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Online: Diesel-to-Diesel at https://apps.valleyair.org/agpump?type=D2D ; Diesel/NG/Propane-to-Electric at https://apps.valleyair.org/agpump?type=D2EL ; PDF applications also posted. Submit Form W-9. Claim for Payment packet emailed to grants@valleyair.org.

Deadline text on the page: 'Funding is currently available for both Diesel to Diesel and Diesel/Natural Gas/Propane to Electric repower options.' First come, first served.

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Pays 85% of eligible cost to replace an existing 25 HP+ agricultural irrigation pump engine with a new cleaner diesel engine or an electric motor (electric option also covers 50% of utility line-extension fees). Applicant must have an executed District contract before purchasing; funding is currently available.



Existing engine must comply with District Rule 4702 and ARB stationary/portable diesel ATCMs; engine/motor must operate 75% of annual hours within SJVAPCD; existing engine rated greater than 25 HP; stationary or transportable off-road industrial engine.

A payment that requires some percentage of matching contributions by the recipient.

Cost Share

85% of eligible costs (plus 50% of line extension for electric); not a rebate—contract required before purchase; old engine to certified dismantler; reimbursement on claim.

Published amounts: Diesel to Diesel repower (25 HP+): 85% of eligible costs. Diesel/NG/Propane to Electric motor: 85% + 50% of line extension fees (if applicable). 'The maximum incentive is not to exceed 85% of eligible costs' and is calculated up to the cost-effectiveness limit.

Interested Applicants must submit a complete application packet to the District via the mail, email, fax, or web portal options below:
Mail: 1990 East Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, CA 93726-0244 
Fax: (559) 230-6112 
Email: grants@valleyair.org 
Web Portal: http://valleyair.org/grants/alt-ag-burning.htm
A complete application includes: 
- Completed and signed Application (below)
- IRS Form W-9
- Confirmation of crop/acreage and location of orchard/vineyard removal site
    - i.e. site map, google map, assessor’s map
- Dated and itemized quote from service provider(s) for the planned activities
    - The quote must provide an itemized breakdown, including specific information and associated costs with pruning/wire/support removal (vineyards), pushing/piling, chipping/shredding, spreading, soil incorporation (ripping/discing), hauling (beneficial re-use), move-in fees, and any additional costs.
- Documentation of estimated costs by participating grower, if additional costs are beyond those on the quote(s) for contracted services. 

The Ag Burn Alternatives Grant Program provides incentives to chip or shred agricultural material from orchard/vineyard removals as an alternative to the open burning of the agricultural materials. In addition, the Program provides incentives for the purchase of new agricultural wood-chipping equipment to chip orchard and vineyard removals located&#x2004;within the San Joaquin Valley.

The orchard/vineyard removal option provides incentives to commercial agricultural operations located within Valley Air District boundaries to chip or shred agricultural material from orchard/vineyard removals. The material must be used for soil incorporation or land application on grower property or off-site on other agricultural land. Chipped material may also be for other off-site beneficial re-use as an alternative to the open burning of the agricultural materials.



The Ag Burn Alternatives Grant Program provides incentives to chip or shred agricultural material from orchard/vineyard removals as an alternative to the open burning of the agricultural materials. In addition, the Program provides incentives for the purchase of new agricultural wood-chipping equipment to chip orchard and vineyard removals located within the San Joaquin Valley.
The orchard/vineyard removal option provides incentives to commercial agricultural operations located within Valley Air District boundaries to chip or shred agricultural material from orchard/vineyard removals. The material must be used for soil incorporation or land application on grower property or off-site on other agricultural land. Chipped material may also be for other off-site beneficial re-use as an alternative to the open burning of the agricultural materials.

- Eligible crop types include orchard and vineyard removals
- Only commercial agricultural operations are eligible to apply
- The agricultural material must be for soil incorporation or land application on grower property or District approved off-site beneficial re-use
- Grower must certify the continued agricultural use of property from which the orchards was removed
- Grower must be located within the San Joa

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

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Tree Nuts

Nut Trees

Fruit Trees

Wine

Almonds

Avocados

Carob

Cashew

Chestnuts

Coffee

Hazelnuts

Jojoba

Macadamia Nuts

Noni

Olives

Pecans

Persimmons

Pine Nuts

Pistachios

Quinces

Walnuts

Specialty Crops

Nursery Trees

Grapes

Nursery Crops

Fruits

- April 2026 Program Guidelines & Application (PDF)
- Steps for Reimbursement
- Air Curtain Burner Claim Packet
- Orchard Claim Packet
- Vineyard Claim Packet
- Diseased Agricultural Material Form
- Orchard/Vineyard Removal Contractor List
- Annual Reporting Project Log
- Application Status Portal

