United States (Federal) Incentives and Laws
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Our federal incentives and laws are categorized here as either Incentives, Laws and Regulations, or Programs, which could be funding opportunities or other federal initiatives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, advanced technologies, or air quality. To sort information by sponsoring agency instead of category, click the Agency radio button below. Additional incentives may also be available on the Clean Cities Financial Opportunities Web page.
Incentives
- Alternative Fuel Excise Tax Credit
- Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit
- Biobased Transportation Research Funding
- Biodiesel Income Tax Credit
- Biodiesel Mixture Excise Tax Credit
- Biomass Research and Development Initiative
- Fuel Cell Motor Vehicle Tax Credit
- Heavy-Duty Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Tax Credit
- Light-Duty Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Advanced Lean Burn Vehicle Tax Credit
- Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle (QAFMV) Tax Credit
- Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grant
- Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit
- Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit
- Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG)
- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)
Laws and Regulations
- Aftermarket Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Conversions
- Alternative Fuel Definition
- Alternative Fuel Definition - Internal Revenue Code
- Alternative Fuel Tax Exemption
- Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
- Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)
- High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Exemption
- Idle Reduction Facilities Regulation
- Import Duty for Fuel Ethanol
- Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program
- Tier 2 Vehicle and Gasoline Sulfur Program
- Updated Fuel Economy Test Procedures and Labeling
- Vehicle Acquisition and Fuel Use Requirements for Federal Fleets
- Vehicle Acquisition and Fuel Use Requirements for Private and Local Government Fleets
- Vehicle Acquisition and Fuel Use Requirements for State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets
- Vehicle Incremental Cost Allocation
Programs
- Air Pollution Control Program
- Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program
- Biobased Products and Bioenergy Program
- Clean Agriculture USA
- Clean Cities
- Clean Construction USA
- Clean Fuel Fleet Program (CFFP)
- Clean Fuels Grant Program
- Clean Ports USA
- Clean School Bus USA
- Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program
- Loan Guarantee Program
- National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC)
- National Fuel Cell Bus Technology Development Program (NFCBP)
- Pollution Prevention Grants Program
- SmartWay Transport Partnership
- State Energy Program (SEP) Funding
- Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) Program
