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The CERTA grant offers opportunities for many different types of businesses. It offers businesses the ability to expand their zero-emission truck fleet and install charging stations on their properties. It also offers home developers and commercial building owners incentives to improve energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and to reduce embodied carbon in the housing sector through building reuse and space-efficient housing strategies. Finally, CERTA offers landfill operators the ability to adopt new landfill and food waste management technology.

Click on the dropdown menu to learn more about each intervention type and click on specific program links to find out who qualifies and how to apply.


CERTA funds three programs to offer rebates for medium and heavy-duty zero emission trucks and the installation of electric vehicle chargers. 



CE​RTA funds incentives for building owners to improve energy efficiency and exceed the Oregon Department of Energy Building Energy Performance Standards. Eligible building types include commercial, multifamily residential, hospitals, schools and universities, and local- and Tribal government-owned buildings that are at least 20,000 square feet. Projects could include updating a building HVAC system, lighting improvements, and new equipment among other energy saving opportunities.

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CERTA funds two programs to offer rebates to housing developers to improve energy efficiency.

  • The Oregon Housing and Community Services Oregon Multi-Family Energy Program provides funds to all income projects to construct housing that is at least 10% more energy efficient than those built under Oregon's Energy Efficiency Specialty Code.
  • Energy Trust of Oregon's EPS program offers incentives to construct single family housing that is at least 10% more energy efficient than Oregon's Energy Efficiency Specialty Code in areas served by Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural Gas, Avista Natural Gas and Cascade Natural Gas.​


​Oregon Department of Energy's Heat Pump Purchase Program provides $2,000 heat pump incentives for homeowners, rental property owners, and new construction developers/builders to keep homes warm in the winter, cool in the summer and reduce the cost of utilities. Heat pump installers can apply to be a part of a heat pump installation network to receive rebates.​​​


CERTA funds two programs to reduce methane emissions and improve food waste processing capacity at landfills.

  • The DEQ Food Waste Processing Improvement program issues funding to operators to purchase equipment that increases food waste processing capacity. This funding opportunity is available for businesses and Local and the Nine Federally Recognized Tribal Governments.
  • ​The DEQ Landfill Emission Reduction program will fund innovative methane emission reduction projects at landfills in Oregon. Funds are eligible for owners or operators of landfills located inside Oregon to reduce methane emissions. Funds awarded through this program cannot be used to meet currently applicable regulatory requirements or remedy any current/existing non-compliance with state or federal requirements.  ​

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CERTA funds an Oregon Department of Environmental Quality program to reduce the embodied carbon of housing production through two strategies – converting existing non-residential buildings to housing (reuse) and building space-efficient housing. These strategies reduce the GHG emissions associated with the materials we use in building construction, also called embodied carbon.

In addition to applying one of these strategies, projects will also use lower embodied carbon construction materials.  To support project teams in using lower embodied carbon materials, DEQ will provide technical assistance.

Reuse projects must convert existing non-residential buildings to housing. This may be office-to-residential, hotel-to-residential, upper story of downtown buildings-to-residential, or others. Reuse rebates are available within the following jurisdictions: Medford, Ontario, Pendleton, Portland, and Reedsport.

Space-efficient housing projects must limit the square footage of new housing units. DEQ has specified limitations by unit-type, including limits for studios, 1-bedrooms, 2-bedrooms, and 3-bedrooms. These projects may be Accessory Dwelling Units, cottage clusters, multi-family apartment building, or other. Space-efficient housing rebates are available within the following jurisdictions: Bend, Eugene, Hood River, and Tillamook County.

Additional eligibility and compliance information are available on DEQ's Low-Embodied Carbon Housing Program​ webpage.