The Bay Area Goods Movement Program

The Bay Area Goods Movement Program (Program) is a partnership between the Air Resources Board (ARB) the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) and the Port of Oakland (Port) to quickly reduce air pollution emissions and health risks caused by freight movement along the Bay Area’s priority trade corridors. The Air District and Port will provide financial incentives to owners of equipment used in freight movement to upgrade to cleaner technologies. The ARB will be allocating $140 million in bond funding over the next four years ($35 million per year) to projects in the Bay Area to reduce air pollutant emissions from goods movements.  Diesel pollution from current goods movement operations greatly impacts the health of community residents near ports, rail yards, distribution centers, and roads with high truck traffic. Pollutants targeted by this Program include diesel particulate matter, a toxic air contaminant, and nitrogen oxides, which contribute to the formation of particulate matter and is also an ozone precursor.  This Program will also provide co-benefits by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and black carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.

Applications

The Air District is currently accepting applications to install retrofit devices on port/drayage trucks that operate at the Port of Oakland.  To apply for a retrofit device on your truck visit our Goods Movement Bond Early Grants webpage or see the table below.

The Air District is also accepting applications to repower and replace port/drayage trucks that operate in the Bay Area. Below are links to the program requirements for repower and replacement projects.

The Air District has applied to the ARB to fund other elgibile project types and will issue a call for projects when those funds become available.

Grant Workshops

The Air District will be condcuting grant workshops at the following locations and times.  Air District staff will provide information regarding the Goods Movement Program as well as other grant opportunities, such as the Transportation Fund for Clean Air, at these workshops.

When and Where

Eligible Projects

Emissions from diesel engines in trucks, locomotives, ships, harbor craft, and cargo-handling equipment contribute to local, regional, and global air pollution and are potentially eligible for funding under this Program. This Program will supplement regulatory actions and other incentives to reduce diesel emissions.  The Program can only fund emission reductions “not otherwise required by law or regulation.” The Program can co-fund eligible equipment subject to existing or future regulations, but only if equipment upgrades satisfy early compliance (completed at a specific date prior to the compliance date) or are surplus (results of upgrades must produce emission reductions beyond regulatory requirements). 

The following documents are a list of potentially eligible projects and specific requirements associated with each of the project types including:

• Equipment Specifications
• Major Milestones for Equipment Project Completion
• Recordkeeping Requirements
• Annual Reporting Requirements
• Ongoing Evaluations and Audits, and
• Application Information

Useful Links

• Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program

• Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program Proposed Guidelines

• Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Early Grant Proposal

• W-9 form

• Links to various ARB regulations that may apply to Goods Movement Projects can be found in the following table

ARB Regulations That May Apply to Goods Movement Projects

Contact Information

To have your contact information added to the mailing list, please contact grants@baaqmd.gov and indicate in your e-mail that you are interested in information regarding the Goods Movement Program. For additional information please contact the staff members below.

Contacts

Joseph Steinberger                    Principal Environmental Planner                  (415) 749-5018

Tina McRee                                      Administrative Analyst                         (415) 749-4701