Project Grant 97865801

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 $449,707 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039), will fund Leonardo Academy Inc. to replace 10 older diesel-powered school buses with new propane-powered buses. The recipient will provide quarterly progress reports and a final report on meeting the grant's terms and conditions. This replacement is expected to reduce hazardous diesel emissions and result in lifetime...

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) 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 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), provides $5,600,000 to Birmingham City Schools to replace 20 non-zero emission heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission school buses. The award will fund the purchase and installation of 20 DC fast chargers, as well as workforce development and training for drivers, mechanics, and first responders on the safe operation of the electric buses. Key expected...

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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049) provides $55,066,465 to NYC School Bus Umbrella Services, Inc. (NYCSBUS) to replace non-zero-emission Class 6 and 7 heavy-duty vehicles with new zero-emission vehicles. The award, effective March 1, 2025, supports the purchase and installation of charging equipment, workforce development and training, and community outreach activities. The New York State...

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 $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...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) provides $2,566,876 in funding to Leonardo Academy Inc. to replace 23 diesel school buses with 16 new low-emission propane-powered school buses in the Independence School District. The project aims to reduce particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions by 0.085 tons and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 3.210 tons over the lifetime of the...