The Utah Division of Air Quality is looking for projects that would qualify for funding under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act. One aspect of this program is to get older agriculture diesel engines replaced with new, more efficient engines thereby resulting in fewer air pollutant emissions.
This may be an opportunity for producers to receive assistance in replacing/upgrading some of their diesel equipment. As I understand it, items such as stationary diesel engines would qualify for 75% cost-share assistance (producer to pay 25%), and items such as a tractor would qualify for 25% cost-share assistance (producer to pay 75% of the cost). All of the replaced/upgraded items should be things that would have been kept for 3 or more years.
The deadline for applications is January 13th at 4:00 p.m. MST. Lisa has offered her assistance in filling out the paperwork to anyone interested in this program.
Lisa can be reached at:
Lisa Burr
Senior Research Analyst
Utah Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Air Quality
801-536-4019
lburr@utah.gov
The application form (relatively short) is attached. The Request for Proposals (not so short) is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/rfp-epa-oar-otaq-11-01.pdf
Some additional information:
• $32 million allocated to this project
• Region 8 (Utah is in Region 
Priority Areas include:
• Priority given to poor air quality areas (portions of Cache, Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt
Lake, Utah and Tooele counties) – see attached map
• Priority given to proposals that reduce diesel emissions from agricultural operations
• Proposals must be submitted electronically
