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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $35,000 rebate for Clean School Bus in
Seaford, Delaware as part of investing in America Agenda
PHILADELPHIA (May 29, 2024) – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration
announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President
Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The rebate will help the Seaford School
District, in Sussex County, Delaware, purchase a clean school bus.
The Program will help Seaford accelerate the transition to zero emission
vehicles and replace an older, diesel fueled school bus. Diesel fueled school
buses have been linked to asthma and other conditions that harm the health of
students and surrounding communities. 
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan will join schoolchildren, district leaders
and community members in Jackson, Miss., today to make the announcement and
highlight how the program will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save schools
money, and better protect children’s health. The investment will also drive
demand for American-made batteries and vehicles, boost domestic manufacturing,
and create good-paying jobs.
“President Biden believes every child deserves the opportunity to lead a
healthy life and breathe clean air, and his Investing in America agenda is
designed to deliver just that,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
“With today’s latest round of funding, we are transforming the nation’s
school bus fleet to better protect our most precious cargo—our kids—saving
school districts money, improving air quality, and bolstering American
manufacturing all at the same time.”
“Today’s announcement will improve outcomes for human health, the
environment, and the clean energy economy,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional
Administrator Adam Ortiz. “Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,
students in fifty school districts across the region will be able to ride to
and from school on buses that produce zero emissions. This means reduced
health risks associated with diesel exhaust and reduced emissions that
contribute to climate change.”
In September 2023, the EPA announced the availability of at least $500
million for its 2023 Clean School Bus rebates. The rebate application period
closed in February 2024 with an outstanding response from school districts
across the country seeking to purchase electric and clean school buses. Given
the overwhelming demand, including in low-income communities, Tribal nations
and U.S. territories, the EPA doubled the amount of available funding to
nearly $1 billion.
This third round of funding will build on the previous almost $2 billion
investment via the 2022 Rebates and 2023 Grants to further improve air
quality in and around schools, reduce greenhouse gas pollution fueling the
climate crisis, and help accelerate America’s leadership in developing the
clean vehicles of the future.
The selections announced today will provide funds to school districts in 47
states and Washington D.C., along with several federally recognized Tribes and
U.S. territories. Prioritized school districts in low-income, rural, and
Tribal communities make up approximately 45 percent of the selected projects
and will receive approximately 67 percent of the total funding. The program
delivers on President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which aims to deliver
40 percent of the overall benefits of certain federal investments to
disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved and overburdened
by pollution.
The EPA is also partnering with the Joint Office of Energy and Department of
Transportation to provide school districts with robust technical assistance to
ensure effective implementation.
The EPA is continuing to review selected applications and may make additional
awards from this announcement. The EPA is working with those applicants and
will notify them of an award if their application meets all program
requirements. As additional selections are finalized, the EPA will update the
CSB Awards webpage.
The EPA will also make selections through additional rounds of funding, as
well as through other funding programs. For example, the EPA is currently
accepting applications for the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program
until 11:59 PM ET on July 25, 2024 – with EPA offering up to $932 million in
available grant funding and anticipates approximately 70% of the available
funding to help pay for new, zero-emission Class 6 or 7 school buses.  EPA
encourages school districts not selected for the 2023 CSB Rebate Program –
and those that did not apply – to participate in currently open funding
programs, and future CSB funding rounds.
About the Clean School Bus Program
The EPA Clean School Bus Program was created by President Biden’s Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law, which provides an unprecedented $5 billion of funding to
transform the nation’s fleet of school buses. The Clean School Bus Program
funds electric buses, which produce zero tailpipe emissions, as well as
propane and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, which produce lower tailpipe
emissions compared to their older diesel predecessors.
The Clean School Bus Program will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save money
for school districts and produce cleaner air. Diesel air pollution is linked
to asthma and other conditions that harm students’ health and cause them to
miss school, particularly in communities of color and Tribal communities.
Phasing out these older diesel engines will ensure cleaner air for students,
bus drivers, and school staff working near the bus loading areas, and the
communities through which the buses drive each day.
The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from these bus replacements will
also help to address the outsized role of the transportation sector in fueling
the climate crisis. The Clean School Bus Program will save school districts
money as they upgrade school bus fleets, replacing existing buses with brand
new zero-emission and clean school buses, while freeing up needed resources
for schools.
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