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Utah Division of Air Quality outlines $200M+ in federal grants for EVs, chargers and fleet electrification
Summary
Utah’s Division of Air Quality told the committee it is administering more than $200 million in federal and other funding for electric vehicles, chargers and zero‑emission heavy‑duty vehicles and plans to open many applications this fall.
Utah Division of Air Quality grant managers briefed the committee on multiple federal and state funding streams now being stood up to accelerate electric vehicles, chargers and other zero‑emission transportation projects across the state.
Why it matters: The funds are intended to reduce transportation emissions along the Wasatch Front and statewide; they target public and private fleets, school districts, workplace and multifamily charging, and income‑qualified individual incentives.
Christiana “CJ” Johnson, grant manager with the Division of Air Quality (DAQ), said the state is administering more than $200 million in federal funding and other sources for transportation programs, and that applications for many of the new programs will open this fall. She briefed the committee on several major awards:
• EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG): approximately $75 million for implementation, focused largely on fleet electrification (light‑duty vehicles, delivery trucks, refuse haulers, transit and school buses) and EV chargers for fleets, workplaces and multifamily housing. CJ said the grant also includes programs for income‑qualified individuals (light EVs, e‑bikes, electric yard equipment) and subawards to universities for energy‑efficiency assessments and outreach.
• Clean Ports program: a roughly $110 million award to deploy zero‑emission technologies at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal; a separate clean‑ports planning grant was awarded to the Utah Inland Port Authority.
• Clean Heavy‑Duty Vehicles grant: $60 million total (about $42 million for electric school buses and $18 million for electric vocational vehicles statewide).
CJ also noted existing and formula funding streams DAQ administers: roughly $10 million from the Volkswagen mitigation trust (with another VW round opening soon), about $6 million from the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA), and administration responsibilities for Carbon Reduction Program funding that will flow through states and regions.
On federal incentives, CJ highlighted that new federal tax‑credit rules and deadlines affect program economics: the federal e‑vehicle tax credit has an availability window that CJ said runs only until September 2025 and charger tax credits are limited into 2026, and public entities can use the “direct pay” mechanism to monetize eligible tax credits. CJ said DAQ is hiring staff to stand up grant administration and plans to open many program applications in the fall, with funds available over the next several years.
Discussion only: The committee received the overview and had no substantive questions in the meeting. CJ offered contact links and said DAQ will coordinate with jurisdictions once application windows open.
Ending: DAQ asked jurisdictions and fleet operators to track program timelines and prepare for fall application rounds; DAQ staff will follow up with program guidance and application materials.
