Cooperative Agreement 00E16101

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $2,566,876 in funding to Leonardo Academy Inc. to replace 23 diesel school buses with 16 new low-emission propane-powered school buses in the Independence School District. The project aims to reduce particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions by 0.085 tons and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 3.210 tons over the lifetime of the...

This $449,707 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), will fund Leonardo Academy Inc. to replace 10 older diesel-powered school buses with new propane-powered buses. The recipient will provide quarterly progress reports and a final report on meeting the grant's terms and conditions. This replacement is expected to reduce hazardous diesel emissions and result in lifetime...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will enable the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to replace 19 diesel school buses with 19 electric school buses in three Minnesota school districts. The $8,438,828 award will also fund the installation of 13 direct current fast charging units and 1 level 2 charger, as well as provide workforce development training for staff, bus drivers,...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to replace 60 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty school buses with new zero-emission electric buses. The $15,178,465 award will cover the cost of vehicle procurement, charging infrastructure, workforce development and training, and community engagement activities. The project aims to reduce air...

This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $9,939,525 in funding to Minneapolis Public Schools to replace 25 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission electric school buses. The award will also fund the installation of 25 direct current fast charging stations and provide workforce development training for over 280 individuals, including drivers, mechanics, and school...

This $6,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will enable the Austin Independent School District (Austin ISD) in Texas to replace twenty-five diesel-powered school buses with twenty-five zero-emission electric school buses and install twenty-five direct current fast charging stations. This effort aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and decrease asthma-related illnesses for the...

This $19,825,692 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will fund Carolina Thomas LLC in North Carolina to replace 61 existing diesel school buses with 61 new Class 7 electric school buses and associated direct current (DC) fast charging infrastructure. The project will benefit approximately 3,936 children across 11 school districts, as well as provide workforce training for 15 or more technicians and bus...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), provides $15,644,277 in funding to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to replace 32 non-zero-emission school buses with new zero-emission electric vehicles. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The project will replace eligible internal combustion engine Class 7 vehicles at four school districts in...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $20,843,056 Project Grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors (Milwaukee Public Schools) to replace 50 existing internal combustion engine Class 7 heavy-duty vehicles with 50 new zero-emission vehicles. The project will also fund the purchase and installation of charging equipment, provide workforce development and training, and engage the community on zero-emission vehicle...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Platte County R-3 School District Inc. a $190,000 Project Grant under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA #66.039). The grant funds will support replacing two school buses powered by 2005 and 2004 model year diesel engines with new buses utilizing current year Cummins B6.7 engines equipped with diesel exhaust fluid technology. The replacement buses are expected to reduce hazardous diesel emissions in...