Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT AWARDS $689,772 OF FUNDING TO THE GREATER WASHINGTON CLEAN CITIES COALITION (GWRCCC). THIS PROJECT WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE, ESPECIALLY NEAR-TERM EMISSIONS, AND HELP BOTH OF ITS FLEET PARTNERS INCORPORATE MORE B100 INTO THEIR CURRENT OPERATIONS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE REPLACING 16 CLASS 7 THROUGH 9, MUNICIPAL ON-ROAD AND NONROAD UTILITY VEHICLES WITH 10 NEW VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) THAT WILL OPERATE ON B100 (100% BIODIESEL) 90% OR MORE OF THE TIME. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DCDPW) WILL RETIRE TWO DUMP TRUCKS WITH PLOWS, TWO TRUCK TRACTORS, FOUR SANITATION STRAIGHT TRUCKS, TWO GENERAL PURPOSE STRAIGHT TRUCKS, ONE MEDIUM LOADER-BACKHOE, AND ONE HEAVY LOADER-BACKHOE. THE DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DDOT) WILL RETIRE TWO MEDIUM-DUTY LOADER-BACKHOES AND TWO BOOM LOADERS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE RETIRING 16 VEHICLES (12 DCDPW; FOUR DDOT) AND PROCURING SEVEN DCDPW MUNICIPAL UTILITY ON-ROAD AND NONROAD VEHICLES AND THREE DDOT NONROAD VEHICLES THAT OPERATE ON B100. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN ANNUAL REDUCTION OF 1.814 TONS NOX AND 0.189 TONS PM2.5; LIFETIME REDUCTIONS OF 22,772 TONS NOX AND 2.354 TONS PM2.5; AND LIFETIME CAPITAL COST EFFECTIVENESS OF $123,664/TON NOX AND $1,196,216/TON PM2.5; AND ANNUAL HEALTH BENEFITS FROM PM2.5 REDUCTION OF $440,000. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO GREATER WASHINGTON REGIONAL CLEAN CITIES COALITION (GWRCCC) IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC. REPLACING MUNICIPAL VEHICLES WITH NEW, CLEANER MODELS RUNNING ON BIODIESEL FUEL WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS, POLLUTANTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ADVERSE HEALTH IMPACTS SUCH AS RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN THE RESIDNENTS OF WASHINGTON, DC. THE PROJECT INVOLVES VEHICLES BELONGING TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY (DC WATER) AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL 31 STANDARD ZIP CODES IN WASHINGTON, DC (THE DISTRICT).

ADVANCING ALTERNATIVE FUEL MARKETS ADOPTION AND GROWTH

NEW AWARD TO GREATER WASHINGTON REGION CLEAN CITIES COALITION. AWARD NUMBER: DE-EE0009535. PROJECT ENTITLED: CLEAN CITIES COALITION NETWORK OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE TRACKING PROGRAM.

CLEAN CITIES OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE TRACKING GRANT PROGRAM.

CLEAN CITIES AND COMMUNITIES COALITION OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND MARKET TRACKING PROGRAM CLEAN CITIES AND COMMUNITIES (CC&C) COALITIONS WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S (DOE) TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (TTO) TO ENHANCE THE NATION’S ENERGY SECURITY, SUPPORT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND IMPROVE AIR QUALITY BY FOSTERING LOCALLY DRIVEN TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CHOICES THAT LEVERAGE DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES AND INNOVATIVE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS FOR CC&C COALITIONS TO ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OUTREACH WITHIN THE COALITION’S TERRITORY, AND TO TRACK AND REPORT CRITICAL PROGRAM AND PERFORMANCE METRICS.