Murray Announces $400 Million in Available Grant Funding for Clean School Bus Program She Established in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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ICYMI: Senator Murray Announces Initial $500 Million for the Clean School Bus Program Her Bill Established   

Washington DC – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced $400 million in available grant funding for the Clean School Bus Program she helped create. The Clean School Bus Program is funded through $5 billion dedicated to zero emission and clean American-made buses that Senator Murray secured in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), specifically, Senator Murray’s Clean School Bus Act.

The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is the first round of funding for the program available as grants and follows nearly $1 billion awarded through the rebate competition last year to fund electric and low-emission school buses across school districts. Applications for grant funding open today and will close on August 22, 2023. Senator Murray urges all solicitantes elegibles a apply here.

“Clean school buses mean cleaner air for students, their communities, and our planet—not to mention cost savings for school districts and good-paying American manufacturing jobs—which is why I fought so hard to make sure my Clean School Bus Act was included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, dedicating $5 billion to clean school buses,” dijo el senador Murray. “Today’s announcement is an exciting step forward in the race to replace diesel-emitting school buses with cleaner alternatives and improve the health of kids and communities across the country. I urge every eligible school district in Washington state and across the country to apply.”

Todos los días, más de 25 millones de niños y miles de conductores de autobuses respiran aire contaminado durante su viaje a la escuela, que tiene un impacto negativo on students’ health and academic performance, particularly for students with asthma and other respiratory conditions—and transportation accounts for the mayor participación de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en los Estados Unidos. Con aproximadamente 500,000 school buses on the road traveling over 3 billion miles per year, this investment will assist school districts in transitioning to cleaner buses and lower emissions nationwide, and comes as school districts across Washington state are cometiendo a electrificar sus flotas de autobuses escolares.

Eligible applicants for the Clean School Bus Grant Program announced today include state and local governments, nonprofit school transportation associations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, and eligible contractors. The program will prioritize high-need school districts, rural school districts, and Tribal school districts. Applicants can apply aquí.

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