Measure 3-Battery Electric Cargo Handling Equipment DUE DATE EXTENDED TO 12/16/25

Location:	California
Posted:	Nov 25, 2025
Due:	Dec 16, 2025
Agency:	South Coast Air Quality Management District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	39 - Materials Handling Equipment 61 - Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment
Solicitation No:	PA2026-01
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Program Announcement #PA2026-01

Measure 3-Battery Electric Cargo Handling

Equipment

Accepting Applications: August 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM PT

Submission Deadline: November 28, 2025, at 12:00 PM PT

PA2026-01

Section 1 – Introduction

In July 2024, US EPA awarded funds to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast

AQMD) to implement INVEST CLEAN in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and Riverside-San

Bernardino-Ontario Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). These two MSAs include the following four

counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino. INVEST CLEAN targets the limiting

factors and challenges to the electrification transformation of the Southern California goods

movement corridor.

INVEST CLEAN comprises four incentive measures to modernize the goods movement sectors. Under

this Program Announcement (PA), the South Coast AQMD is soliciting applications for Measure 3 of

the INVEST CLEAN Program, the Battery Electric (BE) Cargo Handling Equipment (CHE) Deployment

Program. The total incentive amount of CPRG Funding allocated for Measure 3 is $20.6 million. This

measure focuses on deploying BE CHE to introduce advanced technologies to the market and to

accelerate the adoption of those technologies within the two MSAs mentioned above, which serve as

the West Coast’s gateway to international commerce. This measure will help reduce emissions from

goods movement facilities by retiring and replacing diesel-powered CHE used at facilities such as

warehouses, intermodal railyards, airports, ports, or freight facility centers. CHE encompasses a wide

variety of equipment including, but not limited to, yard trucks and top handlers. Measure 3 is

structured as a rebate-based initiative for the replacement of eligible CHE with BE technology. Each

rebate requires the recipient to scrap an existing CHE, which is pivotal to the strength of this emission

reduction strategy because existing CHE is predominantly diesel-fueled and highly polluting.

South Coast AQMD places a high level of emphasis on funding projects that reduce emissions from

traditionally diesel-powered CHE, contributing to improved air quality in impacted communities and

California trade corridors.

The following sections describe the eligibility requirements to participate in the Measure 3 Battery

Electric Cargo Handling Equipment of the INVEST CLEAN program and the guidelines for submitting

an application under this PA.

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Section 2 – PA Overview & Eligibility Requirements

Measure 3: Battery Electric Cargo Handling Equipment of the INVEST CLEAN Initiative provides funding

for the deployment of BE CHE within the two MSA geographic areas.

2.1 Available Funding

The maximum funding amount for each type of eligible Battery Electric CHE is shown below. For each

piece of eligible equipment, the awardee could receive up to the total cost (including tax and other

fees) for the respective equipment, subject to the funding cap limits in Table 1 below.

Table 1. Project Funding Available

Project Type

Yard Truck

Top Handler

Funding

Up to $300,000

Up to $400,000

Note that up to 100% of the equipment cost may be covered under this program. However, the rebate

may be discounted to ensure that the total incentives for a project do not exceed the total eligible

cost.

Should South Coast AQMD receive applications with total requests less than the amount allocated, or

if applications are deemed non-meritorious, South Coast AQMD reserves the right to reduce the total

funding available and reallocate funds to other INVEST CLEAN Measures and/or reopen another BE

CHE Program Announcement. Funding for other CHE types may be made available at a later date,

pending eligibility determination by the US EPA and review of other available incentive programs for

CHE.

2.2 Geographical Funding Minimum

South Coast AQMD has not established a Geographical Funding Minimum for each county within the

two MSAs, but the intent is to allocate project funding equally throughout the two MSAs, if feasible,

following the completion of application evaluations.

2.3 Eligibility Requirements

For this PA, the following eligibility requirements apply:

WHO:

Fleet owners of CHE at inland ports and seaports, warehouses,

freight facility centers, and intermodal railyards. The equipment

must be domiciled and operate 100% of the time within one of

the two MSA regions shown in the dotted areas on the map

below in Figure 1, which include the following four counties: Los

Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino.

WHAT EQUIPMENT:

Eligible equipment types include yard trucks and top handlers.

The equivalent baseline equipment (top handler or yard truck)

that will be removed from operation must be diesel-fueled.

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HOW:

Applications must be submitted through South Coast AQMD’s

Grant Management System (GMS), which can be found at:

http://www.aqmd.gov/investclean.

WHEN:

Applications can be submitted starting August 15, 2025, at 12

PM PT and will be accepted until November 28, 2025, at 12 PM

PT or until Program funds are encumbered.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA SOUTH COAST AQMD’S

ONLINE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (GMS)

Figure 1: Area inside the dotted lines represents the two MSA qualified territories.

Deployment of New BE CHE:

• Upon delivery of the new equipment, the applicant must notify South Coast AQMD Staff so a

post-inspection may be performed. During the post-inspection, South Coast AQMD Inspectors or

their designees will verify the specifications of the new equipment and confirm that the

equipment is operational. Inspections can occur virtually or in person at the discretion of South

Coast AQMD.

• The new equipment should be operated 100% within one or both of the two MSAs for the full

project term. At a minimum, a five (5) year project term for each new BE CHE will be required,

but if unforeseen circumstances prevent the applicants from meeting this requirement,

documentation must be provided.

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Required Destruction of Old Equipment (Scrapping):

After the deployment of replacement battery-electric equipment, the engines and equipment that

were replaced as part of this program must be destroyed and rendered useless. Payment will not be

issued until the existing equipment is scrapped. This ensures that the existing equipment is not

reused. Requirements for old/baseline equipment destruction are as follows:

• Both the old engine and the old equipment must be destroyed. Destruction must occur within

60 days after the new equipment is received and placed into service.

• South Coast AQMD must be notified within 14 days prior to equipment destruction so that an

inspection can be performed if deemed necessary by South Coast AQMD.

• Documentation of the destruction must be provided to South Coast AQMD within 90 days of

destruction.

• The method used to destroy the old equipment may vary depending on the equipment type;

however, the equipment must be rendered inoperable, and all engines must be destroyed using

the following methods:

o All frame cuts must be performed on load-bearing frames of the existing equipment.

o A hole in the engine block with a minimum diameter of three inches at its narrowest

point. The hole must be irregularly shaped (e.g., no symmetrical squares or circles).

o Other equivalent methods of destruction may be used if approved by the South Coast

AQMD.

• The cost of salvaging any existing equipment will not be reimbursed.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Bid Number	Title	Bidder's Conference	Closing Date	Contact Person	Document
PA2026-01	Measure 3-Battery Electric Cargo Handling Equipment DUE DATE EXTENDED TO 12/16/25 - 12:00 PM	None	12/16/2025 12:00 PM	Invest Clean -che (909) 396-2000	PA2026-01 PA2026-01 Extension

Measure 3-Battery Electric Cargo Handling Equipment DUE DATE EXTENDED TO 12/16/25 - 12:00 PM

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