This action approves an award in the amount of $1,000,000 to cobb county school district

This $2.9 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) will fund the replacement of 44 diesel school buses with new propane buses meeting California Air Resources Board optional low nitrogen oxide standards in Cobb County, Georgia. Cobb County School District anticipates adding 46 additional propane buses by January 2022 for a total fleet of 106 propane and 2 electric buses. The project aims to reduce diesel emissions and exposure in Cobb County schools through the introduction of alternative fuel propane and all-electric school buses. Funding will support the replacement of older diesel buses with new lower-emission propane models equipped with EPA-certified engines, as well as the addition of two fully electric school buses, helping to improve air quality and students' health in Cobb County.

The purpose of this national diesel emissions reduction act funded cooperative agreement is to provide funds to the cobb county school district in its efforts to reduce diesel emissions and exposure in cobb county schools, alternative fuels for school buses located in marietta, GA. Cobb county school district (CCSD) will achieve these deliverables by replacing 44 old diesel school buses with new propane buses whose engines meet california air resources board - carb's optional low-carbon monoxide - nitrogen oxide NOX standard. IT is anticipated CCSD will add 46 buses as early as january 2022 to reach a new total 106 propane auto-gas buses and 2 electric buses equipped with the ford/roush v-8 7.3L 350 HP propane auto gas, carb certified low NOX engine and introduce vision electric EV school buses to cobb county with 2 blue bird vision 2022 100% electric powered type c school buses. The specific o