South Coast Air Quality Management District, government agency covering Southern California basin, develops and enforces pollution regulations, funds technology projects, educates communities, and collaborates with businesses to achieve cleaner air.
South Coast Air Quality Management District, government agency covering Southern California basin, develops and enforces pollution regulations, funds technology projects, educates communities, and collaborates with businesses to achieve cleaner air.
Clean Fuels Program: 2025 Hydrogen Station Co-Funding Plan South Coast AQMD’s 2025 Clean Fuels Plan directs about $31 million to next-generation liquid and gaseous hydrogen stations, prioritizing scalable fleet locations and renewable production. Typical awards cover 25–50 % of capital costs and require public performance reporting.
Carl Moyer Program Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Grants (PA-2025-03): The 2025 solicitation funds new, converted or expanded hydrogen stations for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Online applications may receive up to 60 % cost-share, with safety, renewable-source and disadvantaged-community criteria integral to scoring.
$109 Million Zero: Emission Infrastructure Awards for Hydrogen Corridors This December 2024 Board action funds heavy-duty hydrogen refueling along the I-710, port and freeway corridors, projecting 487 tons of annual NOx reduction and emphasising environmental-justice siting.
ZE-HD Infrastructure Solicitation: Cost-Share up to 60 % for Hydrogen Stations The ZE-HD call offers 50 % private or 60 % public reimbursement—and a 15 % renewable-energy bonus—for new or expanded hydrogen truck-stop stations, seeking to leverage roughly $200 million with state and federal partners.
Technology Advancement Office Liquid Hydrogen Transit Station Demonstration: AQMD co-funds a high-capacity liquid hydrogen station capable of fueling 50 fuel-cell buses daily; 2025 activities test cryogenic storage, fast-fill dispensers and generate operational data to guide future fleet station design.
Goods-Movement Program Grants for Hydrogen Freight Fueling Units: Under Proposition 1B, roughly $30 million is available for freight projects; fleets can bundle hydrogen fueling units with truck replacements along trade corridors to meet CARB early-reduction commitments and corridor health-risk goals.
Certified Permitting Professional Program: Expedited Station Permitting The CPP program accredits consultants proficient in AQMD rules, enabling faster preparation of New Source Review packages for hydrogen dispensers and ensuring compliance with Regulation XIII and CEQA, shortening project timelines.
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Projects Portal: Technical Guidance Hub This portal consolidates siting guidelines, R&D priorities and project summaries, outlining AQMD’s roadmap for a distributed renewable-hydrogen network and interim hydrogen-ICE demonstrations that reduce risk for private investors.
Online Grant Management System (GMS) for Hydrogen Projects: From Mar 14 2025 fleets apply for hydrogen-infrastructure grants through AQMD’s secure GMS, upload designs, track reviews and message staff—ensuring transparent, deadline-locked processing of all Carl Moyer infrastructure applications.
Port Charging & Fueling Infrastructure Plan Review (PR 2304): Proposed Rule 2304 compels the San Pedro Bay ports to draft comprehensive hydrogen and electric fueling plans that AQMD will approve, enforce through annual reports and align with air-quality milestones, giving fleets investment certainty.
South Coast Air Quality District
21865 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
