Sales Tax Exclusion (STE) Program
CAEATFA supports California's mission to provide financial incentives to cutting-edge companies by offering a sales and use tax exclusion to manufacturers purchasing equipment to promote alternative energy, advanced transportation and recycling, as well as advanced manufacturing. These manufacturers create tens of thou
- Funding
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.; $100,000,000.00
- Deadline
- Rolling — confirm review cycle
- Status
- OPEN
- Category
- Small Business & Startups
- Opens
- September 1, 2010
- Directory link check
- October 24, 2026
About this opportunity
CAEATFA supports California's mission to provide financial incentives to cutting-edge companies by offering a sales and use tax exclusion to manufacturers purchasing equipment to promote alternative energy, advanced transportation and recycling, as well as advanced manufacturing. These manufacturers create tens of thousands of high-paying, permanent jobs that bolster the state's economy. The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE) Program (the “Program”) excludes from sales and use taxes purchases of Qualified Property if its use is either to process Recycled feedstock or using Recycled feedstock in the production of another product or soil amendment; or that is used in an Advanced Manufacturing process; or that is used to manufacture Alternative Source products or Advanced Transportation Technologies. Eligible manufacturers planning to construct a new manufacturing facility or expand or upgrade a currently existing manufacturing facility may apply to CAEATFA for an STE award, and if approved, the purchases of Qualified Property for the project are not subject to state and local sales and use tax. Please refer to https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/caeatfa/ste/regulations/index.asp and https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/caeatfa/ste/faq.asp#program for more information.
Eligibility recorded
The STE is available to the following categories of manufacturers in California: Alternative Source products (solar manufacturers, renewable hydrogen, biofuels, dairy biodigesters);Advanced Transportation Technologies (ZEV vehicles and charging stations);Advanced Manufacturers (food production, aerospace, biopharmaceutical); andmanufacturers that process Recycled feedstock or utilize it in the production of another product or soil amendment. Available statewide
Recorded geography: United States
Applicant types
Focus areas
Disadvantaged Communities, Disaster Prevention & Relief, Employment, Labor & Training, Energy, Environment & Water, Housing, Community and Economic Development, Science, Technology, and Research & Development, Transportation
Directory verification note
Automatically synchronized from California Grants Portal. Source identifier: 1971. Confirm details on the official page.