Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley are among the regions hosting projects that were awarded funding Tuesday from the Shapiro Administration for clean transportation.

Projects in Lancaster, Dauphin and Lehigh counties were among 20 cleaner fuel transportation initiatives awarded grants through the Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is supplying hundreds of thousands of dollars to counties in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to pay for local coordinators to develop plans to reduce water pollution.

Mark Hand, 41, joined the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection almost two decades ago as a geologic specialist. He is currently an energy program specialist and recently earned the Governor’s Award for Excellence for his efforts in organizing and leading the Drive Electric PA Coalition.