Project Grant STD55018GR0028

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Dakota Child & Family Clinic, a woman-owned non-profit organization in Burnsville, Minnesota. The grant funding will be used to refurbish and update an existing mobile medical bus, including refreshing the interior, upgrading the generator and air conditioning units, and improving the overall functionality of the vehicle. The refurbished...

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...

This $207,633 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program) will allow the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Office for the Aging (OFA) to provide daily transportation services to older adults, aged 55 and over, residing in the Akwesasne region of New York. The funding will be used to purchase a 16-passenger replacement bus and cover operating expenses to maintain reliable...

This $360,000 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509) will be used by the Hualapai Tribal Council in Arizona to replace two aging transit buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The grant funds will be used to purchase two new 34-passenger transit buses with features including wheelchair accessibility, driver barriers, and security camera systems. This investment will improve the...

The federal Project Grant award of $235,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215), provides funding to the non-profit organization Friends Of The Future, doing business as Earl's Garage, located in Waimea, Hawaii. The grant supports...

This federal Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526). The $280,000 grant, awarded on August 24, 2024, will fund the acquisition of buses for the Municipality of Penuelas, Puerto Rico to improve mobility and transportation services in areas with insufficient or unavailable options. As a sub-award, the Municipality of...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) provides the City of Jackson, Mississippi $10,892,750.00 to purchase ten (10) hybrid electric transit buses. The primary goals of this award are to transition the city's bus fleet to a low-emission fleet, reduce maintenance costs, improve service reliability, enhance mobility, and benefit all users of the public...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to Stiftelsen Flyktninghjelpen from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa (CFDA 19.517). The award will support efforts to promote access to inclusive and quality education opportunities for crisis-affected boys and girls aged 6-17 in Niger, including people with disabilities, while providing professional development to refugee...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), provides $15,644,277 in funding to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to replace 32 non-zero-emission school buses with new zero-emission electric vehicles. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The project will replace eligible internal combustion engine Class 7 vehicles at four school districts in...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs) provides $7,181,600 to the City of Durham, North Carolina to purchase battery electric buses (BEB) and support workforce development and training activities. The award aims to replace the city's existing diesel and hybrid buses that have reached the end of their useful life, in order to improve...