Cool Weather, and even Cooler Grants
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program funds school districts, municipalities, cities, counties, and other eligible entities to upgrade or retire existing diesel engine fleets. Grant funds can be used to retrofit or replace existing diesel engines and vehicles with clean technologies certified by the EPA and the California Air Resources Board. Eligible diesel engines include buses, locomotives, marine engines, construction engines, and Class 5 through Class 8 heavy-duty highway vehicles.
Funding Amount: $3,000,000 to $12,000,000
Match: Varies
Application Deadline: January 22, 2027
You can find more information here.
Medium & Heavy- Duty EV Charging Infrastructure Program
This grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection funds the development of charging infrastructure sites geared towards electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Sites can be publicly accessible or semi-publicly accessible, and must be along the Interstate 95 (I-95) corridor and adjacent roads within New Jersey. This program is open to local governments, corporations, educational institutions, and other eligible entities listed in the grant guidelines.
Funding Amount: Up to $20,000,000
Match: Not Required
Application Deadline: December 23, 2026
You can find more information here.
Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program
The US Department of Transportation's Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program funds projects that improve traveler safety by reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions. These projects will improve habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. Local governments, transportation authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, and eligible organizations outlined in the guidelines can apply for construction and non-construction projects.
Funding Amount: Up to $80,000,000 in total award funding.
Match: 20%
Application Deadline: November 16, 2026
You can find more information here.
LAST CALL
Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program
This opportunity strengthens the capacity of wrongful conviction review (WCR) entities and their criminal justice and victims’ services partners to identify, assess, and manage post-conviction claims of innocence more effectively and efficiently. Additionally, it aims to enhance public safety by preventing future errors, identifying actual perpetrators of crimes, and delivering justice to victims. A WCR entity will lead projects focused on reviewing post-conviction claims of innocence. This project can support a collaborative partnership with a prosecutor’s office or conviction integrity units (CIUs). If applicants include this partnership, they should document how it will coordinate relevant information sharing on post-conviction claims of innocence.
Funding Amount: up to $600,000
Match: Not Required
Application Deadline:
SF-424: November 2, 2026
Full Application: November 9, 2026
You can find more information here.