30 September 2019

City of St. Petersburg, FL Wins EPA Clean Fuel Diesel Grant

TFG is pleased to announce that the City of St. Petersburg, FL EPA was awarded FY 2019 Clean Fuel Diesel grant application.  The City requested grant funding to replace aging diesel-fueled sanitation trucks with compressed natural gas trucks.  The City was initially informed by EPA of their grant award in the amount of $888,235. EPA recently revised their grant award to the City to $1,510,701!  With this additional funding St. Petersburg will be able to accelerate the conversion of the sanitation truck fleet to CNG.  TFG wrote the grant on the City’s behalf.

The EPA Clean Fuel Diesel grant  permits the following entities to apply for funding:

  • Regional, state, local or tribal agencies/consortia or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality
  • Nonprofit organizations or institutions that represent or provide pollution reduction or educational services to persons or organizations that own or operate diesel fleets or have the promotion of transportation or air quality as their principal purpose.
  • School districts, municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), cities and counties are all eligible entities to the extent that they fall within the definition above.

Eligible Uses of Funding include:

  • School buses
  • Class 5 – Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles
  • Locomotive engines
  • Marine engines
  • Nonroad engines, equipment or vehicles used in construction, handling of cargo (including at ports or airports), agriculture, mining or energy production (including stationary generators and pumps).

Grant funds may be used for clean diesel projects including:

  • EPA verified technologies or certified engine configurations
  • California Air Resources Board (CARB) Exit verified technologies or certified engines
  • Idle-reduction technologies that are EPA verified
  • Aerodynamic technologies and low rolling resistance tires that are EPA verified
  • Early engine, vehicle, or equipment replacements with certified engine configurations

If your local government, school district of non-profit is interested in TFG grant writing  services for the Clean Fuel Diesel grant, or any other grant program for that matter, contact Karl Kalbacher, PG, at TFG at (202) 333-8500, or by email at Kkalbacher@tfgnet.com

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Grant Due: FY 2025-2026 Innovative Finance and Asset Concession (IFAC) Grant Program

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector partner could assume a greater role in project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation, including by assisting eligible entities in entering into Asset Concessions. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Public entities that own, control, or maintain Existing Assets, and have the legal authority to enter a contract to transfer ownership, maintenance, operations, revenues, or other benefits and responsibilities for those Assets

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $45.98 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 1, 2025

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Grant Due: FY 2025 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (Updated)

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to help applicants develop transportation infrastructure projects in rural and tribal communities that will qualify for federal funding and financing programs for additional development phase activities or construction. Funding will support either the hiring of staff or the procurement of expert firms to provide financial, technical, and legal assistance with project-related planning and design phase activities. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? Rural local governments or political subdivisions, states, federally recognized tribes, and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $54.2 million

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 8, 2025

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Grant Due: FY 2025-2029 Residential (Group Home, Shelter, Transitional Foster Care) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to provide temporary residential care to unaccompanied alien children by supporting group home, shelter, and transitional foster care (TFC) providers that specialize in high-quality care of children. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State and local governments, educational institutions, Native American tribal governments, non-profit organizations, for-profit organizations, small businesses, and faith-based and community organizations

TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? $1.5 billion

WHEN IS IT DUE? October 14, 2025; April 1, 2026; September 1, 2028

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TFG Presents 2025 Congressional Calendar

The Ferguson Group (TFG) compiled a 2025 Congressional Calendar with session and recess dates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate 119th congressional session. 

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TFG Monitoring Developments of Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs

On January 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President Trump issued a memorandum titled “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs.” The directive mandates Federal agencies to temporarily suspend the obligation and disbursement of federal financial assistance while conducting a comprehensive review of programs and awards to ensure alignment with the administration’s policies and priorities. As part of this review, agencies are also instructed to temporarily suspend the issuance of new program solicitations.

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