Stationary Source and Community-Identified Projects
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Background
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) approved the Community Air Protection Incentives 2019 Guidelines (CAP Guidelines or Guidelines) on May 23, 2019. The Board also delegated authority to the Executive Officer to approve changes to the Guidelines as necessary to ensure responsiveness in addressing the concerns of the most heavily impacted communities across the State. This webpage includes information relevant to Chapter 6: Stationary Source and Community-Identified Projects within the CAP Guidelines. The framework allows air districts, with guidance from community members, to create new kinds of stationary source incentives as well as new incentives consistent with the Community Emissions Reduction Programs (CERP) developed for communities selected to participate in the Community Air Protection Program. The complete CAP Guidelines, including the new chapter, may be accessed here. CARB encourages air districts to collaborate with each other on Project Plans that will address the same concerns across each of their communities.
Staff will post information relating to approved Project Plans on this web page. Upon CARB approval of a Project Plan, air districts may immediately begin to use the Plan to select and fund projects according to its provisions. Stationary source projects are available to any air district that receives CAP funds. Community-identified projects must align with a specific community's CERP.
Approved Project Plans
The following Project Plans have been approved by CARB. The table below contains the primary air district that created the Project Plan (note that other air districts and communities may be involved in each particular Project Plan as well), the date of CARB's approval, the project title and description (with a link to air district webpages), whether the project is a stationary source or community-identified project, which selected community or communities the project applies to if it is a community-identified project, expected or estimated funding amounts, project benefits.
Other air districts may seek to adapt these existing approved Project Plans for use within their own communities, either as-is or modified in some way, in lieu of submitting a full Project Plan for CARB's review. Those air districts may submit a completed Request to Use or Modify Approved Community-Identified or Stationary Source Project Plans form to ab617incentives@arb.ca.gov. Use of this form will help CARB staff to expedite the review and focus on those items that an air district proposes to modify.
Butte County Air Quality Management District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
| N/A | Stationary Source | Woodsmoke Reduction Program This measure will encourage the voluntary replacement of old, uncertified wood-burning stoves with cleaner burning or non-combustion alternatives. | Low-income households and households located in disadvantaged or low-income communities will be eligible for the Enhanced Incentive Voucher. The maximum allowable Enhanced Incentive level is $5,000 for new pellet, wood-burning, and electric stove devices or $10,000 for new electric heat pump installations. All other households, regardless of their income, will qualify for the Standard Incentive. The Standard Incentive will cover up to $2,500 for new pellet wood-burning, and electric stove devices or $5,000 for new electric heat pump installations. | This program will reduce criteria pollutants like fine particulate matter (PM2.5), black carbon, and toxic air contaminant emissions from households using uncertified wood stoves, wood inserts, or fireplaces as a primary heat source. The measure will also achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions from the increased efficiency and reduced emissions of the newly installed devices. | November 27, 2023 |
Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
| N/A | Stationary Source | Woodsmoke Reduction Program This measure will encourage the voluntary replacement of old, uncertified wood-burning stoves with cleaner burning or non-combustion alternatives. | Low-income households and households located in disadvantaged or low income communities will be eligible for up to 100 percent of the total changeout. The maximum allowable Enhanced Incentive level is $5,000. All other households, regardless of their income, will qualify for the Standard Incentive. The Standard Incentive will cover up to $1,500 of the total changeout cost. | This measure will reduce fine particulate matter (PM2.5), black carbon, and toxic air contaminant emissions from households using uncertified wood stoves, wood inserts, or fireplaces as a primary heat source. By increasing outreach and access to incentive funding while providing rebates up to 100 percent of the cost of a new EPA phase II certified wood heater when replacing an existing uncertified model. | July 8, 2022 |
El Dorado County Air Quality Management District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
