Cooperative Agreement 00E46201

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), awarded $6,854,236 to the Washington Department of Ecology on January 1, 2025. This funding will be used to replace 13 eligible Class 6 and 7 diesel school buses with new zero-emission vehicles in four school districts across Kitsap, King, Thurston, and Snohomish counties in Washington. The project aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in cleaner air and...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $9,875,000 Project Grant under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) to the Little Rock School Board (doing business as the Little Rock School District) to replace 25 existing diesel school buses with 25 electric buses and acquire 14 Autel MaxiCharger DC fast 80 kW dual port dispensers. This project will transition the district's bus fleet that transports students with special needs to clean, zero-emission electric buses, reducing...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $9,908,555 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) grant to the Springfield Public School District in Massachusetts. The grant, awarded in December 2024 with a completion date of November 2027, will fund the replacement of 25 in-use, non-zero-emission diesel school buses with new zero-emission vehicles, as well as the installation of 13 Level 3 vehicle charging stations. The project also includes workforce development and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $6,424,998 Project Grant under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) to the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) to replace 15 existing diesel school buses with 15 zero-emission electric buses and install 8 DC fast charging stations and supporting infrastructure. The grant funding will also support training for DPSCD drivers, mechanics, and public safety officers, as well as community engagement and education...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $18,672,836 Project Grant to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049). The grant funding will be used by FCPS to replace 43 diesel school buses with 43 new zero-emission electric school buses. The project activities include purchasing and installing the necessary charging infrastructure, providing workforce development and training for bus maintenance and operations, and conducting...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $10,291,475 Project Grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to the Jefferson Parish School Board in Louisiana. This funding will enable the replacement of 25 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty school buses with new zero-emission electric school buses, as well as the installation of 25 direct current (DC) fast charging electric vehicle chargers. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $6,320,000 Clean School Bus Program grant (CFDA 66.045) to the Ferguson-Florissant School District in Missouri. The grant funding will be used to replace 16 existing diesel school buses with zero-emission electric buses and install 8 DC fast charging stations. This project aims to reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality for the approximately 1,800 students who will ride the new electric buses to and from school. The grant also...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045), will fund Envirotech Vehicles Inc. to replace 25 existing diesel school buses with 25 clean, zero-emission electric school buses for 8 school districts across Arkansas and Texas. The $8,570,000 award will also support the acquisition of necessary charging stations. The project aims to transport 2,300 students on zero-emission buses, provide training on electric...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), awarded a $4,129,400 project grant to North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 to replace 10 existing diesel school buses with new zero-emission electric school buses. The grant will also fund the installation of 10 DC fast chargers and provide workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, and operation of the new zero-emission vehicles. The project aims...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $4,923,958 project grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to Jackson Public Schools. The grant will fund the replacement of 15 internal combustion engine school buses with zero-emission electric vehicles in the EPA Region 4 area. The project will also install 10 DC fast chargers and provide workforce development and training programs for staff, bus drivers, and mechanics on operating and maintaining the new...