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 $3,598,450 to the City of Boston to re-power 15 diesel school buses to battery-electric and install 15 direct current (DC) fast chargers and supporting infrastructure. The funding will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrous oxides (NOx), and exposure to diesel air toxics in Boston. Key activities include...
The City of Boston, through its Mayor's Office of Emergency Management Division, has been awarded a $20,063,024 Project Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045). This grant funding will support the replacement of 50 diesel school buses with 50 electric school buses and the installation of 50 direct current (DC) fast charging stations to serve the Boston Public Schools (BPS) district. The key activities and expected outcomes include:...
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 City of Boston, Boston Public Schools to replace 125 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The $48,471,034 award will cover the cost of the vehicle replacements, associated charging infrastructure, workforce development training, and community engagement activities. The goal is to reduce air...
The EPA Region 1 awarded a $7,058,856 Project Grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District in Massachusetts. The grant will fund the replacement of 17 diesel school buses with new zero-emission electric vehicles, including the procurement of the vehicles, installation of 17 Level 3 charging stations, and workforce development training for district staff. The grant also includes a sub-award to Highland Electric Fleets to provide...
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...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $12,408,354 in funding to Student Transportation of America, Inc. to replace 32 diesel school buses with 32 Class 7 zero-emission electric school buses and install AC and DC fast charging infrastructure. The new electric school buses will serve school districts in Illinois, including Bloom Township High Schools District #206, Milwaukee School District,...
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 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to replace 28 non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The $9,070,650 award will also support the purchase and installation of 24 Level 2 and Level 3 electric charging stations, as well as workforce development and training for 48 students on zero-emission...
This $15,719,907 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides funding to First Student, Inc. to replace 40 existing diesel school buses with clean, zero-emission electric school buses and install 21 direct current (DC) fast charging stations in school districts across Louisiana. The key deliverables include deploying the new electric school buses to serve 5 school districts, providing training on zero-emission...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $9,908,555 grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to the City of Springfield, Massachusetts, dba Springfield Public Schools. The grant funding will support the replacement of 25 diesel school buses with zero-emission electric buses, the installation of 13 Level 3 charging stations, and workforce development and training activities. The project aims to reduce air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and improve...
This $47,205,886 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to purchase 28 forty-foot battery electric buses and support related workforce development initiatives. The grant will enable the MBTA to replace its existing electric trolleybus fleet in Cambridge,...