Cooperative Agreement 97360101

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $1,011,435.00 in funding to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) to expand and enhance air quality monitoring activities across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The key products and services to be delivered include: monitoring air quality...

This $4,172,056 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides funding to Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia to replace 10 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The grant covers the replacement of eligible diesel school buses, as well as the purchase, installation, and maintenance of associated charging infrastructure. Additionally, the funding...

This $525,000 award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will enable Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) to replace 15 existing diesel school buses with 15 new propane-powered buses. The project, running from April 2024 to March 2026, aims to improve air quality and transportation efficiency by transitioning to cleaner-burning propane school buses. Key deliverables include replacing the diesel buses, providing training for 15 drivers and...

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 Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality a $353,794 Formula Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) State Grants program (CFDA #66.040). The grant will fund the continuation of Virginia DEQ's successful dray truck replacement program. Virginia DEQ will work with subrecipient Mid-Atlantic Air Management Association to provide financial incentives to drayage truck owners to replace older trucks serving multiple Virginia...

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...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $25,640,965 project grant to the Roanoke City Public School District (RCPS) under the federal Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049). The grant funding will be used to replace 50 non-zero-emission school buses in RCPS's fleet with new zero-emission electric vehicles. The project also includes the installation of 50 DC fast chargers with vehicle-to-grid capability at the bus depot, as well as workforce development and training...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $646,013 Project Grant to Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). This grant will fund a 2-year initiative to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors among underserved youth in Henrico County, Virginia. Key activities include transforming an...

This $2.56 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, under the Targeted Airshed Grant Program (CFDA 66.956), will support the California Air Resources Board's efforts to improve air quality and public health in the Western Mojave Desert Air Basin. The Board will replace three diesel school buses with zero-emission alternatives, reducing emissions of nitrogen oxide, fine particulate matter, and carbon dioxide. Intended beneficiaries include area residents...

This $18,240,390 federal Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides funding for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) to replace 42 existing diesel school buses with 42 new zero-emission electric school buses. The award will enable FCPS to transport approximately 3,234 students each day using the new electric buses, while also providing training for bus drivers and technicians and conducting community outreach to...