New DERA Retrofit Funds Available: How to Prepare a Competitive Application Minnesota’s Perspective February 12, 2009

Clean Air Minnesota & Project Green Fleet A voluntary partnership of businesses, environmental groups, government agencies, and citizens working together to achieve significant, measurable reductions in air pollution. Outcomes – >1200 buses and 70 heavy-duty diesel multi-sector retrofits –2.2 tons per day reductions in first two years –More than 140,000 recipients of air quality alerts –More than 80 public and private partners committed to voluntary emission-reductions

Not the usual suspects – Not the usual tactics MN is in attainment, no big stick Nonprofit driven and administered Co-chaired by MN Chamber of Commerce and MN Center for Environmental Advocacy Champions - committed individuals supporting a collaborative effort Discussion/work focuses on interests not positions

Project Green Fleet - Process Oriented Voluntary Partnership driven Collaborative process Business, government, and community leadership

Project Green Fleet – Strategic Consolidation; grant writing and administration Connecting the dots – bringing order to chaos MN State Strategy w/ MN Pollution Control Agency Decision-maker recognition Over-arching strategy for MN As easy as possible for fleets/owners

Project Green Fleet – Tactics More work for PGF, but partners have diesel fleets and engines and typically little: Time Staff Knowledge Expertise regarding technology

Project Green Fleet – Tactics Benefits: Economies of scale –RFP’s for equipment through competitive procurement policies, reading the Code of Federal Regulations as a hobby Infrastructure enlarged and aware Outreach/Publicity

Clean Air Minnesota – Project Green Fleet A program of the Minnesota Environmental Initiative Bill Droessler ext. 103