Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) said the 2025 Clean Air Grant program application window is open. Applications will be accepted Monday, July 28 through Friday, Sept. 5.

About $3.5 million is available for voluntary Clean Air Grant projects this year, APCD said.

APCD said it will prioritize zero-emission technology and projects with the greatest emissions benefits, along with projects operating in disadvantaged communities throughout Santa Barbara County, as defined by this map.

Individuals, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits looking to replace old equipment with newer, cleaner technology, or transition to zero-emission or near-zero emission vehicles, equipment, and/or fueling infrastructure, are encouraged to apply.

Successful projects will be eligible to receive a grant within a range from $10,000-$250,000. Emission reductions from the project must be surplus to any rule or regulation.

Examples of eligible projects include:

  • On-road heavy-duty Vehicles
    o School buses
    o Heavy-duty trucks and buses
    o Solid waste collection vehicles
    o Transit fleet vehicles, including urban buses
    o Public agency and utility vehicles
    o Emergency vehicles
  • Alternative Fueling Infrastructure
    o Electric vehicle battery charging stations
    o Hydrogen fueling stations
    o Shore power
    o Portable power
    o Stationary agricultural pump electrification
  • Off-Road Equipment:
    o Tractors
    o Forklifts
    o Loaders and dozers
    o Excavators
    o Agricultural utility vehicles
  • Marine vessel engines (regulated and non-regulated commercial vessels)
  • Agricultural Pumps
  • Locomotives

Over the last 36 years, APCD has distributed more than $60 million in state and local funds for voluntary emission-reduction grant and incentive projects throughout Santa Barbara County.

These projects have eliminated several thousand tons of smog-forming pollution and particulate matter, both of which harm human health.

“It’s great to collaborate with the community to proactively reduce emissions from old, dirty diesel equipment and take advantage of newer, cleaner technologies,” said Aeron Arlin Genet, APCD executive director.

“Santa Barbara County APCD’s Clean Air Grant program continues to provide funding to benefit local operations while improving air quality in our region,” Genet said.

For more on the 2025 CAG program and links to applications, visit www.ourair.org/grants/
For questions, email Grants@sbcapcd.org.