Project Grant 00E02061

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 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...

The Riverside Community School District was awarded a $139,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program. The funding will be used to replace a 1997 diesel school bus with a newer, more fuel-efficient 2024 or later model bus. This replacement is expected to result in significant annual reductions in particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, leading to improved air quality in the...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 provides $306,312 to Sikeston R6 School District under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program. The award will fund the replacement of three 200-horsepower diesel school buses without diesel exhaust fluid systems with three 220-horsepower diesel buses equipped with such systems. Expected outcomes include a lifetime reduction of 0.4451 tons of diesel emissions through the bus replacements....

The Lawton Independent School District received a $9,079,605 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) to replace 23 existing diesel school buses with all-electric battery-powered school buses and install 23 Level 3 DC fast charging stations. The funding, awarded on August 26, 2024, will enable the Lawton school district to transition its fleet to zero-emission vehicles, reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2,955...

This $1,992,258 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6, under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), will provide the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board assistance to reduce diesel emissions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Specifically, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System will replace 20 older diesel school buses, ranging from model years 1998 to 2005, with new propane low-NOx certified school buses to be delivered by...

The Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (also known as North Rockland Central School District) was awarded a $7,450,380 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The purpose of the award is to replace in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in Rockland County, New...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $18,911,861 to Van-Con, Inc. to replace existing diesel school buses with electric school buses and install DC fast chargers and Level 2 chargers in several New Jersey school districts. The project aims to reduce carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, and volatile organic compound emissions, benefiting the local communities. Key activities include...

This $4,456,300 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the replacement of ten diesel school buses with ten new zero-emission electric school buses and the installation of ten 60 kW direct current fast chargers and supporting infrastructure in Boston, Massachusetts. The key activities include community engagement, transportation planning, procurement of the electric...

This federal 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 Village of New Square in Rockland County, New York to replace non-zero-emission diesel school buses and vocational vehicles with zero-emission electric vehicles. The $26,709,597 award will cover the costs of purchasing new zero-emission buses, installing associated charging infrastructure, and providing workforce development and...