Assistance program
Clean Ports Program
$2.9 Billion committed in FY2025–FY2026
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Agency
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 66.051
- What it does
- Section 60102 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (or IRA) amended the Clean Air Act by inserting section 133 (42 U.S.C. 7433) to authorize EPA’s Clean Ports Program (or Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports) to award grants to purchase or install zero-emission port equipment and supporting infrastructure, serving one or more ports, and for climate action planning activities. IRA appropriates $3 billion for the program, $750 million of which must be spent on projects taking places at ports located in air quality areas designated pursuant to section 107 as nonattainment for an air pollutant. EPA’s objectives for the Clean Ports Program are to: (1) reduce air pollution in near-port communities, especially those with environmental justice concerns; (2) build a foundation for the port sector to transition over time to fully zero-emissions operations; and (3) help ensure that meaningful community engagement and emissions reduction planning are port industry standard practices.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Per the statute, the following entities are eligible to apply directly to the Clean Ports Program: port authorities; state, regional, local, or Tribal agencies that have jurisdiction over a port authority or a port; and air pollution control agencies. Private entities that own, operate, or use the facilities, cargo-handling equipment, transportation equipment, or related technology of a port may apply if they partner with one or more of the eligible entities. For certain competitive funding opportunities under this assistance listing, the Agency may limit eligibility to compete to a number or subset of eligible applicants consistent with the Agency’s Assistance Agreement Competition Policy.
- Authorized by
- Clean Air Act, Section 133, as amended by Section 60102 of the Inflation Reduction Act
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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