This $417,281 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the Somis Union School District in California to replace one diesel school bus with a zero-emission battery-electric bus and install one vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capable level 3 (DCFC) charger. The anticipated project deliverables include the purchase of the zero-emission bus, charger installation, community outreach, and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), funds the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace up to 74 existing non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, including school buses, with new zero-emission vehicles in the South Coast Air Basin of Southern California. The $24,842,632 in funding will also support the purchase and installation of charging equipment for the new...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045), provides $15,775,000 in funding to First Student, Inc. to replace existing diesel and gasoline school buses with zero-emission electric school buses and install DC fast charging infrastructure. The activities under this award include purchasing numerous zero-emission school buses to serve schools in Southern California and Maricopa County, Arizona, as well as...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $12,431,000 in funding to the San Diego Unified School District to replace existing diesel school buses with zero-emission (ZE) electric school buses and install associated AC Level 2 and DC fast charging infrastructure. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027. The key activities include purchasing several ZE school buses and installing the...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), will fund the Oxnard School District in Oxnard, California to replace 15 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission electric school buses. The $4,552,500 grant will cover the full cost of the vehicle replacements, associated charging infrastructure, workforce development, and community engagement activities. The award...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), awarded a $9,908,555 Project Grant to the Springfield Public School District (the Grantee) on December 1, 2024. This funding will enable the Grantee to replace 25 existing diesel school buses with new zero-emission vehicles and install 13 Level 3 charging stations to support the operation of the new buses. The Grantee will subaward a portion of the grant to their transportation...
This $13,856,644 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides funding to the Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) in California. The grant will support the replacement of several older diesel-powered school buses with clean and zero-emission electric school buses, as well as the installation of DC fast charging infrastructure. PUSD will partner with CALSTART and Climate Action Pathways (CAPS) as sub-awardees to...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), provides $4,500,000 in funding to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace up to 22 heavy-duty class 8 diesel trucks with new zero-emission drayage trucks. The goal is to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and exposure to diesel air toxics in the South Coast Air...
This $4,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (CFDA 66.039) will fund the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (Valley Air District) to replace several on-road diesel trucks with zero-emission or lower-emitting heavy-duty trucks and tractors that meet Tier 4 emission standards. The goal is to reduce harmful ozone and particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution throughout the San Joaquin...
This $33,898,522 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), established under the Inflation Reduction Act, will enable the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to replace approximately 126 eligible non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles in EPA Region 9. The funding will cover the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of charging and fueling equipment, as...