Utah Division of Air Quality

The Clean Fuel Vehicle Grant and Loan Program

The Utah Division of Air Quality will be annocing the awards Clean Fuel projects by March 17, 2010. Eligibility for grants and loans are limited to projects for government vehicles and private sector business vehicles that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in R307-123, and for refueling equipment dispensing a clean fuel as provided for in Subsection 19-1-403-2(d) within the state of Utah. If you have any questions about this program please contact Mat Carlile at mcarlile@utah.gov or 801-536-4136.

We have created a guidance document (128 KB) that will assist applicants as they complete the application (35 KB).

Click here (35 KB) to obtain an application
Click here (128 KB) to obtain application guidance document.

Overview of the Grant and Loan Program

The Utah Clean Fuels and Vehicle Technology Grant and Loan Program, funded through the Clean Fuels and Vehicle Technology Fund, provides grants and loans to assist businesses and government entities in covering: the cost of converting a vehicle to operate on clean fuels; the incremental cost of purchasing an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) clean fuel vehicle; and the cost of retrofitting diesel vehicles with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency verified closed crankcase filtration devices, diesel oxidation catalysts, and/or diesel particulate filters. The Clean-Fuels Grant and Loan Program also provides loans for the purchase of fueling equipment for public/private sector business and government vehicles. In addition, the program can provide grants to serve as matching funds for federal and non-federal grants for the purpose of purchasing fueling equipment for public/private sector business and government vehicles. Finally, the program can provide grants and loans to serve as matching funds for federal and non-federal grants for the purpose of converting vehicles to operate on a clean fuel, purchasing OEM clean fuel vehicles, or retrofitting diesel vehicles.

Click here (46 KB) for an overview of the program.

Restrictions and limitations of the grant and loan program

The following are some of the restrictions and limitations of the grant and loan program

The annual combined total for all both grants and loans approved shall not exceed a maximum of $250,000 for a total of $500,000 per year.
The maximum amount that may be approved by the Department for a loan or a grant is $100,000 per project; the minimum amount that may be approved is $5,000 per project.
The maximum number of vehicles purchased, converted, or retrofitted using grant funds by any fleet operator shall not exceed 100 vehicles.
19-1-403 (1)(b) and R305-4-9 (36 KB) describe all of the restrictions for the Loan program.
19-1-403 (1)(c) and R305-4-8 ( 21 KB) describe the restrictions for the Grant program.
Loan rates for a private sector vehicle shall be made at an interest rate provided by Subsection 19-1-404(2)(c). Click here for these current loan rates.

Statute and Rules

Clean Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program Act
- 19-1-401
- 19-1-402
- 19-1-403
- 19-1-404
- 19-1-405
R305-4 (36 KB) establishes the procedures of the program
R307-123 (21 KB) establishes how entities demonstration of eligibility

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