Grants for Drayage Trucks and Cargo Handling Equipment
The Seaport and Rail Yard Areas Emissions Reduction Program (SPRY) provides grants for upgrading or replacing older drayage and container handling equipment. See below for details about eligibility and how to apply.
Now Accepting Applications
We are accepting applications for grants through March 4, 2025.
This is a first come, first-served program based on criteria outlined in the Request for Grant Applications.
How to Apply
Step 1 Determine if you are eligible
Eligible applicants
- Individuals, corporations, organizations, governments, government agencies, and any other legal entity. May include a corporation headquartered outside of Texas that operates eligible equipment in Texas.
Eligible projects
- Replacing or repowering drayage trucks and cargo handling equipment with newer ones.
- New vehicles and equipment must emit nitrogen oxides (NOX) at a rate that is at least 25% less than the vehicles or equipment being replaced.
- Applicants must have owned or leased eligible vehicles and equipment for at least the two years preceding the signature date on the application.
Eligible areas
- Eligible Seaports and Rail Yards
- Seaports or rail yards must be in an eligible county.
- Equipment must operate in nonattainment areas or affected counties.
- Old vehicles and equipment must have operated in eligible seaports or rail yards for at least 200 days per year for the preceding two years.
- New or repowered vehicles and equipment must operate 200 days per year in eligible seaports or rail yards for the duration of the project (five years). In addition, 50% or 80% of the annual and total use must occur in nonattainment areas and affected counties.
Review documents to ensure eligibility
- Request for Grant Applications in English
- Request for Grant Applications in Spanish (in development)
- SPRY Guidelines
- Example Grant Contract
Step 2 Estimate your maximum grant amount
Grant recipients may be eligible for up to 80% of the eligible costs associated with the purchase, lease, or repower of the equipment. Grant cannot exceed the maximum amount listed in the Maximum Eligible Grant Amount Tables.
Maximum Eligible Grant Amount Tables
Download the table applicable to your project.
If the tables below do not include the vehicle or piece of equipment you want to apply for, please contact us at 800-919-TERP (8377).
Non-Road
- Container Handling Equipment
- Crawler Tractors
- Excavators
- Forklifts
- Graders
- Rough Terrain Forklifts
- Rubber Tire Loaders
- Skid Steer Loaders
- Tractor Backhoe Loaders
- Yard Trucks
On-Road
Step 3 Collect documents and fill out forms
- Project Application (TCEQ-20556) in English
- Project Application in Spanish (in development)
- IRS Form W-9
Step 4 Submit your application
Secure Site
Submit securely by uploading the file to our FTPS site and selecting the share file(s) button. Enter "SPRY-Apply@tceq.texas.gov" as the email address. Note: applications uploaded without completing the share file(s) step will not be considered as submitted.
- Learn how to create an account and submit your application in this step-by-step video guide.
- See detailed directions for using our FTPS site .
Regular Mail
TCEQAir Grants Division, MC-204 (SPRY)
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Express Mail
TCEQAir Grants Division, MC-204 (SPRY)
12100 Park 35 Circle
Building F, 1st Floor, Suite 1301
Austin, TX 78753