Waste & Manure Management

Conservation

Waste & Compost

Nutrient Management

Per the April 2026 (Rev. 4/16) Program Guidelines, the orchard/vineyard removal incentive is based on acreage removed and the final disposition of the material, with total funding per entity capped at 100 acres per calendar year. Large growers (more than 500 acres): Soil Incorporation $400/$450/$700 per acre (Orchard/Cane Pruned/Cordon Pruned), Land Application $200/$250/$500, Air Curtain Burner (diseased material or embedded wire only) $600/$500/$500, Off-site Beneficial Re-use $400/$450/$700. Small growers (101-500 acres): Soil Incorporation $450/$560/$850, Land Application $250/$250/$600, Air Curtain Burner $750/$600/$600, Off-site Beneficial Re-use $450/$560/$850. Smallest growers (100 acres or less): Soil Incorporation $800/$900/$1,200, Land Application $550/$675/$900, Air Curtain Burner $1,200/$1,100/$1,100, Off-site Beneficial Re-use $800/$900/$1,200. Final incentive may be reduced if actual project costs are lower than the maximum incentive. Separately, the purchase of new agricultural wood-chipping equipment is funded at 65% of the eligible cost of the new equipment, up to a funding cap of $2,000,000 per entity.


Fleet Expansion option status (2026-09-08): "The Fleet Expansion program is currently oversubscribed and is no longer accepting new applications" — only the Orchard/Vineyard Removal incentive (first-come, first-served) is open.

Submit Forms A (applicant), B (off-road equipment), C (on-road truck), D (new mobile equipment), E (infrastructure/electric equipment) and Form W-9; District strongly encourages a pre-application meeting at (559) 230-5800.

Deadline text on the page: No suspension notice; guidelines: 'The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) is currently accepting applications requesting monetary incentives to convert existing dairy feeding operations to an electrified dairy feed operation'. Guidelines dated Jan 2018/July 2019 — verify staff still accept before publishing.

Pilot incentive for Valley dairies and other CAFOs to convert diesel-powered feed mixing and delivery to electric stationary mixing systems, paying 65% of eligible equipment and infrastructure costs (electric mixers required; conveyors, concrete, electrical infrastructure, feed pushers) plus tractor and truck replacement/reduction components. First come, first served by application-complete date.



- Dairies and other confined animal facility operations (CAFOs).
- Operations located within the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
- The operation must currently use diesel-powered equipment to run its feeding operation.
- Every funded project must change the feeding operation by eliminating some diesel-powered equipment.
- Existing off-road equipment being replaced or reduced must have been owned and operated in California for the previous two years.
- Existing on-road feed trucks must have been owned by the applicant for the past 24 months.
- Existing on-road feed trucks must have been registered in California for the 24 months before application.
- Existing on-road feed trucks must be based within the San Joaquin Valley APCD boundaries per their DMV registration address.
- No infrastructure work, equipment purchases, payments, or taking possession may occur before a fully executed District contract.
- Back-up generators are not eligible.

65% incentive; reimbursement per Electric Dairy Payment Procedures; old equipment destroyed by certified dismantler.

Published amounts: 65% of the total cost of eligible equipment and infrastructure, up to a maximum cost effectiveness of $30,000 per ton of emissions reduced; three components (infrastructure/electric equipment, off-road mobile tractors, on-road trucks).

Apply at https://apps.valleyair.org/LowDustHarvester or PDF application; Form W-9 with every new application; annual report required; claim for payment packet for reimbursement.

Deadline text on the page: No suspension notice on page; Guidelines (Feb 20, 2025): 'The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) is currently accepting applications requesting monetary incentives to replace existing nut harvesters'.

Funds 75% of the cost (to $250,000/unit) of replacing conventional almond/walnut harvesters or sweepers with certified low-dust harvesting equipment; shaker/sweeper combos have no cap; up to five units per applicant. Can be packaged with the Tractor Replacement Program.



PTO-driven or self-propelled nut harvesters; existing sweepers may be replaced with shaker/sweeper combination units; PTO harvesters must be pulled by a Tier 4 Final tractor; must buy an approved low-dust certified harvester from the Eligible Equipment List; existing self-propelled harvester must be Tier 0/1/2, in-use and operable; replacement <500 hours if self-propelled; equipment domiciled and operated 100% within SJVAPCD.

75% of eligible equipment costs; not a co-funding program; old equipment destroyed via certified off-road dismantler.

Published amounts: 'Incentive amounts have been established at 75% of eligible equipment costs, up to a maximum of $250,000 per unit. Eligible Shaker/Sweeper Combination units are not subject to a maximum incentive. Funding limited to a maximum of five pieces of equipment per applicant.'

Apply via District application (Apply link), Form W-9, Claim for Payment after repower; contract before purchase.

Deadline text on the page: No suspension/closure notice on page; first come, first served.

Pays 80-85% to repower (replace the engine in) an existing off-road self-propelled diesel vehicle such as a tractor, backhoe or excavator with a cleaner Tier 2-4 engine. Not ag-specific; ag tractors are also served by the (suspended) Tractor Replacement Program, so this is currently the live route for farm equipment repowers.



Existing diesel engine >25 HP providing motive power for a self-propelled off-road vehicle; operating condition and operated in CA 12+ months; 75% of annual hours in CA and 50% within SJVAPCD; compliant with In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation if applicable.

80-85% of cost; not a rebate; contract required before purchase.

Published amounts: 'Tier 2 Repower 80%; Tier 3, Interim Tier 4 or Tier 4 Repowers 85%' of cost.

List of San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Funding Opportunities