Texas Grants

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Texas Emission Reduction Program (TERP) 

Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program (LDPLIP) (Extended for CNG/RNG projects)

Offers grants statewide on a first-come, first-served basis to purchase or lease an eligible, new light-duty vehicle or conversion system, powered by alternative fuel.

Texas Clean School Bus Program (TCSB) (Closes May 22, 2026)

Offers grants statewide on a first-come, first-served basis to offset the cost of projects that reduce diesel-exhaust emissions from school buses. Eligible projects include replacing or retrofitting diesel-fueled school buses.

Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) - All Electric Grant Program (Closes August 31, 2026)

This opportunity will help individuals, state and local governments, corporations, or any other legal entity in replacing or repowering a vehicle or a piece of equipment from one of the categories listed below, and may request additional funding for refueling infrastructure.

  • Class 8 Local Freight and Port Drayage Trucks
  • Class 4-8 School Bus, Shuttle Bus, & Transit Buses
  • Class 4-7 Local Freight Trucks
  • Airport Ground Support Equipment
  • Forklift and Port Cargo Handling Equipment
  • Refueling Infrastructure

Rebate Grants (Expected to open in April 2026)

Offers grants in eligible counties on a first-come, first-served basis to upgrade or replace diesel heavy-duty vehicles and non-road equipment.

Offers grants in eligible counties on a competitive basis to repower or replace older locomotives, marine vessels, stationary equipment, or select non-road equipment to reduce NOx emissions in ozone nonattainment areas and affected counties in Texas.

Offers grants statewide on a competitive basis to implement new technologies that reduce emissions of pollutants from facilities and other stationary sources.

 

Texas Department of Transportation

Public Transportation eGrants 

This clearinghouse provides information of funding opportunities for public transportation providers.