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Currently, the Amador Air District is offering a Smoke Reduction Incentive Program (RIP). El Dorado County Air Quality Management District is administering this program on behalf of Amador Air District.  Contact them today to find out more!  (530) 621-7571. 

The Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program provides incentive grants for cleaner-than-required engines, equipment, and other sources of pollution providing early or extra emission reductions. Eligible projects include cleaner on-road, off-road, marine, locomotive, and stationary agricultural pump engines. The program provides monetary grants to private companies and public agencies to clean up their heavy-duty engines beyond that required by law through retrofitting, re-powering, or replacing their engines with newer and cleaner engines.

The District has developed this new pilot incentive program to target the installation of electric feed mixing equipment and further reduce diesel emissions from tractors and other mobile equipment and vehicles at Valley dairies and other confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The primary emission reductions from this program will be from the elimination of existing ag tractors that mix and deliver feed, the elimination or reduction in usage of on-road trucks used to deliver feed, and reduction in usage of any remaining off-road equipment used in the feeding process. Further emission reductions and cost-savings to Valley dairies and CAFO's will be achieved through increased efficiencies of the new systems that result in an overall reduction in feed mixing equipment usage. Due to the complexity of this program, it is strongly advised that interested applicants speak with program staff to ensure proper submittal of an application.

This Voluntary Accelerated Vehicle Retirement (VAVR) Program is locally implemented by the Antelope Valley AQMD, not operated by the State of California.  Your participation is entirely voluntary.  Purchased vehicles will be dismantled.

• Passenger vehicles 10,000 lbs. or less.
• Vehicle must be driven to auto dismantler site.
• In good operating condition
• DMV registration history showing owned and operated for the past 24 months.  Some exceptions apply as detailed below.     Click here to obtain your DMV registration history online.
• Clear California Title with no liens.
• Take and pass smog check if within 60 days of required smog.
• Pass vehicle inspection test.

Provides monetary incentives to individuals, private companies, or public organizations, that clean up heavy-duty engines more than required by California air quality regulations.

One of South Coast AQMD’s roles is to encourage the immediate use of commercially available, low, near-zero and zero emissions mobile and stationary technologies.  A variety of financial incentives, which include grants for incremental funding, subsidies or vouchers, are designed to promote voluntary introduction of new technologies on an accelerated schedule.  These incentives also provide manufacturers with justification to gear up for mass production of cleaner technologies.

Air District Programs

Clean Cars for All: Low-income families can scrap an old vehicle and get a grant to reduce the cost of an electric vehicle, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or a Clipper Card.

Community Health Protection Grant Program: Community groups, neighborhood associations, and other community-based local non-profits based in AB 617 Year 2-5 communities can apply for community readiness grants.

Community Grants Program: Non-profit organizations and school communities can apply for grants to fund local projects that decrease air pollution while increasing community awareness of and engagement in air quality issues

Lawn Mower Exchange Program: Coming soon. Get paid to exchange your working gas-powered lawn mower for a new electric mower.

Vehicle Buy Back Program: Get paid to turn in your working older car or small truck for scrapping.

Wood Smoke Reduction Incentive Program: Get a rebate for decommissioning or replacing your fireplace or wood stove with qualified cleaner heating options.

Marin County Wood Stove Replacement Program

Residents of Marin County can receive up to $1,500 for the removal and replacement of non-certified wood burning appliances.

Other Opportunities

Clean Vehicle Rebate Project: This program, administered by the Center for Sustainable Energy, offers up to $5,000 in rebates for the purchase or lease of new, eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles.

Bay Area Bike Share: Learn about Bay Area Bike Share, the nation's first unified regional bicycle sharing program.

Through a partnership with Senator Mike McGuire and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) the District has been asked to administer the Rural School Bus Pilot Project for the State of California. The main goal of this grant program is accelerating the turnover of California school bus fleets to lower carbon transportation choices, especially in rural school districts who have less access to other funding sources.

The Woodstove Reduction Program (Program) is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts cap-and-trade dollars to work. The Program is designed to help households replace a non-EPA certified wood stove or insert used as a primary source of heat with a cleaner burning and more efficient device. Open hearth fireplaces may be eligible for the Program if the fireplace is used as a primary source of heat. This Program will offer Vouchers towards the purchase and installation of a new EPA-certified woodstove, fireplace wood insert, gas (natural gas or propane), or electric device.

The Air District is offering a change-out program to qualified homeowners within the Greater Portola PM2.5 Non-attainment Area in Plumas County, California for replacement of non-EPA certified wood stoves with new, efficient, cleaner burning EPA certified devices.  This program is funded by the U.S. EPA’s 2015 Targeted Air Shed Grant Program, the District’s AB2766 program and other agencies.  This 5-year voluntary program is only available to residents within the non-attainment area.