to fully mitigate the diesel NOx emissions caused by VW’s illegal actions. The mitigation plan for California includes a variety of grant categories available to replace diesel vehicles registered throughout the state of California.

Remaining Funds

The $360 million of project funds are being released in multiple installments. The table below shows the funds available for award in the first installment of funds. Second installment funding will be released in subsequent years.

*Funding amounts for second installment are not currently available.

First installment, Combustion Freight and Marine Projects, 77% remaining, 23 million dollars

First installment, Zero-Emission Transit, School, and Shuttle Buses, 8% remaining, 5 million dollars

First installment, Zero-Emission Freight and Marine Projects, 69% remaining, 24.3 million dollars

First installment, Zero-Emission Class 8 Freight and Port Drayage Trucks, 48% remaining, 13 million dollars

First installment, Light-Duty Zero-Emission Infrastructure, Hydrogen, 0% remaining, 0 million dollars

First installment, Light-Duty Zero-Emission Infrastructure, Electric, 0% remaining, 0 million dollars

Results

Track the progress of the program and where the funds have been awarded


California's Mitigation Trust Categories

California’s Mitigation Trust funding will be offered statewide and will be allocated across the five categories listed below. The categories and allocation amounts were approved by CARB through the adoption of the Beneficiary Mitigation Plan on May 25, 2018, which was developed with public input and are based on technology availability, the market demand as demonstrated by other funding programs, and the ability of the project funding categories to fully mitigate the excess NOx caused by the subject VW diesel vehicles.

Combustion Freight and Marine Projects

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This category is intended to accelerate the replacement of older, higher polluting diesel engines with the cleanest available technologies. Projects will be selected on a first come, first served basis. Equipment eligible for replacement include Class 7 and 8 freight trucks (including drayage trucks, waste haulers, dump trucks, and concrete mixers) or their engines (2012 model year and older) that are compliant with current regulations; freight switcher locomotives or their engines (pre-Tier 1); and ferry, tugboat, and towboat engines (pre-Tier 3).

Applications are now being accepted online. Solicitation will close when all funds have been fully allocated.

Funds Remaining:
$23M of $30M (77%)

Zero-Emission Transit, School, and Shuttle Buses

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This category supports the early adoption of zero-emission bus technologies, which will increase economies of scale and bring down technology costs and reduce harmful exposure for the State’s most sensitive populations. Projects will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis in two installments of $65M each. The types of buses eligible for replacement include class 4 to 8 school, transit, and shuttle buses. The replacement buses must be new and use commercially available zero-emission technologies, including both battery electric and fuel cell electric.

2nd Installment open for applications for transit and shuttle buses

Funds Remaining:
$5M of $65M (8%)

Zero-Emission Freight and Marine Projects

This category is intended to help drive wide-scale adoption of zero-emission technologies in off-road freight equipment. Eligible projects include replacing airport ground support equipment, heavy-lift forklifts, and port cargo handling equipment with new, commercially available zero-emission technologies; re-powering ferry, tugboats, or towboats with all-electric engines; and installing portside oceangoing vessel shore power systems at berths.

This solicitation is open and accepting applications.

Funds Remaining:
$24.3M of $35M (69%)

Zero-Emission Class 8 Freight and Port Drayage Trucks

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This category is intended to support the expansion of zero-emission truck availability in the heaviest weight class that have typically relied on diesel technologies. Projects will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Vehicles eligible for replacement include Class 8 freight trucks (including drayage, dump, waste haulers, and concrete mixers) 2012 model year and older that are compliant with current regulations.

Solicitation is currently open and accepting online applications on a first-come, first-served basis

Funds Remaining:
$13M of $27M (48%)

Light-Duty Zero-Emission Infrastructure, Hydrogen

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This category is intended to accelerate fuel cell vehicle adoption by expanding and filling gaps in California’s hydrogen fueling network. Funding is offered as co-funding to projects selected through the California Energy Commission's GFO-19-602 solicitation, which is currently closed.

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Funds Remaining:
$0M of $5M (0%)

Light-Duty Zero-Emission Infrastructure, Electric

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This category is intended to accelerate electric vehicle adoption by expanding and filling gaps in California’s charging network. Projects in this category will be selected on a competitive basis and will help meet the fueling needs of the growing electric vehicle fleet.

This solicitation deadline closed on August 18th, 2021.

Funds Remaining:
$0M of $5M (0%)
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