Clean School Bus Program

Written by GrantMatch Team | May 8, 2023 7:50:23 PM

$400 million AVAILABLE for new school buses!

The Clean School Bus Grant Program (CSBGP) aims to improve air quality by replacing highly polluting buses while accelerating the transformation to low and zero-emission alternatives. The program has multiple funding opportunities to maximize the number of zero-emission clean buses available to school districts across the country.

Funding Overview

Applicants in the School District Sub-Program must request a minimum of 15 school buses and can request up to a maximum of 50 school buses. Applicants in the Third-party Sub-Program must request a minimum of 25 school buses and may request up to a maximum of 100 school buses.

Funding awards are dependent on the bus fuel type, bus class size, number of buses being replaced, and prioritization status as shown in the table below.

School District Prioritization Status	Replacement Bus Fuel Type and Size
School District Prioritization Status	ZE* – Class 7+	ZE* – Class 3-6	CNG– Class 7+	CNG – Class 3-6	Propane – Class 7+	Propane – Class 3-6
Buses serving school districts that meet one or more prioritization criteria	Up to $395,000 (Bus + Charging Infrastructure)	Up to $315,000 (Bus + Charging Infrastructure)	Up to $45,000	Up to $30,000	Up to $35,000	Up to $30,000
Buses serving school districts that are not prioritized	Up to $250,000 (Bus + Charging Infrastructure)	Up to $195,000 (Bus + Charging Infrastructure)	Up to $30,000	Up to $20,000	Up to $25,000	Up to $20,000

*Funding levels include combined bus and EV charging infrastructure. Recipients have flexibility to determine the split between funding for the bus itself and the supporting infrastructure.

Eligible Applicants

Local or State governmental entities responsible for:

Providing school bus service to one or more public school systems, or
The purchase, lease, license, or contract for service of school buses;

Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and tribally controlled schools that are responsible for:

Providing school bus service to one or more Bureau-funded schools, or
The purchase, lease, license, or contract for service of school buses; nonprofit school transportation association; and eligible contractors;

Eligible contractors that have the capacity:

To sell, lease, license, or contract for service clean school buses, zero-emission school buses, charging or fueling infrastructure, or other equipment needed to charge, fuel, or maintain clean school buses or zero emission school buses, to individuals or entities that own, lease, license, or contract for service a school bus or a fleet of school buses; or
Arrange financing for such a sale, lease, license, or contract for service;

Nonprofit transportation associations that:

Are operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable or similar purposes in the public interest;
Are not organized primarily for profit; and
Use their net proceeds to maintain, improve and/or expand their operations.

Eligible Activities

CSB grants provide funding to eligible recipients so that they may replace existing school buses with clean and ZE models.

Eligible activities include the replacement of existing internal-combustion engine (ICE) school buses with electric, propane, or compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses, as well as the purchase of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) infrastructure and EVSE installations.

Deadline

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

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