| N/A | Stationary Source | Woodsmoke Reduction Program The purpose of the Woodsmoke Reduction Program is to promote the voluntary replacement of old, uncertified wood-burning stoves with cleaner burning or non-combustion alternatives. | Low-income households and households located in disadvantaged or low-income communities will be eligible for up to 100% of the total changeout. The maximum allowable Enhanced Incentive level is $2000; All other households, regardless of their income, will qualify for the Standard Incentive. The Standard Incentive will cover up to $599 of the total changeout cost. | The Program will reduce fine particulate (PM2.5), black carbon, and toxic air contaminant emissions from Households using uncertified wood stoves, wood inserts, or fireplaces as a primary heat source. By increasing outreach and access to incentive funding while providing voucher to cover up to 100% of the cost of a new EPA phase II certified wood heater when replacing an existing uncertified model. | January 13, 2023 |
Feather River Air Quality Management District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
| N/A | Stationary Source | Stationary Diesel Engines Emission Reduction Project Plan (English) This measure will fund the replacement of older emergency and backup diesel internal combustion engines with cleaner technology beyond what is currently required, including zero-emission technology. | Zero-emission projects may receive grants up to 95% of the eligible cost of the project. Distributed generation technology projects may receive grants up to 90% of the eligible cost of the project. Tier 4 diesel engine projects may receive grants up to 85% of the eligible cost of the project. Eligible costs include the cost of the replacement technology itself, equipment and materials necessary to install the new technology, fuel or energy storage equipment, hour meters, installation, and delivery charges. | Reduction in emissions of toxic air contaminants, criteria air pollutants, and greenhouse gases. | February 16, 2022 |
Imperial County Air Pollution Control District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
| Calexico, Heber, El Centro Corridor | Community-Identified | Urban Greening (English) This measure will provide incentive funding for approved urban greening projects. Grants may be awarded to a city, county, special district, non-profit, tribal government, public agency or entity for projects to be implemented within the Corridor. | Up to 100% of eligible costs including supplies/materials, construction, contracted services, and interpretative aids to communicate information about the project. | Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, with multiple additional co-benefits. | March 16, 2021 |
| Calexico, Heber, El Centro Corridor | Community-Identified | Expanded/Improved School Flag Program (English) Measure will provide incentive funds to localized notification systems at eligible public and private schools within the Corridor. This strategy reduces exposure to bad air quality with a daily forecast of Air Quality Index conditions in the community. | Up to 100% of eligible costs including supplies/materials, installation, and construction, or up to $25,000. | Reduced exposure to criteria air pollutants such as ozone and fine particulate matter emissions. | March 16, 2021 |
| Calexico, Heber, El Centro Corridor | Community-Identified | Paving Projects Program (English) Measure will provide funding for paving projects in the Calexico, Heber, and El Centro Corridor. Potentially eligible projects would include well-traveled unpaved roads, parking lots, and other unpaved areas located near sensitive receptors including, but not limited to, homes, schools, and senior centers. | Up to 75% of eligible costs for municipal entities and non-profit organizations. Up to 50% of eligible costs for private businesses and other entities. | Reduced exposure to fine particulate matter and fugitive windblown dust emissions. | March 16, 2021 |
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
| Portside Environmental Justice Neighborhoods | Community-Identified | Short-Haul Zero-Emission Truck Pilot Project Plan (English) This measure aims to replace 20,000 truck trip miles currently accomplished with diesel-fueled trucks with trips using zero-emission vehicles. This project plan outlines how the air district, in partnership with the San Diego Port District, implement incentives to offset the costs of zero-emission trucks for interested partners doing business on Port tidelands. | Projects will be eligible for up to $250,000 or 90% of the total cost of a new truck, whichever is lower. | Reduction in particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, and greenhouse gas emissions. | August 18, 2022 |
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Fresno | Community-Identified | Heavy-Duty Truck Rerouting Study (English / Español) Measure will study whether heavy-duty truck travel in community can be rerouted to reduce emissions exposure in community. Cost of study is $267,500, plus $66,300 from City of Fresno. | N/A | Informational benefits leading to potential exposure reductions. | August 12, 2020 |
