Wisconsin’s Department of Administration (DOA) is awarding Clean Transportation grants to regional government entities and businesses. The 28 grants will help fund the purchase or conversion of 81 natural gas-fueled vehicles and 18 propane autogas-fueled vehicles.
According to Wisconsin’s DOA, the grants will help create 200 compressed natural gas filling stations by the end of 2015, and at least 15,000 CNG-powered mid- to heavy-duty trucks in Wisconsin. The entire award from the DOA is $1.3 million, and of that, approximately $167,000 is going to regional government entities.
Below is the list of government entities receiving grant funds:
City of Milwaukee
$43,690
Purchasing of 5 light-duty CNG vehicles
City of Monona
$6,490
Converting 1 medium-duty vehicle to run on CNG
City of Sheboygan
$11,565
Purchasing of 1 light-duty CNG vehicle and converting 1 light-duty vehicle to run on CNG
County of Dane
$28,800
Purchasing 5 light-duty CNG vehicles
Jefferson County
$23,065
Converting 5 light-duty vehicles to run on propane
Milwaukee County General Mitchell Airport
$12,075
Purchasing 1 medium-duty CNG vehicle
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
$35,371
Purchasing/converting 5 medium/light-duty vehicles to run on CNG
University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
$6,261
Converting 1 medium-duty vehicle to run on CNG
