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TCEP Grants Available Through TCEQ

Jul 18, 2014 | Industry News

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that up to $7.7 million in grants is being made available to encourage entities that operate large fleets of vehicles in Texas to replace diesel-powered vehicles with alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles.

The TCEQ Texas Clean Fleet Program (TCFP) grants are part of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, and are available to owners of fleets of 75 or more vehicles operated in Texas. Grant applicants must commit to replace at least 20 diesel-powered vehicles with hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles.

Application deadline is October 3, 2014, 5:00 p.m. CST.
For more information on the grants, go to www.terpgrants.org or call 800-919-TERP (8377).

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