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Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean
School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda
EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund 38 new clean school buses in
15 school districts across Maine
BOSTON (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 rebates will help selectees purchase 38 clean school
buses in 15 school districts across Maine. The Clean School Bus Program will
help Maine accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles and replace
older, diesel-fueled school buses, which have been linked to asthma and other
conditions that harm the health of students and surrounding communities.
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, and U.S.
Representative Bennie Thompson joined schoolchildren, district leaders, and
community members in Jackson, Mississippi, to make the announcement and
highlight how the program will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save schools
money, and better protect children’s health, especially in communities
already overburdened by pollution. The investment will also drive demand for
American-made batteries and vehicles, boost domestic manufacturing, and create
good-paying jobs for Americans.
“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 helps ensure that 15 school districts in Maine can
breathe easier and benefit from the reduced emissions of 38 clean school
buses,” said EPA Regional Administrator David W. Cash. “Thirty-eight clean
school buses means 38 fewer tailpipes blowing diesel exhaust and particulate
matter into our air. It’s a win-win-win-win-win-win-win—cleaner air,
healthier environment, fighting the climate crisis, parents not worrying that
their kids are breathing in fumes as a diesel bus comes by, clean energy jobs,
and school districts saving money. Our Clean School Bus program is making a
real difference in the lives of children and families across New England.”
“Maine students, families, and educators rely on school buses for safety and
efficiency, but diesel exhaust from existing fleets is damaging to air
quality, our environment, and to human health—especially for
children,” said Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House
Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee. “As a stalwart
supporter of clean energy, I am overjoyed to see millions of dollars in
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments coming to Maine schools through the
EPA’s Clean School Bus Program to make our communities safer and healthier.
This funding puts us further down the path to achieving net-zero emissions,
and it’s a huge win for our state, our country, and our planet.”
The 2023 Clean School Bus rebates will help selectees purchase 38 clean school
buses in 15 school districts across Maine:
Fayette Public Schools has been selected to receive $200,000 in rebate funding
to purchase one clean school bus.
Biddeford Public Schools has been selected to receive $1,000,000 in rebate
funding to purchase five clean school buses.
RSU 28/MSAD 28 has been selected to receive $1,220,000 in rebate funding to
purchase six clean school buses.
Education in Unorganized Territory has been selected to receive $690,000 in
rebate funding to purchase two clean school buses.
Brunswick Public Schools has been selected to receive $70,000 in rebate
funding to purchase two clean school buses.
Cape Elizabeth Public Schools has been selected to receive $600,000 in rebate
funding to purchase three clean school buses.
Yarmouth Schools has been selected to receive $1,000,000 in rebate funding to
purchase five clean school buses.
RSU 57/MSAD 57 has been selected to receive $600,000 in rebate funding to
purchase three clean school buses.
RSU 75/MSAD 75 has been selected to receive $200,000 in rebate funding to
purchase one clean school bus.
Kittery Public Schools has been selected to receive $400,000 in rebate funding
to purchase two clean school buses.
RSU 17/MSAD 17 has been selected to receive $400,000 in rebate funding to
purchase two clean school buses.
Saco Public Schools has been selected to receive $400,000 in rebate funding to
purchase two clean school buses.
RSU 85/MSAD 19 has been selected to receive $345,000 in rebate funding to
purchase one clean school bus.
Brooksville Public Schools has been selected to receive $200,000 in rebate
funding to purchase one clean school bus.
RSU 51/MSAD 51 has been selected to receive $400,000 in rebate funding to
purchase two clean school buses.
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 overwhelming response from school districts
across the country seeking to purchase electric and clean school buses. Given
the level of demand, including from low-income communities, Tribal nations and
U.S. territories, the EPA doubled the initial amount of available funding in
this round to a total of nearly $1 billion. 
This third round of funding will build on the previous investments of almost
$2 billion via the Clean School Bus Program’s 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
advances 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 other federal agencies through the Joint
Office of Energy and 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 the EPA offering up to $932 million
in available grant funding and anticipates approximately 70 percent of the
available funding to help pay for new, zero-emission Class 6 or 7 school
buses. The 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.
View the full list of Clean School Bus Program awards
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