Coalition For Sustainable Initiatives

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL ADMINISTER A REBATE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS INVOLVING HEAVY DUTY TERMINAL TRACTORS AND SHORT-HAUL DELIVERY TRUCKS FOR THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OPERATING IN PRIORITY AREAS IN EPA REGION 8 STATES OF COLORADO, NORTH DAKOTA AND UTAH. DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN THIS PROJECT INVOLVE REPLACING 35 ELIGIBLE TERMINAL TRACTORS AND DELIVERY TRUCKS WITH NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC ALTERNATIVES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL SAVE OVER 200,445 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL PER YEAR. TRUCKS WILL BE OWNED BY THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE THROUGH THE REBATES WITHIN THIS PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INCORPORATING 35 BATTERY-ELECTRIC TERMINAL TRACTORS FROM THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AND DELIVERY TRUCKS INTO THEIR OPERATIONS IN COLORADO AND UTAH, SPECIFICALLY IN THE CITIES OF AURORA AND SALT LAKE CITY RESPECTIVELY, REPLACING TERMINAL TRACTORS AND DELIVERY TRUCKS. TRUCKS WILL BE OWNED BY THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE THROUGH THE REBATES WITHIN THIS PROGRAM. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE REPLACING 35 ELIGIBLE TERMINAL TRACTORS AND DELIVERY TRUCKS FROM UNITED PARCEL SERVICE WITH NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC ALTERNATIVES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE SUCCESSFUL REPLACEMENT OF IDENTIFIED PROJECT VEHICLES WITH ZERO-EMISSION BATTERY ELECTRIC OPTIONS, SAVINGS ON FUEL EXPENSES @ 22 GALLONS OF DIESEL PER ENGINE PER DAY, REDUCING GT;0.997 TONS OF PM, AND GT;14.065 TONS OF NOX YEARLY, INCREASED COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO HELP DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS, INCREASED LUNG FUNCTION AND DECREASE CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE IN CHILDREN IN URBAN PRIORITY AREAS IN REGION 8, IMPROVED AIR QUALITY IN AREAS SERVICED EXTENSIVELY BY PARTNERS - PARTICULARLY URBAN NONATTAINMENT AREAS OF COLORADO [AURORA (ARAPAHOE COUNTY), DURANGO (LA PLATA COUNTY), MONUMENT (EL PASO COUNTY), LONGMONT (BOULDER COUNTY)]; NORTH DAKOTA [BISMARCK (BURLEIGH COUNTY)]; AND UTAH [OGDEN (WEBER COUNTY), OREM (UTAH COUNTY), SALT LAKE CITY (SALT LAKE COUNTY), REDUCTION IN VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND INCREASED COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO HELP DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSION EXPOSURE TO CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE UPS FACILITIES WITHIN COLORADO, NORTH DAKOTA, AND UTAH.

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE INC. (CFSI) TO ADMINISTER A REBATE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CLEAN DIESEL PROJECTS INVOLVING CLASS 8 COMBINATION AND SINGLE UNIT SHORT HAUL FREIGHT TRUCKS OPERATING IN PRIORITY AREAS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGION 6 STATES - ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS. THE PROJECT INVOLVES DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES OF EARLY RETIREMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF 57 ELIGIBLE TRUCKS WITH COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) TRUCKS. THIS PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO SAVE OVER 197,779 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL PER YEAR. THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE INC. IS A COLLABORATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, AND THE NON-PROFIT WORLD DEDICATED TOWARDS EDUCATION, ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY, REDUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO MOVE THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY AND OPERATORS TOWARD HIGHER PERFORMANCE IN THE AREAS WHERE TRANSPORTATION HAS THE GREATEST IMPACT: ACCESS, CLIMATE, ENERGY, ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION, INTEGRATED PLANNING AND COSTS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TO RETIRE AND REPLACE 57 COMBINATION AND SINGLE UNIT SHORT HAUL HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS CURRENTLY DOMICILED IN ARKANSAS (LITTLE ROCK), OKLAHOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY) AND TEXAS (ARLINGTON, AUSTIN, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, HOUSTON AND MESQUITE) AND DEPLOY 57 CNG REPLACEMENTS FROM ITS MESQUITE, TEXAS HUB.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT AND SCRAPPAGE OF 57 HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS IN ARKANSAS (LITTLE ROCK), OKLAHOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY) AND TEXAS (ARLINGTON, AUSTIN, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, HOUSTON AND MESQUITE). THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES INC. INTENDS TO VERIFY AND MATCH ALL VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND ENGINE SERIAL NUMBERS WITH THE REPLACEMENTS FOR EACH OF THE UNITS AS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE REPLACED WILL BE SCRAPPED OR RENDERED PERMANENTLY DISABLED ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF 57 HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCK REPLACEMENTS. SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE SUCCESSFUL REPLACEMENT OF 57 HEAVY-DUTY COMBINATION AND SINGLE UNIT CLASS 8 TRUCKS WITH NEWER AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL OPTIONS AND SAVINGS ON FUEL EXPENSES AT 7 GALLONS OF DIESEL PER ENGINE PER DAY. MEDIUM-TERM OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE REDUCED GT;0.016 TONS OF PARTICULATE MATTER (PM), AND GT;8.352 TONS OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN YEARLY. LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE IMPROVED AIR QUALITY IN AREAS SERVICED EXTENSIVELY BY PARTNERS - INCLUDING THE PROJECT'S INTENDED BENEFICIARIES RESIDED PARTICULARLY IN URBAN NONATTAINMENT AREAS OF ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS. INCREASED LUNG FUNCTION AND DECREASE CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE IN CHILDREN IN URBAN PRIORITY AREAS IN REGION 6 AND REDUCTION IN VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTIES IN STATES ARKANSAS (LITTLE ROCK), OKLAHOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY) AND TEXAS (ARLINGTON, AUSTIN, DALLAS/FORT WORTH, HOUSTON AND MESQUITE).

