The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $18,672,836 Project Grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia. The funding will be used to replace 43 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty school buses with new zero-emission electric school buses. The project aims to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in EPA Region 3, improving air quality and health outcomes for the school communities in Fairfax County....
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 $6,320,000 Clean School Bus Program grant (CFDA 66.045) to the Ferguson-Florissant School District in Missouri. The grant funding will be used to replace 16 existing diesel school buses with zero-emission electric buses and install 8 DC fast charging stations. This project aims to reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality for the approximately 1,800 students who will ride the new electric buses to and from school. The grant also...
This $6,167,108 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will fund the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) to replace 15 existing diesel school buses with zero-emission electric buses and install supporting charging infrastructure. The key activities under this award include: 1) purchasing 15 zero-emission electric school buses to replace the current diesel fleet, 2) installing 13 slow and 2 fast...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $25,640,965 project grant to the Roanoke City Public School District (RCPS) under the federal Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049). The grant funding will be used to replace 50 non-zero-emission school buses in RCPS's fleet with new zero-emission electric vehicles. The project also includes the installation of 50 DC fast chargers with vehicle-to-grid capability at the bus depot, as well as workforce development and training...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $15,775,000.00 in federal funding to First Student, Inc. to replace existing diesel and gasoline school buses with zero-emission electric school buses and install DC fast charging infrastructure. The award will serve schools in Southern California and Maricopa County, Arizona. Key activities include purchasing numerous zero-emission buses and installing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $10,291,475 Project Grant under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) to the Jefferson Parish School Board in Louisiana. The funding will be used to replace 25 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty school buses with new zero-emission electric school buses, along with the installation of 25 direct current (DC) fast charging electric vehicle chargers. This project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), will enable the County of Fairfax, Virginia to replace 60 old diesel buses with diesel-electric hybrid buses. The $59,519,082 award, made on March 26, 2025, will fund the procurement of the new hybrid buses, which are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve reliability and service, and address the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), awarded a $4,129,400 project grant to North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 to replace 10 existing diesel school buses with new zero-emission electric school buses. The grant will also fund the installation of 10 DC fast chargers and provide workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging, and operation of the new zero-emission vehicles. The project aims...
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...