The Clean Corridor Coalition, a New Jersey-led proposal for ZE-MHDV Infrastructure along the I-95 corridor, recently received a grant of approximately $250 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The award was one of 25 selected applications for over $4.3 billion in grants to implement community-driven solutions to the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate the country’s clean energy transition. The selected applications will fund state, local, and Tribal entities located in 30 states.
The grants will be funded through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, which was created under the Inflation Reduction Act as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
The Clean Corridor Coalition, led by New Jersey, also includes Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. It aims to deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure for commercial zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the Interstate-95 freight corridor as a joint venture among New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Maryland. The selected application will provide technical assistance for workforce development and corridor planning.
The project aims to reduce 0.46 million metric tons CO2 equivalent between now and 2030. It hopes to reduce 18.6 million metric tons CO2 equivalent by 2050.
