Project Grant 96047201

This $19,825,692 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will fund Carolina Thomas LLC in North Carolina to replace 61 existing diesel school buses with 61 new Class 7 electric school buses and associated direct current (DC) fast charging infrastructure. The project will benefit approximately 3,936 children across 11 school districts, as well as provide workforce training for 15 or more technicians and bus...

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...

This 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 Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to replace 60 in-use, non-zero-emission heavy-duty school buses with new zero-emission electric buses. The $15,178,465 award will cover the cost of vehicle procurement, charging infrastructure, workforce development and training, and community engagement activities. The project aims to reduce air...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $12,431,000 in funding to the San Diego Unified School District to replace existing diesel school buses with zero-emission (ZE) electric school buses and install associated AC Level 2 and DC fast charging infrastructure. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027. The key activities include purchasing several ZE school buses and installing the...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045), will fund Envirotech Vehicles Inc. to replace 25 existing diesel school buses with 25 clean, zero-emission electric school buses for 8 school districts across Arkansas and Texas. The $8,570,000 award will also support the acquisition of necessary charging stations. The project aims to transport 2,300 students on zero-emission buses, provide training on electric...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...