This action approves an award in the amount of $5,000,000 to the school board of orange county

This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the recipient to replace existing school buses with clean and zero emission (ZE) school buses. Activities:the activities include replacing 20 diesel school buses with 20 zero-emission battery electric school buses. The new school buses will serve orange county public schools. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the purchase of 20 zero-emission battery electric school buses, clean zero-emissions transportation to approximately 3,600 students, and workforce training programs for ZE vehicles and charging infrastructure and changes in driver behavior such as reducing idling operations of clean school buses or optimizing the efficiency of EV powertrain operations. Trainings will be provided for 65 staff members. The expected outcomes include emission reductions, benefits to the communities affected by the project, including improvements to human health and the environment, the local economy, social conditions, and the welfare of residents in such communities. The intended beneficiaries include orange county public schools located in the orlando florida metropolitan area, individuals that fall in the 76 title i schools in the orange county public school system that the buses service, residents of orange county, FL.