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Grants for Ferries, Tugboats, and Freight Switchers

The Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) provides funding to replace or repower older locomotives or repower marine vessels to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in Texas.

No Longer Accepting Applications

The Ferry, Tug, and Switcher Grant Program is no longer accepting applications for the FY24 grant round. Join our TxVEMP email list to get updates.

How to Apply

Eligible applicants

  • Individuals, state and local governments, corporations, or any other legal entity.

Eligible projects

  • Replace or repower freight switchers.
  • Repower ferries and tugs.
  • Applicants purchasing a qualifying ferry, tug, or freight switcher powered by electricity may request additional funding for on-site electric charging infrastructure.

Eligible areas

Review documents to ensure eligibility

  • Government-Owned Equipment: up to 100% for eligible equipment and electric charging infrastructure.
  • Non-Government-Owned Equipment: up to 75% for eligible equipment with electric engine(s) and electric charging infrastructure.

*The incremental cost is the eligible cost to purchase the replacement equipment minus the scrap value of the equipment being replaced.

Projects with the lowest cost per ton (CPT) of NOX emissions reduced and highest reduction in total NOX emissions will receive the most points. We recommend you use the grant estimators and technical supplements below to estimate your project CPT of NOX reduced and total projected NOX emissions reductions.

Please Note: TCEQ will provide the final determination on the project CPT of NOX reduced and total projected NOX emissions reductions. We base this determination on information you enter in the project application and not information entered in the estimator and submitted with the application.

Estimate Your Cost per Ton

Technical Supplements

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Regular Mail

TCEQ
Air Grants Division, MC-204 (TxVEMP)
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087

Express Mail

TCEQ
Air Grants Division, MC-204 (TxVEMP)
12100 Park 35 Circle
Building F, 1st Floor, Suite 1301
Austin, TX 78753