Workshop for 2008/2009 Blue Sky Grants scheduled for August 13th, 2008.

The District receives a portion of the annual vehicle registration fees ($4) from the Department of Motor Vehicles through legislation authorized under Assembly Bill 2766 (Sher, 1990). The AB 2766 program provides incentive funding for projects that reduce onroad and offroad motor vehicle pollutant emissions (mainly oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and to a lesser extent particulate matter (PM10)). Examples of successful projects may include:

Awarding the difference in cost of replacing (repowering) an old dirty diesel engine with a new cleaner emitting diesel or alternative fueled engine.
Projects that reduce vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) such as bicycle lanes, vanpools, shuttles and transit buses and associated infrastructure.
New "alternative fueled" vehicles including natural gas powered school buses, street sweepers, and transit buses.
Educational programs designed to educate the general public about mobile source emission reduction strategies.
Liquefied and compressed natural gas or electric vehicle infrastructure projects.
Funding may also be allocated for District related programs, including land use and transportation planning, monitoring, enforcement, and technical studies necessary for implementation of the California Clean Air Act.

The FRAQMD will be accepting project proposals for 2008 Blue Sky Program starting June 30, 2008.   Applications must be postmarked no later than 5:00 PM, August 29, 2008.  The District office is located at 938 14^th Street, Marysville, CA 95901. 

Requirements All project applications will require an emissions reduction and cost-effectiveness report with each submittal; use Methods to Find the Cost-Effectiveness of Funding Air Quality Projects provided below.    [top]

Air Resources Board 1998 Criteria and Guidelines for the Use of Motor Vehicle Registration Fees: The Guidelines document contains the Criteria and Guidelines for the AB 2766 program.  Appendix A contains examples of successful projects. Appendix B contains motor vehicle registration fee statutes.    [top]

Guidelines

Appendix A - Examples of successful projects

Appendix B - 1998 Statues applicable to the motor vehicle registration fee program

Methods to find the Cost-Effectiveness of Funding Air Quality Projects: There are two files available for download. The MS Word instructional guide provides info, sample projects, and examples of manual calculations. The Street Sweeper MS Word document provides the latest methodology for sweeper projects. The Microsoft Access database file will calculate emissions reductions and perform the cost-effectiveness calculations electronically.  

Methodologies found in the CARB Carl Moyer program guidelines may also be used for cost-effectiveness evaluations where the District determines that Motor Vehicle Guidelines are incomplete or out-of-date.

IMPORTANT: Use the "load factors" found in the "Carl Moyer Program Guidelines" above, when performing calculations (or contact the District for assistance). The Moyer load factors are more current.

Download the Instructional guide (MS Word, 475KB; Adobe pdf, 1.3MB) with sample projects and calculations, and/or the cost-effectiveness database file (2.4 megabytes; MS Access 97 software required) at ARB's web site.

2006:  Grantees, RFP, Workshop Presentation (PowerPoint) (PDF)

2005: Announcement