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES (CFSI) IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE WITHIN THE STATES OF OHIO, MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN. CFSI WILL ADMINISTER A TWO-PHASE GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH A REGIONAL COLLABORATION THAT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CLEAN DIESEL PROJECTS INVOLVING 74 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSES, CONSTRUCTION AND NONROAD EQUIPMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS.THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK OR PLAY NEAR WHERE THE AFFECTED FLEET OPERATES. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT SHOULD BENEFIT THE PUBLIC WITH CLEANER AIR AND LOWER TOXIC EMISSIONS OF DIESEL EXHAUST.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES INC. (CFSI), IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, DALLAS (DALLAS), TARRANT (FT. WORTH), HARRIS (HOUSTON), AND BEXAR (SAN ANTONIO) COUNTIES. CFSI IS COORDINATING EFFORTS TO ADMINISTER A GRANT PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CLEAN DIESEL PROJECTS INVOLVING CLASS 8 COMBINATION AND SINGLE UNIT SHORT HAUL TRUCKS IN TEXAS. DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE APPLIED IN THIS PROJECT INVOLVE THE EARLY RETIREMENT OF CLASS 8 COMBINATION AND SINGLE UNIT SHORT HAUL TRUCKS AND REPLACEMENT WITH COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) TRUCKS. THIS PROJECT WILL BE FOCUSED ON 29 DIESEL ENGINES WITHIN EPA REGION 6, WITH AN ANTICIPATED IMPROVEMENT IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AIR QUALITY AND INCREASED PUBLIC-HEALTH BENEFITS. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPACT FLEET VEHICLES THAT TRAVERSE MAJOR INTERSTATES LINKING SOME OF THE NATION'S MOST HEAVILY TRAVELED GOODS-MOVEMENT TRUCK ROUTES; AND OP

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN THE STATES OF ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON REPLACING EARLY RETIREMENT OF CLASS 6 AND CLASS 8 COMBINATION AND SINGLE UNIT SHORT HAUL TRUCKS AND REPLACEMENT WITH CLEAN DIESEL AND COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) TRUCKS. VEHICLES WILL OPERATE FROM DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND TERMINALS IN NONATTAINMENT AND AIR TOXIC AREAS IN ARKANSAS (SPRINGDALE), LOUISIANA (NEW ORLEANS, SHREVEPORT), NEW MEXICO (ALBUQUERQUE), OKLAHOMA (TULSA) AND TEXAS (AUSTIN, DALLAS-FORT WORTH, HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO). VEHICLES WILL SERVICE AREAS BETWEEN 100 AND 200 MILES FROM HOME BASE. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE EARLY RETIREMENT OF CLASS 6 AND CLASS 8 COMBINATION AND SINGLE UNIT SHORT HAUL TRUCKS AND REPLACEMENT WITH CLEAN DIESEL AND COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) TRUCKS. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER (PM

THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES (CFSI) WILL ADMINISTER A TWO PHASE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CLEAN DIESEL PROJECTS INVOLVING HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS, SCH

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES (CFSI) IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE WITHIN THE STATES OF ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, OHIO AND WISCONSIN. CFSI WILL ADMINISTER A TWO-PHASE GRANT PROGRAM THROUGH A REGIONAL COLLABORATION THAT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CLEAN DIESEL PROJECTS INVOLVING 55 COMBINATION SHORT HAUL TRUCKS, 11 CONCRETE MIXERS AND TWO DUMP TRUCKS OPERATING IN NONATTAINMENT AREAS. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS.

COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES INC. (CFSI), A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZAITON, IS COORDINATING EFFORTS TO ADMINISTER A GRANT PROGRAM THAT WI

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES (CFSI) IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. UTILIZING A REBATE PROGRAM, 7 CLASS 8 HEAVY-DUTY CEMENT MIXERS, 1 HEAVY-DUTY CRANE AND 15 SCHOOL BUSES WILL BE REPLACED WITH CLEAN DIESEL OR ALTERNATIVE FUEL REPLACEMENTS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS.

THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES (CFSI) WILL REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA; FOUR COUNTIES IN INDIANA; WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, THREE COUNTIES IN OHIO; AND THREE COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN. THE REPLACEMENT OF 19 COMBINATION SHORT HAUL TRUCKS WITH CLEAN DIESEL AND LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS TRUCKS MODEL YEAR 2019 IN THESE NONATTAINMENT AREAS WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES, INC. IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN THE AREAS OF DENVER AND COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BILLINGS AND MISSOULA, MONTANA AND SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES, INC. WILL CONDUCT A REBATE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE TO REPLACE SHORT-HAUL DIESEL TRUCKS WITH CLEAN DIESEL TRUCKS. THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS.