Incentives

Clean Air, Everywhere
Community Grant Programs

NoSoCo Air is proactive in its clean air mission by crafting and offering District incentive programs and implementing state programs to reduce air pollution and to provide GHG reductions that help us to meet county and state climate sustainability targets. The District’s Go Green! EV charger program expands EV charging infrastructure to promote EV adoption and reduce vehicle pollution. The District’s Burn Clean! Wood Stove program replaces old dirty stoves and reduces particulate pollution, including black soot, a powerful climate change pollutant. The state’s Carl Moyer and FARMER programs provide options to remove dirty diesel engines from operation with cleaner engines or conversion to electric operation.

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Diesel Engine Replacement

Carl Moyer & Farmer

Replace qualifying diesel engine-powered equipment or vehicles with newer, cleaner, engines. Carl Moyer provides assistance to qualifying applicants for off-road diesel equipment including tractors. Carl Moyer no longer funds on-road diesel trucks. FARMER provides assistance to qualifying applicants for agricultural operations including off-road equipment such as tractors, electric UTVs, electric tractors, and on-road diesel agricultural trucks certified as low use exempt in TRUCRS (more 14,000 lbs GVWR and used less than 1,000 miles per year).

Year 24-25 Updates & Highlights Program Flier Media Release

Application forms and procedures

District – FARMER Procedures District – Carl Moyer Procedures District – Application Ranking Participating Dealerships District – FARMER AG TRUCK Application District – FARMER OFF ROAD EQUIPMENT Application District – FARMER UTV Application District – Carl Moyer OFF ROAD EQUIPMENT Application District – Example dealership Agreement District – Example funding agreement District – Example FARMER tractor project checklist District – Example FARMER on-road project checklist District – Annual Operations Report Form

Carl Moyer and FARMER application period for calendar year 25/26 is is open until February 1, 2026.

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Community Mini Grant Program

Clean Air Protection (CAP)

The “Mini Grant” program for community projects helps the District implement its clean air mission by providing modest funding to local businesses, non-profits, or government agencies to motivate and instigate community action that supports improvement in air quality and reduces human exposure to air pollution. Grants are made in an amount of up to $2,000.00, each, and funds must be expended within 12 months. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis until funds run out. Review the mini grant application for terms and requirements. Funding provided in part by California Climate Investments.

Application La solicitude

Mini Grant application period for calendar year 25/26 is now open until funds are allocated.

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Community Air Sensor Program

Community Air Sensors (CAIRS)

CAIRS offers particulate sensors at no cost to qualifying public-facing community groups to provide real-time air quality information (AQI) online to help communities plan and respond to air pollution events. Priority consideration is provided for groups that serve sensitive persons such as the elderly, children, low-income and disadvantaged communities, outdoor workers, and schools. Not eligible for individual use or single-family dwelling. Review the CAIRS Use Agreement for terms and requirements. Application period is open until all sensors are allocated. Funding provided in part by California Climate Investments

Application La solicitude

Air Sensor application period for calendar year 25/26 is now open until all sensors are allocated.

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Wood Heating Appliances

Burn Clean!

Provides qualifying applicants a rebate to replace a non EPA-certiﬁed wood heating appliance with a new EPA-certiﬁed wood or pellet stove, or gas insert, or electric heat pump. Under this program, the old, non-certiﬁed appliance must be destroyed. Program includes supplemental assistance for qualifying Russian River Area and low-income households. New appliances purchased prior to receiving approval from the District are not eligible for the program. Please note that it is illegal to install or sell a non-EPA certified stove. Download an application with all the Program details.

Wood Heating application

Program is currently on hiatus and is not accepting applications.

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Public EV Chargers

Go Green!

The Go Green! grant program provides reimbursements to qualifying business, public agencies, or other organizations within District boundaries that wish to install publicly available EV Chargers. EV Chargers must be well maintained and operable, for at least 5 years after installation. Projects started prior to receiving approval from the District are not eligible for the program. Download an application with all the Program details.

Go Green application