✓ Verified August 14, 2026
OPENCOMPETITIVE
North Texas Diesel Emissions Reduction Call for Projects
Also written: NTDER · NTDER CFP · NCTCOG diesel emissions reduction grant · North Texas DERA
A competitive call for projects run by the North Central Texas Council of Governments that re-grants EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) money as scrap-and-replace rebates for older diesel vehicles, engines and equipment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Awarded after a competitive application round.
$145,000
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 Texas, for any Class 8 tractor, are on the Texas page (Grade A · 64 programs tracked).
Program signals
OPENOpen and competitive — applications are scored and the strongest are funded, not first come, first served.
TESLA SEMITesla Semi: eligible under the program’s vehicle rule — it keeps no make/model list (checked August 17, 2026). Tesla Semi in Texas →
Track NTDER
Pro carries the rest of NTDER: current program dates, funding, eligibility,
caps, stacking rules, and the source behind each figure, with an alert when the window changes.
| Window | Who can apply | Trucks per fleet | Funding left | Stacks with | Source |
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| NTDER in full, with every other program in Texas — in Pro |
This page · free
- 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 Texas — the Texas page
- Last verified date
Tracked · Pro
- Complete Program Information — the window: when it opens and closes, with dates; how the money is awarded; and every other program in Texas 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 NTDER 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