This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to the SAN diego unified school district to replace existing school buses with zero emission (ZE) school buses

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 necessary charging equipment to serve schools within the San Diego Unified School District. The anticipated outcomes include reduced NOx, PM, and CO2 emissions, improved air quality and health benefits in the surrounding communities, enhanced workforce training programs for ZE vehicle operation and maintenance, and increased public awareness and community engagement around the environmental and economic benefits of the project. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $12,431,000. Activities:the activities include replacing several diesel buses with zero emission buses and installing AC level 2 and DC fast charging infrastructure. The zero emission school buses will serve schools within the SAN diego unified school district.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the purchase of several zero emission buses and the purchase and installation of AC level 2 and DC fast charging infrastructure within the SAN diego unified school district. A number of training sessions will be conducted, including training sessions for bus drivers, mechanics, and first responders. The expected outcomes include the reduction of NOX, PM and CO2 emissions, and improved ambient air quality and health benefits in the communities in which the buses operate, improved workforce training programs for zero emission vehicles and changes in driver behavior, such as reducing idling operations of clean school buses and optimizing efficiency of EV operations, increased public awareness, advancement in community engagement so voices of affected parties are heard and considered and gain an understanding of the positive environmental impact and potential economic savings from the project. The intended beneficiaries include the grant recipient, the SAN diego unified school district. Additional beneficiaries include the school children and staff at the schools that will utilize the zero emission buses and the communities surrounding the school.