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Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG)
Next cycle State Next cycle, date not posted yet
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- Funder
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Deadline
- Next cycle: Annual, typically two rounds per program year (2026 Round 1 closed April 1, 2026; Round 2 closed October 7, 2026). Page says the program is anticipated to reopen in winter 2027.
- Cycle
- Annual, typically two rounds per program year (2026 Round 1 closed April 1, 2026; Round 2 closed October 7, 2026). Page says the program is anticipated to reopen in winter 2027.
- Posted
- Not stated
- Award range
- $300,000
- Total program funding
- Not stated
- Expected number of awards
- Not stated
- Match or cost share
- Match not stated
- Who applies
- School districtsNonprofits
- Who benefits
- DistrictsStudentsCommunities
- Eligible applicants
- School districtsNonprofits
- Education level
- K-12
- Topics
- FacilitiesSTEM
- Geography
- PA
- Source
- FindGrants reviewed programs registry · ID pa-dep-alternative-fuels-incentive-grant
Summary
Grants to school districts, municipalities, nonprofits and businesses for alternative-fuel vehicle purchases/retrofits (including school buses), fleet refueling equipment and alternative-fuel education/demonstration projects. Public school districts are a 2026 funding priority.
Full description from the funder
Next cycle not yet posted. Annual, typically two rounds per program year (2026 Round 1 closed April 1, 2026; Round 2 closed October 7, 2026). Page says the program is anticipated to reopen in winter 2027. Grants to school districts, municipalities, nonprofits and businesses for alternative-fuel vehicle purchases/retrofits (including school buses), fleet refueling equipment and alternative-fuel education/demonstration projects. Public school districts are a 2026 funding priority. Page states 'AFIG 2026 is Closed' and 'The program is anticipated to reopen in winter 2027.' No next-round date is given, so deadline is null.
Page states approximately $5 million per year, individual application awards capped at $300,000 with a $500,000 maximum across all applications; Class 1 and 2 vehicle projects capped at $7,500 per vehicle. Guidelines are a PDF. Round dates above come from search snippets of the DEP page, not verbatim page text.
Details are copied from the funder's posting and may change. The official page is authoritative. Applying is free.
Official page: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/programs-and-services/grants-loans-rebates/alternative-fuels-incentive-grant · This listing: https://findgrants.us/grants/719fca54d8e9260e3f14031bdee1f2b9e0f7b651 · FindGrants is an independent directory operated by ResilientMind AI. Applying for a grant is always free.