| Shafter and South Central Fresno | Community-Identified | Commercial Lawn and Garden Program (English) Measure will reduce emissions through incentives to replace gas- or diesel-powered landscape maintenance equipment with new electric equipment. Also provides funding for additional batteries and chargers alongside new equipment. | Up to 70% of purchase price, or up to $15,000 depending on type of equipment. Up to 100% of purchase price for up to two batteries and one charger. | Reduction in oxides of nitrogen and fine particulate matter emissions. | Revised by Air District on October 20, 2022 |
| Shafter, South Central Fresno, and Stockton | Community-Identified | Residential Lawn and Garden Equipment Replacement Program (English) Measure will reduce emissions through incentives to replace gas- or diesel-powered landscape maintenance equipment with new electric equipment. Also provides funding for additional batteries and chargers alongside new equipment. | Up to 70% of purchase price, or up to $25,000 depending on type of equipment. Up to 100% of purchase price for up to two batteries and one charger. | Reduction in oxides of nitrogen and fine particulate matter emissions. | Revised by Air District on October 20, 2022 |
| Shafter and South Central Fresno | Community-Identified | Alternative to the Open Burning of Agricultural Materials (English / Español) Measure will reduce emissions from agricultural open burning of orchard and vineyard removals by incentivizing chipping and soil reincorporation or land application as an alternative. | Up to $600 per acre and up to $60,000 per applicant for chipping with soil incorporation. Up to $300 per acre and up to $30,000 per applicant for chipping only. Revised: Removed $30,000 and $60,000 per applicant cap. Added eligible incentive amounts: Cane-pruned vineyard: chipping with soil incorporation-$800/acre, chipping without soil incorporation- $500/acre, off-site beneficial re-use- $800. Cordon-pruned vineyard: chipping with soil incorporation-$1,300/acre, chipping without soil incorporation- $1,000/acre, off-site beneficial re-use- $1,300. Additional incentive of $100/acre available to small agricultural operations for each incentive category. | Reduction in oxides of nitrogen, fine particulate matter, and reactive organic gas emissions. | Revised by Air District on December 15, 2021 |
| Shafter | Community-Identified | Low Dust Nut Harvester Emission Reduction Program (English / Español) Measure will provide funding to an existing program that otherwise currently lacks funding. Measure provides incentives to reduce emissions from nut harvesting operations through scrapping high-polluting equipment and replacing with low-dust alternatives. | Covers up to 75% of purchase price or $100,000. | Reduction in fine particulate matter emissions. | January 8, 2021 |
| Shafter | Community-Identified | Charge Up Electric Vehicle Charger Incentive Program (English) This measure will provide incentive funding for approved Level 2 and Level 3 EV chargers. Grants may be awarded to private entities including non-profit organizations, businesses, or public agencies in disadvantaged and low-income communities as well as property owners of multi-unit dwellings, apartment complexes, and condominiums. | This program will provide incentives for installment of 78 EV chargers in the Shafter community. Grant amounts will vary based on charger type. Eligible costs include purchase of the charger, eligible installation costs, and necessary signage. | This program will increase accessibility of chargers in the Shafter community, and will support emission reductions associated with broader EV deployment. | June 14, 2021 |
| Stockton | Community-Identified | Charge Up Electric Vehicle Charger Incentive Program (English) This measure will provide incentive funding for approved Level 2 and Level 3 EV chargers. Grants may be awarded to private entities including non-profit organizations, businesses, or public agencies in disadvantaged and low-income communities as well as property owners of multi-unit dwellings, apartment complexes, and condominiums. | This program will provide incentives for installment of 15 EV chargers in the Stockton community. Grant amounts will vary based on charger type. Eligible costs include purchase of the charger, installation costs, and necessary signage. | This program will increase accessibility of chargers in the Stockton community, and will support emission reductions associated with broader EV deployment. | CARB extended approval of the existing approved Program in Shafter to the Stockton community on January 19, 2022 |
| South Central Fresno | Community-Identified | Vegetative Barriers and Urban Greening Emission Reduction Program Plan (English) / (Español) This measure will provide incentive funding for approved urban greening and vegetative barrier projects. Grants may be awarded to a city, county, special district, individual, non-profit, tribal government, public agency or entity for projects to be implemented within the South Central Fresno community. Revised: Removed match requirement for projects and added ongoing maintenance as an eligible cost. | Up to 100% of eligible costs including supplies/materials, construction, contracted services, and interpretative aids to communicate information about the project. | Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, with multiple additional co-benefits. | Revised by Air District December 10, 2021 |
