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Engines Off for Food Trucks

Applications are currently closed. Check back soon for our Fall 2024 application round.

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Applying for the grant

How It Works

  1. Interested business owners must submit an application.

  2. Successful applicants will be notified via email and will receive a Purchase Order. (PO).

  3. Business owners may then purchase the equipment - only after receiving the PO!

  4. Business owners must recycle a generator.

  5. Business owners must submit the required reimbursement documents to our Reimbursement Portal.

  6. After all reimbursement documents are accepted, business owners will receive a check within 6-12 weeks.

Eligibility

Owners of food trucks and other mobile businesses are eligible for this grant if they:

  • Operate in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas or Jefferson County.

  • Are willing to recycle a gas, propane, or diesel generator upon receipt of their new batteries.

  • Are eligible for a federal Systems Award Management Unique Entity ID (​all legal businesses should be eligible).

How to Apply

Submit an application. The application requires:

  • Contact information

  • Business information

  • A quote, either received from a battery manufacturer/vendor, or written up based on the price of desired equipment

  • A Colorado Certificate of Good Standing

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Applications that are more complete and detailed are favored. Please review the sample application before applying.

Applications are currently closed. Check back soon for our Fall 2024 application round.

Wondering if batteries are a good investment? Read about Bandwagon Sandwich Co., a food truck that made the switch to batteries.

Ready to receive reimbursement?

After receiving the grant and purchasing equipment, visit our reimbursement portal to receive reimbursement.

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Benefits of Batteries

Why make the switch?

01

Cost Savings

Generators require consistent maintenance, resulting in expensive repairs and lost income – batteries nearly eliminate those costs. In addition, the price of gas, diesel, and propane fuels are more expensive and variable than electricity. Overall, the savings on fuel and maintenance can pay back the cost of the batteries and installation in as soon as one year.

03

Public Health

Generators can cause health problems for food truck employees, who are acutely and regularly exposed, as well as to the general public. Fossil fuel powered generators emit toxic air pollutants including carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and nitrogen oxide. These pollutants can aggravate asthma and allergies and can cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

02

Customer Experience

Traditional food truck generators create 55 dB – 90 dB of noise while operating, even though prolonged exposure to noises greater than 70dB can cause hearing problems. Also, food truck generator emissions create polluted, sometimes smelly, eating environments. Batteries can improve customer experience by eliminating noise and pollution.

04

Climate Change

A single ice cream truck with a diesel generator emits the equivalent of burning 83 pounds of coal a day. Replacing the generators of 2,000 food trucks over five years would prevent half a million tons of CO2 emissions.

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