NDEQ Announces First Round of Grant Recipients Under the ARRA Clean Diesel Program
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NDEQ Announces First Round of Grant Recipients Under the ARRA Clean Diesel Program
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality today is announcing the recipients of over $1.1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants. These grants are being allocated across the state for projects that reduce diesel emissions through a federal program called the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA).
In April, NDEQ was allocated $1.73 million in ARRA-DERA funds, and the state accepted grant applications from across the state through July 31. Today, $1,164,060 in awards is being announced. The recipients of the remaining portion of the funds will be announced in about 30 days.
“There had been a tremendous response from across the state for these diesel reduction grants,” said NDEQ Director Mike Linder. “We received more than 300 applications, in total requesting over $11 million.”
Linder said these grants were ranked by a multi-agency state review committee. The priority system evaluated which projects would effectively reduce diesel emissions at a reasonable cost. The committee also gave priority to distributing the funds widely throughout the state. The grants can be used to purchase and install diesel emission reduction equipment and related technologies.
The award recipients being announced today are in the categories of General Industrial, Trucking, and Governmental Subdivisions. The Agriculture category is still under review and will be announced in the next 30 days. The amount of grants was capped at $39,900 per proposal, so that funds could be distributed to as many high-ranking proposals as possible. No entity received more than one grant.
The list of awardees are:
General Industrial:
| Company Name | Location | Technology | Requested Amount | Grant Amount |
| Interstate Development | Edgar | Dredge engine | $46,622 | $39,900 |
| Stalp Gravel | West Point | Dredge engine | $52,984 | $39,900 |
Trucking:
| Company Name | Location | Technology | Requested Amount | Grant Amount |
| Aulick Industries | Scottsbluff | Tires | $534,000 | $39,900 |
| BMC Transportation | Neligh | Auxiliary power unit (APU) | $10,815 | $10,815 |
| D.L. Bittner Trucking, | Fremont | APU | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| Daws Trucking | Milford | APUs | $126,200 | $39,900 |
| Diversified Property Dev, | Ashland | APUs | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| Fremont Contract Carriers | Fremont | APUs | $207,000 | $39,900 |
| Fritzen Trucking | Beatrice | APUs | $266,880 | $39,900 |
| Gene Poling Trucking | Omaha | APUs | $22,125 | $22,125 |
| Gerald Nevill | York | APU | $7,500 | $ 7,500 |
| Golden Pacific, Inc | Omaha | APUs | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Grand Island Express | Grand Island | Trailer skirts | $157,915 | $39,900 |
| H&M Trucking | Omaha | Trailer skirts, APUs | $990,000 | $39,900 |
| HP Inc | Omaha | APUs | $409,900 | $39,900 |
| Hemingway Enterprises | Omaha | APU | $ 7,249 | $ 7,249 |
| Hoffman Trucking | Meadow Grove | APU | $ 7,700 | $ 7,700 |
| James Seaman | Omaha | APUs | $31,380 | $31,380 |
| Hirschbach Motor Lines | South Sioux City | Engines | $200,475 | $39,900 |
| Larry Klimek Trucking | Grand Island | APUs, nose cones, tires | $124,966 | $39,900 |
| Michelle Henry LLC | Wisner | Engines, tires | $ 8,157 | $ 8,157 |
| Mijoytoy Transportation | Kearney | APU | $ 7,200 | $ 7,200 |
| Mitch Webb | Omaha | APU, tires | $12,033 | $12,033 |
| R & R Trucking, Lincoln | Lincoln | APUs | $58,000 | $39,900 |
| Raue Trucking | Decatur | APUs | $ 8,500 | $ 8,500 |
| Romans Motor Freight | Omaha | APUs | $152,900 | $39,900 |
| Rose’s Transport | Wakefield | APUs | $83,000 | $39,900 |
| Schulz Transportation | Lincoln | Engines | $114,000 | $39,900 |
| Select Vans & Storage | Omaha | Side skirts, tires | $14,749 | $14,749 |
| Shannon Trucking | Fremont | APUs | $20,223 | $20,223 |
| Skyway Transportation | Waverly | APUs | $126,320 | $39,900 |
| T & S Leasing | Grand Island | Trailer gap reducers | $88,428 | $39,900 |
| Tyler Hilkemann (GT Express) | Pierce | Engine, APU | $34,935 | $34,935 |
| Wild Card Trucking | Kearney | APUs | $ 8,300 | $ 8,300 |
| Willie Bess, Mayflower Transit | Omaha | APUs | $ 8,952 | $ 8,952 |
Governmental Subdivisions:
| Name | Location | Technology | Requested Amount | Grant Amount |
| Cedar Bluff Public School | Cedar Bluff | School Bus | $16,443 | $16,443 |
| Hall County Hwy Dept | Grand Island | Trucks | $61,750 | $39,900 |
| City of Omaha | Omaha | Tires | $32,236 | $32,236 |
| NMC/County Govts | Various | Engines | $200,000 | $39,900 |
| OPPD | Omaha | Dozer | $402,529 | $39,900 |
| Raymond Central Schools | Raymond | School Bus | $42,164 | $39,900 |
| Sterling Public Schools | Sterling | School Bus | $18,163 | $18,163 |