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DEQ Announces Funding Opportunity
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has opened applications for its 2026 Diesel Emissions Mitigation and Zero-Emissions Infrastructure Funding programs.
Details on the available grants and staff contacts at DEQ are below:
- Diesel Emissions Mitigation Grants and Federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Funding
- Total: Approximately $6 million between Volkswagen settlement and expected federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding.
- Focus: To swap older diesel vehicles, engines or equipment for similar, newer, cleaner zero-emissions vehicles, technologies or retrofit exhaust controls.
- Eligibility: Oregon businesses, organizations, Tribal Nations, local governments and individuals with medium- and heavy-duty diesel fleets, model year 1992 - 2009.
- Contact: Rhett Lawrence, Air Quality program analyst: rhett.lawrence@deq.oregon.gov.
- Oregon Zero-Emission Fueling Infrastructure Grants
- Total: Approximately $600,000.
- Focus: To develop plans and install charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicle fleets.
- Eligibility: Oregon businesses, organizations, Tribal Nations, local governments and tribes planning to install private and/or public charging infrastructure.
- Contact: Tracie Weitzman, Air Quality program analyst: tracie.weitzman@deq.oregon.gov.
Contact: Michael Martin, Lobbyist – mmartin@orcities.org
Last Updated 9/25/2026