The initial Report to Congress on the Clean School Bus Program was completed on January 31 and has been published at www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus. The Clean School Bus Program was signed into law on November 15, 2021, as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over five years (FY 2022-2026) for the replacement of existing school buses with clean school buses and zero-emission school buses.
Eligible recipients for this funding include:
- State and local governments,
- Certain contractors,
- Nonprofit school transportation associations, and
- Tribes, Tribal organizations or Tribally-controlled schools.
Under the BIL, EPA may award competitive grants and rebates, and contracts for rebates. For this first cycle of funding, EPA intends to open a rebate program as early as April 2022.
EPA has created a new listserv dedicated exclusively for the Clean School Bus Program. Please sign up for this email listserv by clicking the button below to receive future emails with information about upcoming funding opportunities, how to apply, eligible technologies and their benefits, and best practices and lessons learned. Please continue to check the Clean School Bus Program website to receive the latest information on this funding opportunity.
