Project Grant 98792901

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $5,925,000 to the Sioux City Community School District in Iowa to replace 15 diesel school buses with 15 zero-emission electric buses and install 3 AC Level 2 chargers and 3 DC fast chargers. This investment aims to reduce harmful air pollutant emissions and benefit over 2,200 students who rely on these buses for transportation. The project will also...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants program (CFDA 66.039) to the Bellevue Community School District in Iowa. The purpose of the grant is to replace two older diesel school buses with two new 2024 diesel school buses. This equipment replacement project will reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and air toxics, improving air quality and student transportation safety...

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...

The Iowa Department of Transportation was awarded a $3.26 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Low or No Emissions Bus Program (CFDA 20.526) on April 29, 2022 to support the acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure by three regional transit agencies in Iowa. $2.78 million in federal funds will support the purchase of 25 zero-emission battery electric vehicles to replace aging diesel and gas buses for Region 10's Corridor Rides, Region 11's Heart of Iowa...

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 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $12,408,354 in funding to Student Transportation of America, Inc. to replace 32 diesel school buses with 32 Class 7 zero-emission electric school buses and install AC and DC fast charging infrastructure. The new electric school buses will serve school districts in Illinois, including Bloom Township High Schools District #206, Milwaukee School District,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) provides $31,150,000 in funding to Highland CSB1, LLC to replace 91 existing diesel school buses with 91 clean, zero-emission (ZE) school buses. The buses will be deployed across 11 school districts in Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. The anticipated deliverables include replacing the diesel buses, providing ongoing training on operating and maintaining the ZE buses and...

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...

The Iowa City Transit was awarded a $8,011,504 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The grant will fund the purchase of four electric buses to replace four diesel buses currently in use. Iowa City Transit aims to meet the City of Iowa's climate action plan goals through lowering emissions by transitioning to electric buses. The $3,017,280 grant...

This $525,000 award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus Program (CFDA 66.045) will enable Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) to replace 15 existing diesel school buses with 15 new propane-powered buses. The project, running from April 2024 to March 2026, aims to improve air quality and transportation efficiency by transitioning to cleaner-burning propane school buses. Key deliverables include replacing the diesel buses, providing training for 15 drivers and...