| 1998 Grant Awards |
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| Applicant: |
UNC Charlotte |
| Grant Award: |
$10,000 |
| Summary: |
Funding is requested to purchase and convert a small utility vehicle from gasoline power to electric power. Students will design and construct the vehicle. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
Smokey Mountain High School |
| Grant Award: |
$10,618 |
| Summary: |
This grant will enable students to participate in building and driving an electric vehicle, to establish an electric vehicle program, and to educate the community about efforts to preserve and enhance air quality in North Carolina. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Advanced Energy |
| Grant Award: |
$30,000 |
| Summary: |
Funding is requested to help support schools participating in the EV Challenge. Requested funds will be used to help assuage the cost to convert to electric and to pay for trophies and prizes. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
City of Greenville |
| Grant Award: |
$11,700 |
| Summary: |
The City of Greenville plans to reduce VMT by installing bike racks on buses. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Northampton Electric Automotive Team |
| Grant Award: |
$9,500 |
| Summary: |
Funding will assist Northampton in conducting the Great Electric Road Rally. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
City of Claremont |
| Grant Award: |
$95,000 |
| Summary: |
Requested funds will be used to purchase/convert vehicles to utilize compressed natural gas as their primary fuel source. In addition, they plan to install a CNG fueling station. |
| Status: |
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the project was not completed. The funding was redistributed in subsequent grant cycles. |
| Applicant: |
Greensboro Transit Authority |
| Grant Award: |
$100,000 |
| Summary: |
Project entails the purchase of two dedicated natural gas shuttle vans and the installation of a natural gas fueling station. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Wake County General Services Administration |
| Grant Award: |
$60,000 |
| Summary: |
Wake County GSA seeks to reduce emissions through the use of BioDiesel. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Duke University |
| Grant Award: |
$54,000 |
| Summary: |
Funds will be used to purchase new CNG vehicles and to convert additional vehicles. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
Davidson County |
| Grant Award: |
$170,000 |
| Summary: |
The requested funds will be used to contract a compressed natural gas fueling station and to purchase vehicles to run on CNG. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
The Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection |
| Grant Award: |
$50,000 |
| Summary: |
Funds are requested to develop an Ozone Awareness school kit for all Charlotte-Mecklenburg fourth grade students. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
East Gaston High School |
| Grant Award: |
$9,500 |
| Summary: |
Funds will be used to convert a gasoline vehicle to electric. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
New Hanover High School |
| Grant Award: |
$12,000 |
| Summary: |
Funds will be used to convert a car to electric and to improve awareness of an Alternative mode of transportation. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
County of Caldwell |
| Grant Award: |
$142,000 |
| Summary: |
The grant would enable the county to install a fast-fill natural gas station. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
City of Raleigh |
| Grant Award: |
$42,282.50 |
| Summary: |
Funds are requested to help purchase CNG and electric powered vehicles. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
The City of Jacksonville North Carolina |
| Grant Award: |
$8,600 |
| Summary: |
Funding is requested to purchase 12 bicycles and to train police officers. |
| Status: |
Grant Completed. |
| Applicant: |
Gaston County Quality of Natural Resources Commission |
| Grant Award: |
$38,000 |
| Summary: |
Funding will be used to purchase new Alternative vehicles and conversion equipment and to promote public awareness through educational programs. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
The Town of Garner |
| Grant Award: |
$128,500 |
| Summary: |
The town of Garner requests funding to purchase CNG vehicles, and to construct both a slow and fast fill fueling station. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Northeast Guilford High |
| Grant Award: |
$12,261.51 |
| Summary: |
Funding is requested to convert a vehicle to electric. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Winston-Salem Transit Authority |
| Grant Award: |
$20,500 |
| Summary: |
WSTA requests funds to install bike racks on their entire bus fleet. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
