The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that $12 million is available for projects to construct or reconstruct natural gas, electric charging, and other alternative fuels fueling facilities within the Clean Transportation Zone, which includes seven counites in the CAPCOG region — Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Travis and Williamson. The TCEQ funding opportunity has a 5 p.m. March 22 deadline.
The Alternative Fueling Facility Program, part of TCEQ’s Texas Emissions Reduction Plan, is available to individuals, state and local governments, corporations, or any other legal entities. The TCEQ has reserved $4 million for small businesses and noted that facilities open to the public will be considered before private facilities. Eligible alternative fuel types for projects include compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, or a combination of the two; hydrogen; biodiesel; biodiesel blends; propane; electricity; and methanol — at least 85 percent by volume. Grants may reimburse a maximum of $400,000 for compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquified natural gas (LNG) projects, $600,000 for projects combining CNG and LNG, or 50 percent of the total eligible project cost with a maximum of $600,000 for fuels other than natural gas such as electricity.
The TCEQ is conducting a 1 p.m., Jan. 30 webinar in English and a 3 p.m. Jan. 31 webinar in Spanish for those interested in applying to the program. Interested parties must register to attend by 5 p.m. the day before their preferred webinar.
Register for the English webinar.
Register for the Spanish webinar.
Read more about the Alternative Fueling Facility Program and apply.
