Clean School Bus USA
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 66.036
- Grant awards
- 123 $21,236,404 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- (CSBUSA)
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Formula Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Local
- Anyone/general public
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Environmental Protection Agency is no longer funding Clean School Bus USA (CFDA 66.036), the program that supported retrofits and replacements of diesel school bus fleets to reduce children's exposure to diesel exhaust; the most recent grant award was issued September 1, 2008, and the program was defunded as of fiscal year 2010, with future funding consolidated under DERA (CFDA 66.039 and 66.040).
Active grant funding ended 18 years ago. The program distributed 123 total awards between 2006 and 2008, with annual award volume ranging from 28 to 61 grants per year and a combined federal obligation of $21.2 million. The EPA was the sole funding agency across the portfolio. Assistance types were predominantly Project Grants (71 percent of awards) with a significant share of Cooperative Agreements (26 percent) and a small number of Formula Grants (3 percent).
Recent awards funded three core activities: retrofitting school buses aged 1991–2006 with pollution-control devices such as diesel oxidation catalysts and particulate filters; replacing pre-1990 buses with new, clean-technology models; and supporting idling-reduction initiatives. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority received $862,655 to establish a subgrant program for diesel retrofits statewide. The Brandywine School District received $627,000 for diesel particulate filter installation on 43 buses. The Clarke County School District received $637,513 to retrofit 61 buses with catalysts and crankcase filters. Recipients included state environmental agencies, school districts, councils of government, and nonprofit organizations that administered subgrant programs to local school systems.
No current grant opportunities exist under this CFDA. Applicants seeking school bus emission-reduction funding should redirect efforts to DERA funding vehicles (66.039 and 66.040), which absorbed this program's objectives beginning in fiscal year 2010.
Objective and description
- Objective
To support projects relating to necessary upgrades to diesel school bus fleets. CSBUSA is a national initiative to minimize children's exposure to diesel exhaust by reducing pollution from school buses. The program has three key elements: 1) reduce school bus idling; 2) retrofit 1991-2006 model year buses with devices that reduce pollution, and 3) replace pre-1990 buses with new, clean-technology buses. Projects categorized under this CFDA are now funded under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) CFDA 66.039 and/or CFDA 66.040. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2010: This program is not being funded in FY 2010.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 123 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County Of Erie | $472,957 | 2% |
| 2 | North Central Texas Council Of Governments | $376,674 | 2% |
| 3 | Capital Area Council Of Governments | $338,749 | 2% |
| 4 | West Chester Area School District | $325,000 | 2% |
| 5 | Yonkers City School District | $300,000 | 1% |
| 6 | Iclei - Local Governments For Sustainability U.s.a., Inc. | $299,406 | 1% |
| 7 | Environmental Initiative | $270,794 | 1% |
| 8 | National School Transportation Association, Inc. | $270,285 | 1% |
| 9 | School Administrators Of Iowa | $256,479 | 1% |
9 of 66 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | -$258,250 |
| FY2009 | $45,262 |
| FY2008 | $6,847,751 |
| FY2007 | $4,523,590 |
| FY2006 | $10,078,051 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 66.036?
Assistance Listing 66.036 is Clean School Bus USA, a federal grant program run by Environmental Protection Agency. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Clean School Bus USA?
Its CFDA number is 66.036: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 66.036 awarded?
123 grant awards under 66.036 have obligated $21,236,404 in federal funds to 66 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 66.036?
The recipients obligated the most under Clean School Bus USA are County Of Erie ($472,957), North Central Texas Council Of Governments ($376,674) and Capital Area Council Of Governments ($338,749).
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