This action approves an award in the amount of $5,922,558 to support birmingham city schools to replace existing school buses with clean and zero emission (ZE) school buses

The activities to be performed include replacing 15 diesel buses with 15 battery electric buses and 15 DC fast evses. The new school buses will serve birmingham city schools. The anticipated deliverables include the purchase of 15 zero-emission battery electric school buses, the installation of 15 dcfd charging station units, clean zero-emissions transportation to over 4,300 students, administration of two full days of training offered to transportation staff and one-half day session to general staff introducing battery-electric buses, promotion of electric school buses through celebration events. The expected outcomes include eliminating a total of 43,131 tons of GHG emissions over 15 years, no IDE time, saving around $94,000 annually that was previously used for gas, incorporating an in-house calculator tool devised by lion that will compute and present the reductions in NOX emissions achieved through the electric mileage of introduced all-electric school buses, engage BCS students, address local food insecurity, and minimize diesel consumption, and increase public understanding of the environmental, social, and economic benefits of the replacement program. The intended beneficiaries include birmingham city public schools and several private/non-public schools located in the greater birmingham metropolitan area and residents of the city of birmingham.activities:.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:.