| Shafter | Community-Identified | Vegetative Barriers and Urban Greening Emission Reduction Program Plan (English) / (Español) This measure will provide incentive funding for approved urban greening and vegetative barrier projects. Grants may be awarded to a city, county, special district, non-profit, tribal government, public agency or entity for projects to be implemented within the Shafter community. Revised: Removed match requirement for projects and added ongoing maintenance as an eligible cost. | Up to 100% of eligible costs which includes an initial study, supplies/materials, construction, contracted services, and interpretative aids to communicate information about the project. | Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, with multiple additional co-benefits. | Revised by District December 10, 2021 |
| Shafter and South Central Fresno | Community-Identified | Residential Wood Burning Emission Reduction Program (English) / (Español) This measure will reduce Particulate Matter (PM) emissions from residential wood burning devices by providing incentives for residents to replace their wood burning device with a cleaner burning device or an electric home heating device. | The approved CERPs include $1,500,000 for the South Central Fresno community and $600,000 for the Shafter community for the implementation of this measure. This funding will provide for the replacement of up to 500 wood burning devices in South Central Fresno and up to 200 devices in Shafter. | Reduction in particulate matter emissions. | October 29, 2021 |
| Stockton | Community-Identified | Residential Wood Burning Emission Reduction Program (English) This measure will reduce Particulate Matter (PM) emissions from residential wood burning devices by providing incentives for residents to replace their wood burning device with a cleaner burning device or an electric home heating device. | The approved CERP includes $300,000 for the Stockton community, and this funding will provide for the replacement of up to 100 wood burning devices in the community. | Reduction in particulate matter emissions. | CARB extended approval of the existing approved Program in Shafter and South-Central Fresno to the Stockton community on February 15, 2022 |
| Stockton | Community-Identified | Vegetative Barriers and Urban Greening Emission Reduction Project Plan (English) This measure will provide incentive funding for approved urban greening and vegetative barrier projects. Grants may be awarded to a city, county, special district (Green Improvements/Benefit District, Flood Control District, etc.), non-profit, tribal government, public agency or entity for projects to be implemented within the Stockton community. | Up to 100% of eligible costs including supplies/materials, construction, contracted services, and interpretative aids to communicate information about the project. | Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, with multiple additional co-benefits. | CARB extended approval of the existing approved Program in Shafter to the Stockton community on April 4, 2022 |
| Shafter | Community-Identified | Carshare Emission Reduction Program Plan (English) / (Español) This measure will provide incentive funding for an approved carshare program. Grants may be awarded for vehicles and infrastructure located within and for members domiciled in the Shafter community boundary. | This measure would provide funding up to $500,000 to implement the carshare program in the Stockton community for a 3-year term. The project should launch within 1-year of an executed contract. Vehicles must be in deployment for a minimum of 1-year. The Grantee may utilize up to 15% of awarded funds for administrative costs. The following costs are eligible for funding as part of this CERP strategy: electric vehicles, infrastructure, insurance, equipment operations and maintenance, subsidies, contracted services, labor and construction, outreach and marketing materials, design, permitting, etc., software implementation and maintenance, direct project administration and management, up to 10% may be budgeted for contingency costs, and up to 100% can be used for eligible costs. | Reductions in emissions associated with electric vehicle deployment. | August 31, 2022 |
| Stockton | Community-Identified | Carshare Emission Reduction Program Plan (English) This measure will provide incentive funding for an approved carshare program. Grants may be awarded for vehicles and infrastructure located within and for members domiciled in the Stockton community boundary. | This measure would provide funding up to $1,000,000 to implement the carshare program in the Stockton community for a 3-year term. The project should launch within 1-year of an executed contract. Vehicles must be in deployment for a minimum of 1-year. The Grantee may utilize up to 15% of awarded funds for administrative costs. The following costs are eligible for funding as part of this CERP strategy: electric vehicles, infrastructure, insurance, equipment operations and maintenance, subsidies, contracted services, labor and construction, outreach and marketing materials, design, permitting, etc., software implementation and maintenance, direct project administration and management, up to 10% may be budgeted for contingency costs, and up to 100% can be used for eligible costs. | Reductions in emissions associated with electric vehicle deployment. | August 31, 2022 |
