DERA State Grants Program — Volkswagen Trust DERA Option

Also written: Missouri DERA · DERA Option · Missouri DERA State Grants · DNR Clean Diesel grants · Missouri Volkswagen DERA match

A scrap-and-replace cost-share grant awarded after application by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for replacing older diesel vehicles, including with battery-electric units and their charging equipment. Paid from Missouri's EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) state allotment, matched with Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust funds.

$130,500

per Class 8 truckwhat this program pays toward one battery-electric tractor

This program’s headline amount for one truck; the amount may depend on the buyer’s circumstances. What is available now and the potential in Missouri, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the Missouri page (Grade D · 54 programs tracked).

Program signals

UPCOMINGBetween rounds — the program returns; the next round is not announced.

TESLA SEMITesla Semi: eligible under the program’s vehicle rule — it keeps no make/model list (checked August 17, 2026). Tesla Semi in Missouri →

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Window	Who can apply	Trucks per fleet	Funding left	Stacks with	Source

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What it pays per Class 8 truck
Open, upcoming or competitive
What the program is, its type, where it applies, and who runs it
Whether the Tesla Semi is admitted
Available now and potential per truck in Missouri — the Missouri page
Last verified date

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Complete Program Information — the window: when it opens and closes, with dates; how the money is awarded; and every other program in Missouri that pays for a Class 8 truck
Applicant Eligibility — who can apply, how many trucks it covers, per-fleet limits and caps
How to Access the Money — what Missouri DERA stacks with and in what order, and a cautious case
Funding remaining — what is left in the pot, as the program reports it
Program Radar — a heads-up before this window closes or the next round opens
Source Documents — the document behind every figure, so you can read it yourself

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