South Coast Air Quality Management District
| Community (if applicable) | Type | Project Title and Description | Funding Amounts | Project Benefits | Approval Date |
| N/A | Stationary Source | Hexavalent Chromium Emission Reduction Project Plan (English) This incentive program will provide additional funding for chrome plating facilities classified as small businesses to install add-on air pollution control devices to control hexavalent chromium emissions. | Up to 100% of eligible costs, including: design and engineering, control technology and materials, instrumentation and monitoring units, required ventilation ductwork and electrical upgrades, installation, initial performance tests conducted to confirm post-technology emissions, shipping and delivery costs, and HEPA filter replacement for three-year project life. | This program would aid in reducing hexavalent chromium emissions beyond what is required. Under this program, conversion to the less toxic trivalent chromium plating operations would also be eligible for funding. This can also eliminate the use of PFAS chemical fume suppressants. | June 14, 2021 |
| East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, West Commerce; Eastern Coachella Valley; Southeast Los Angeles; San Bernardino, Muscoy; and Wilmington, West Commerce and West Long Beach | Community-Identified | School Air Filtration Project Plan (English) This measure will expand eligibility criteria described in Chapter 5 of the CAP Guidelines for reducing air pollution at schools to include daycare or childcare centers, preschools, community centers, and libraries prioritized by members of AB 617 selected communities or by the air district. | Projects are eligible for grants up to 100% of the eligible cost of air filtration systems including costs associated with site assessments. | Reduction in exposure to indoor and outdoor PM emissions. Methods to estimate indoor PM concentration reductions will be based on methodology provided in Chapter E of the Quantitative Methodologies to the Community Air Protection Incentives 2019 Guidelines. | February 15, 2022 |
| East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, West Commerce; Eastern Coachella Valley; San Bernardino, Muscoy; and Wilmington, West Commerce, and West Long Beach | Community-Identified | Residential Air Filtration Project Plan (English) This measure will fund the purchase of portable, standalone air filtration systems for the homes of residents within SCAQMD’s AB 617 communities. | Projects are eligible for portable or standalone air filtration systems, and for up to three years of replacement filters. Projects are eligible for grants of up to 100% of the cost. | Air filtration systems are proven to reduce exposure to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 emission sources. Several residences in AB617 communities are in close proximity to emission sources and implementing air filtration projects in the South Coast Air Basin will reduce exposure to PM2.5 and improve public health. | July 15, 2022 |
| Eastern Coachella Valley | Community-Identified | Paving Project Plan (English) This measure aims to reduce inhalable particulate matter of 10 microns or less (PM 10) from unpaved roadways in the community through paving projects (e.g. Polanco and mobile home parks, public county roads). This project plan outlines how South Coast Air Quality Management District, in collaborative partnership with appropriate entities (e.g. homeowners’ associations, mobile home park owners) and the County of Riverside will implement paving projects in the community. | Projects will be eligible for up to 70% of the total eligible cost, or up to 100% of total eligible cost for projects located at a sensitive receptor. | Reduction in particulate matter from fugitive dust emissions. | October 19, 2022 |
| Wilmington, Carson, West Long Beach; East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, and West Commerce; San Bernardino and Muscoy; Southeast Los Angeles | Community-Identified | AB 617 Clean Technology Truck Loaner Program Project Plan This measure intends to provide opportunities for older medium-and/or heavy-duty on-road diesel truck fleets to try zero-emission technology and its supporting infrastructure and determine its suitability without the need to commit to a full-scale purchase. This project plan outlines how the District will collaborate with local CSCs and vendors, to develop a request for proposal (RFP) and program announcement (PA) before opening program solicitation to further detail applicant criteria and to ensure consistency with community funding priorities. The vendor contract will include terms and conditions and specify vendor services within a statement of work. | Up to 100% of eligible costs for applicants which includes renting/leasing/purchasing, fees/taxes, insurance, maintenance, charging/fueling, delivery, and training and education. Maximum funding amounts will be determined for both applicants and vendors during development of the RFP and PA public process. | Reduction in criteria pollutant emissions and exposure during trial period with multiple additional co-benefits. | March 17, 2023 |